2. Introducing Drama with Literary Analysis: Theme Reading Strategy: Reading a Drama Vocabulary in Context VIDEO TRAILER The Diary of Anne Frank Drama by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett

3. Seating Chart Greg – 1Kaia – 8 Fabian - 15 Samantha – 2 Triston – 9 Michael M. - 16 Roger – 3 Katera – 10 Dymanique - 17 Taylor – 4 Saron – 11 James - 18 Alyssa – 5 Austin – 12 Makayla - 19 Jocelyn – 6 Raven – 13 Jason - 20 Asia – 7 Jose - 14

4. Question How many Jews were killed during the Holocaust?

5. Questions What impact do you want to have on the world? What do you know about her? Why did her diary have such an impact?

6. Question What was the Holocaust? Did the diary make you Think about the Holocaust differently?

7. Anne Frank Turn to page 510

8. The Diary of Anne Frank INTRODUCING THE DRAMA What IMPACT will you have on the world? Everyone makes an impact on the world in some way. National leaders or sports heroes may inspire millions.

9. The Diary of Anne Frank INTRODUCING THE DRAMA What IMPACT will you have on the world? However, the rest of us can influence a smaller circle of friends and family through our actions, our beliefs, or our commitments. Whether you make your mark quietly or boldly, a life well lived can be a guide to others.

10. The Diary of Anne Frank INTRODUCING THE DRAMA What IMPACT will you have on the world? In the play you are about to read, a young girl doesn’t realize that the thoughts she expresses in her diary will later influence readers all over the world.

11. The Diary of Anne Frank What IMPACT will you have on the world? INTRODUCING THE DRAMA QUICKWRITE People of all ages make an important contribution to the world. What impact do you now have on others?

12. The Diary of Anne Frank What impact do you hope to have later in your life? Think about how education and life experience might affect your goals for the future. Write your ideas in a brief journal entry. What IMPACT will you have on the world? INTRODUCING THE DRAMA

13. The Diary of Anne Frank Click on the title to play the trailer. The Diary of Anne Frank

14. The play you are about to read is based on a diary written by Anne Frank. She was a teenager who spent more than two years hiding from the Nazis. Theme

15. The Diary of Anne Frank When Anne’s diary was published, readers around the world were profoundly touched that, despite all she had been through, she still believed people were good at heart. Theme

16. The Diary of Anne Frank When the playwrights adapted Anne’s diary, they used her belief in the essential goodness of people as one of the work’s themes, or messages about life. As you read, notice how Anne’s thoughts and feelings, as well as the characters’ relationships with each other, work together to express this theme. Theme

17. The Diary of Anne Frank Reading a Drama In a drama, a playwright must communicate all the information about the characters through dialogue, or words spoken by the actors, and stage directions, or directions to the crew and actors. (Bill and Jen are sitting on sofa.) Jen: You’re kidding, right? Bill: No. I just got the call. And I’m taking you with me!

18. The Diary of Anne Frank This can be challenging when the protagonist (the main character) is going through internal changes, or when an antagonist (a force in opposition to the protagonist) is something other than a character. Reading a Drama

19. The Diary of Anne Frank As you read, notice how Goodrich and Hackett meet this challenge. Information About Anne Information About Nazi Occupation In a chart like the one shown, note important information you learn about Anne and about the Nazi occupation. Reading a Drama

20. The Diary of Anne Frank The words to the right help the playwrights capture Anne’s experiences. To see how many you know, try to match each vocabulary word with the numbered word or phrase closest in meaning. apprehension disgruntled foreboding fortify indignantly pandemonium remorse unabashed 1. wild uproar 2. displeased 3. worry 4. angrily [pandemonium] [disgruntled] [apprehension] [indignantly]

21. The Diary of Anne Frank apprehension disgruntled foreboding fortify indignantly pandemonium remorse unabashed 5. strengthen 6. sinking feeling 7. bold 8. sorrow [fortify] [foreboding] [unabashed] [remorse]

22. The Diary of Anne Frank apprehension n. nervousness disgruntled adj. to make unhappy foreboding n. a sense of impending misfortune fortify v. to make strong

23. The Diary of Anne Frank indignantly adv. angrily pandemonium n. wild uproar or noise remorse n. sorrow; regret unabashed adj. obvious; bold