My English 8 students are beginning my favorite unit of the year: The Diary of Anne Frank. We’ll be acting out the play in class (at least some of it), reading actual diary entries and comparing them to the play, looking at how the authors use only dialog to develop the characters for the audience.
One of the things I love about this unit is that a lot of kids who might not otherwise be so eager to participate become a little more engaged, a little more focused.
And it’s just fun…