The Diary of a Young Girl: Anne Frank (The Definitive Edition) - Accelerated Pace Classes
Students are required to keep pace with the assigned reading for the purpose of contributing positively to class discussion on the diary entries.
Reading Assignment #1: pages 1 - 40 Due Friday, February 5
Reading Assignment #2: pages 40 – 80Due Monday, February 8
Reading Assignment #3: pages 80 – 103Due Wednesday, February 10
Reading Assignment #4: pages 103 – 129Due Friday, February 12
Reading Assignment #5: pages 129- 151Read over February vacation – Due February 22
25 typed or highly legible notes* are due and
Test on pages 1 -151 on Tuesday, February 23
*follow class model on proper notetaking on back
Reading Assignment #6: pages 151- 184Due Wednesday, February 24
Reading Assignment #7: pages 184 - 210 Due Friday, February 26
Reading Assignment#8: pages 210 – 260Due Monday, March 1
Reading Assignment #9: pages 260 – 281Due Wednesday, March 3
Reading Assignment #10: pages 281 – 300 Due Friday, March 5
Reading Assignment #11: pages 301 – 335Due Monday, March 8
Last 25 typed or highly legible notes* are due and
Test on pages 151 - 335 on Wednesday, March 10
*follow class model on proper notetaking on back
Model Notes on the Definitive Edition of The Diary of a Young Girl: Anne Frank
State Page #State date of entryProvide comments on KEY passages and state
the significance of the entry and your thoughts
and observations
Pages 3-5:June 15, 1942: Anne’s long rant about her classmates, both positive and negative. Reflects her early teenage concerns regarding popularity and clique associations. Also, reveals both her confidence and insecurities about where she fits in.
Page 6:June 20, 1942 – Irony in the passage regarding Anne’s thoughts that no one will ever read the diary or be interested in the ramblings of a 13-year-old girl. Profound confession that she doesn’t have a close friend with whom to confide.
Pages 5-8June 20, 1942 – Anne introduces the identity of her fictional friend Kitty as the one she will write to in her diary. Gives background of her family. Grandmother died in January 1942. Germany had invaded the Netherlands in May of 1940 and the beginning of the anti-Jewish decrees occur – Anne makes a long list of the forbidden acts. Despite all, Anne’s tone remains upbeat.
Pages17-18July 5, 1942 – Discusses her acceptance into the Jewish Lyceum on a conditional basis. Her acceptance is very important as Jews have now been restricted from attending public schools. Anne’s report card: D, C- and B range. She mentions that Margot is brilliant (in terms of her sister’s report card). Anne references that her father has had to turn over his business to Mr. Kleiman, Kugler, and Gies. For the first time, Anne’s father shares his concern regarding the probable need to go into hiding soon.
Pages 18 -21 July 8, 1942 – Margot, at age 16, receives an official call-up notice. Family must move up their plan to escape into hiding by 10 days. Mr. van Daan is alerted and Jan and Miep Gies come late at night to help take as much clothing as possible to their secret location. Their tenant Mr. Goldschmidt is oblivious to the plans being made in the Frank household. Anne packs her diary and other belongings somewhat haphazardly. She must leave behind her beloved cat Moortje.
Pages 24-25 July 10, 1942 – Anne discusses the unsettled condition of the annex and that her mother and sister Margot were too upset to help out with the clean up and organization that was desperately needed. Anne and her father do all of the initial and principal work which needs to be accomplished quickly. Anne’s resilience and upbeat spirit is revealed in stark contrast to the quiet, worried, and somewhat “paralyzed” stance of Anne’s mother and sister.
As you will be writing 25 notes on pp. 1 – 151 and another 25 notes for pages 151-335, you will space your choice of entries further than this model represents given the number of pages and entries to beread. This only represents a model of the style of note taking required. Be sure to avoid wordiness, but also havemeaningful notes that express why the entry is of importance and what you understood from reading it.