The Diary of Anne Frank

A dramatic reading . . .

Directions:

1. Please read and share your response with

your neighbor to question #1 under

“Before Reading.”

2. Yours truly (um – that’s me) will divide the

class into halves; YOU (as a group) will

need to decide who is playing what part)

(11 parts total)

Directions:

1. Once you have determined who is playing

what role, please take several minutes to

read through the excerpt found on pages

189 – 193 and note-well (i.e. – mark it

up!!):

Directions:

Directly in your SB books, please note -

1. Star all of your lines (*)

2. Write the tone you will use to deliver each

of your lines next to each of your lines

3. What words will you emphasize?

(underline)

4. Where will you pause for effect? (slash)

Note-well:

• Ellipsis ( . . . ) is used to show a pause or to

show that words have been omitted

• Colon (:) is used in a script to show the

name of the speaker. It is also used in

non-script to introduce a list of some sort

Note-well:

• Dash (-) is used to set off or to emphasize

content

• Parentheses ( ) are to set off comments or

add’l info in a sentence

Directions:

2. Please read through this scene TWICE!

Your second reading should be better than

your first!!!

3. When you have finished this, please

discuss in your group how and when the tone

shifted in the play. Did setting, character,

and/or plot cause the shift in tone?

Directions:

4. When each group has completed steps 1-3,

you will “perform” a dramatic reading for

each other (YIPPEE!!!!)

Closure:

With your neighbor(s), please discuss:

1. What did you learn from this

activity?

2. Why is SB spending any time

on this activity?

Homework:

1. Answer all KID questions found on pages 189 – 193 in SB books

2. LC#7 due Friday

3. RR #6 due 3/30

4. Poems due 4/7