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"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." Anne Frank
1. Tolerance is essential for peace 2. The power of hope 3. The strength of the human spirit 4. The importance of family 5. The lessons of the past shape the future |
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Literature: The Diary of Anne Frank Book Review: Fiction or non fiction about the Holocaust
G/T: Night See Calendar for due dates |
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Writing Assignment: Persuasive
essay and book review
Book Review Directions: HOLOCAUST BOOK REVIEW Critic
(Your Name)________________________________________________________ Title of
book__________________________________________________ Number of pages___________
Publisher__________________________ Type of book:
Fiction Nonfiction Your reaction to the book: I liked it very
much
5 I liked it
4 It was O.K.
3 I disliked it
2 I disliked it
very much
1 Setting:
Where:________________________________________________
When:_________________________________________________ Conflict:_____________________________________________________ Resolution:____________________________________________________ Identify
and describe the main characters:________________________________________________________ Describe
the scene you will remember best:_________________________________________________________________________________________ Write a
one sentence summary of the book:__________________________________________________________________________________________ What did you learn from this
book?__________________________________________________________________________________________ On
your own sheet of paper, write a one page review of your book using the
information on this sheet. These
reviews will be bound and kept in the Central Media Center. Format of Typed
1 page Review Title: Author:
Reviewed by: Date: one page typed review required |
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Quizzes / Tests: Daily reading quizzes that include the unit
vocabulary
Final exam: Honors: essay exam / Reg. Objective exam
Holocaust
Vocabulary
Ghetto: poor area of a city where a specific group of people is forced to live Concentration camp: prison for political opponents later used for Jews, gypsies and other “ undesirables.” Death camp: prisons designed with gas chambers and crematoriums Deportation: a person is forced to leave one country and go to another Liberation: freeing of a country or people “Final Solution”: Hitler’s plan to rid Europe of all Jewish people Liquidation: the mass killing of a selected group of people Anti-Semitism: hatred or prejudice against Jewish people Kristallnacht: “Night of broken glass” November 9, 1938 the beginning of Jewish extermination Holocaust: a massive slaughter-especially by fire Jew: one who practices the faith of Judaism Swastika: ancient symbol – hooked cross- used to ward off evil spirits –Nazis used this as their national emblem. Genocide: the systematic, planned annihilation of racial, political, or cultural group Scapegoat: a person or thing bearing the blame for others
The Diary of Anne Frank Vocabulary *
denotes words on quizzes and final exam 1.
carillon: a melody
played on bells* 2.
compassionate: sympathetic 3.
audible: able to be
heard * 4.
subdued: conquered;
quieted * 5.
conspicuous: obvious 6.
deport: forced to
leave a country 7.
liberate: to free * 8.
dignified: noble;
honored 9.
humiliate: embarrass 10.
extravagant: extreme spending 11.
swarm: a large group
moving together 12.
emigrate: to leave
your own country and
settle in another * 13.
mercurial: quick;
changeable * 14.
endangered: in danger 15. remorse: regret; shame * 16.
fatalist: a belief
that everything is determined by some unknown force 17.
jubilation: great joy 18.
ostentatious: boastful showiness 19.
persistent: refusing
to give up 20.
onslaught: a violent
attack * 21.
random : having no
specific pattern 22.
sanctify: to make holy 23.
sustained: provide the
necessities for life 24.
tyranny: rule with
absolute power 25.
zealous: great
enthusiasm for a cause or
ideal 26.
meticulous: extremely
careful or precise * 27.
sustenance: necessities
of life * 28.
inanimate: not living 29.
inarticulate: speechless 30.
indignant: angered by
something unfair 31.
intuition: sharp
insight 32.
despair:
lack of hope 33.
purgatory: a place of
suffering or remorse 34.
pretense: a false
appearance 35. vague: not clearly expressed
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