Writing for Audience: The Revision Process in The Diary of Anne Frank

Materials and Technology

Printouts

Websites

Preparation

 

MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY

• The Diary of Anne Frank (book or movie)
  
• Writer's Notebook/Journal for each student
• Highlighters for each student
• LCD/overhead projector
• Computers with Internet access

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PRINTOUTS

• The Diary of Anne Frank: Revised Passages
• Revision Reflection Handout
• Revision Guide

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WEBSITES

• The Museum of Anne Frank
  

  The website of the Anne Frank museum offers biographical information, practical information about the museum, and connections to worldwide educational resources.

• Anne Frank the Writer: An Unfinished Story
  

  This online exhibit created by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum showcases, through sound and images, the short stories, fairytales, essays and the beginnings of a novel written by Anne Frank.

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PREPARATION

1. Preview the The Diary of Anne Frank: Revised Passages.  Identify areas of potential confusion in Anne Frank’s revision and become familiar with the reasons why she revised.

2.  This lesson assumes that students are continuously writing in a journal about their lives and experiences.  If this is an ongoing part of your class, have students write in their journals for a few days before using this lesson.

3. Make enough copies of the The Diary of Anne Frank: Revised Passages, Revision Reflection Handout, and Revision Guide handouts for each student.

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