Ms. Tucker's 6th and 7th Grade English Classes

In today’s class, Ms. Tucker showed a clip from an Anne Frank adaptation. Students were able to see what the characters looked like and how Anne’s life was before the war. Afterwards, students worked in groups on their skits of scenes from “DIARY.” Their task was to revise the script, making it easier to read and enhancing or deleting some lines while being sure to be true to the original spirit of the play. Once the revisions of the scripts are completed, these groups will begin rehearsing their skits.

HOMEWORK:
1) THE SCRIPT OF YOUR IR PUPPET SHOW IS DUE ON MONDAY, 5/14.
Be sure to print out your script BEFORE CLASS.
2) Make the puppet/s and begin practicing (and, if you choose, recording) the show for your presentation.

UPCOMING PROJECTS:
Monday, 5/14 – IR Script is due.
Monday, 5/21 – IR Presentations
Tuesday, 5/22 – IR Presentations

Extra-Credit Assignment!
Begin writing your own diary/journal on Wednesday, 4/18. Spend approximately 15-20 minutes on each entry. Students who write thorough entries every day until we finish the play will earn an extra point on their 4th quarter average!
As of FRIDAY, MAY 11TH, we are still working on the play, so keep writing.

In today’s class, students worked in groups on their skits of scenes from “DIARY.” Yesterday, they decided that everyone in each group should take a leadership role: director, script supervisor, prop master, costumer and set designer. Once this was decided, they started revising the script, making it easier to read and enhancing or deleting some lines while being sure to be true to the original spirit of the play. When the revision of the scripts is completed in tomorrow’s class, these groups will begin to rehearse their skits.

Homework:
* IF YOU ARE INVOLVED IN TONIGHT’S FINE ARTS CONCERT, YOU MAY NOT HAVE TIME TO COMPLETE 30 MINUTES OF ENGLISH HOMEWORK TONIGHT. HOWEVER, DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO WORK ON YOUR IR SCRIPT, WHICH IS DUE ON MONDAY, 5/14.

Extra-Credit Assignment!
Begin writing your own diary/journal on Wednesday, 4/18. Spend approximately 15-20 minutes on each entry. Students who write thorough entries every day until we finish the play will earn an extra point on their 4th quarter average!
As of THURSDAY, MAY 10TH, we are still working on the play, so keep writing.

In today’s class, students chose their best Summary & Response paragraphs from the Scenes of “DIARY” to be graded. Then sixth graders were placed in small groups to begin work on acting out skits from the play. After choosing scenes and jobs, Ms. Tucker showed everyone how to create the script. Each group will rewrite the script, maintaining the spirit of the play, but leaving out italicized directions while adding to the lines to insure that the skits are entertaining.

Homework: Work on your IR Puppet Show script and puppet.

Extra-Credit Assignment!
Begin writing your own diary/journal on Wednesday, 4/18. Spend approximately 15-20 minutes on each entry. Students who write thorough entries every day until we finish the play will earn an extra point on their 4th quarter average!
As of Wednesday, May 9th, we are still working on the play, so keep writing.

In today’s class, after taking a 5-point quiz on Scene 3,students had a chance to work on their homework as Ms. Tucker was home sick.

Since this scene did mention the invasion, here is a little information on D Day. This enormous undertaking involved approximately 150,000 troops. The Allied invasion of Normandy was the turning point of World War II. Within a year of June 6, 1944, Hitler had committed suicide and the war was over.

Homework – due Friday, 5/4:
1) Read & highlight Act II, Scenes 4 & 5, pages 94-101.
2) Prepare for a 10-point quiz on Act II, Scenes 4 & 5, pages 94 – 101.
3) Using your lap top, write a Summary and Response (2 paragraphs) for Act II, Scene 4. The summary can begin with the words, “As the telephone rings constantly, the people in hiding…” The response should begin with the words, “If I were there, …”

A Hint for the Blog Readers:
In Scene 4, be sure to know what Anne does when she “can’t stand being cooped up for one more minute.” In Scene 5, be sure to know where Miep was when the police surrounded the block.

Extra-Credit Assignment!
Begin writing your own diary/journal on Wednesday, 4/18. Spend approximately 15-20 minutes on each entry. Students who write thorough entries every day until we finish the play will earn an extra point on their 4th quarter average!