Tuesday, April 28, 2015

English 8 & Advanced English 8: Class on Tuesday, April 28th


Activity 1
The vocabulary list has been posted for Act One, Scenes 1-3 from the play, The Diary of Anne Frank. The test on these terms will be on Thursday, April 28th.  You are to follow the steps below for class today. You will need headphones to complete the steps. You can repeat each step as many times as you want.

Step One: You are to click "Cards" and go through the flashcards.
Step Two: You are to play the "Scatter" and the "Race" games to review the terms.
Step Three: You are to click "Learn" and complete this activity.
Step Four: You are to click "Test".

Finally, when you feel confident on the terms, you are to complete Activity 2.
Activity 2
The vocabulary list has been posted for Act One, Scenes 4 & 5 from the play, The Diary of Anne Frank. The test on these terms will be on Thursday, April 28th.  You are to follow the steps for Activity 1.

Activity 3: Touring the Secret Annex & Learning about Anne Frank

You are to use the embedded links to explore the Secret Annex that Anne called home during her time in hiding. You will need headphones for this activity.

The steps below take you through navigating the Anne Frank website. You are to take your time and explore. Along the top of the page is a bar with different options for you.
1. Click on the "Enter the 3D house" link at the top of the page and explore the 3D house. This page can take a while to load. You can get to the 3D house by clicking the Secret Annex link.
2. Click on the “About the house” link and explore the page. Be sure to click on the link that says “See it on Google StreetView”
3. Click on the “Who is who?” link and explore the page by clicking on the arrow beneath the person's picture and caption.
4. Click on the “Outcome” link and explore the page by clicking on the various links.
5. Finally, you are to explore the timeline to gain an understanding of that time period.

This can be an emotional and mature topic. If at any time, you are uncomfortable with the subject matter, you are just to click on another link. You do not have to view the entire Anne Frank site.