Coleman+UPLAN

Why might this text be worth teaching? What do you want students to get out of it? Consider RELEVANCE for students and for the discipline of English Language Arts.

UPLAN: //The Diary of Anne Frank// (Brainstorming)

This text is worth teaching for a variety of reasons. One of the main reasons is that it shows how a young adult experiments with language in order to put her experiences and feelings into written word. Her words have now been shared with and have empowered an uncountable number of people around the world. This text also relates to more modern texts such as, //The Freedom Writer's Diary,// and //The Perks of Being a Wallflower.// It could be used as an introduction text to a current day text such as the two previously mentioned. This book also gives students a real life account of how WWII affected a girl who is very close to their ages. It presents history through the eyes of a young girl. The world-wide response this book has received, demonstrates the power the words of a young adult can have. This would be incredibly important for high school students to recognize.

Unit on personal narratives: what they are, common characteristics of personal narratives, examples of how they have been recreated for modern media (films, music, etc), different styles of personal narratives (diary entries, essays, poems, etc)

UPLAN: Rationale/Big Question