Students were assigned to read Diary of a Young Girl and keep journals recording their own lives and imagining themselves living secretly in the annex. For a final project, they must select two journal entry pairings - one from their real life and one from their imagined life. They must write a compare and contrast paragraph for each pairing and a personal reflection paragraph. The project requires presenting these writings on a poster board, which will be graded based on inclusion of required elements, quality of analysis in compare/contrast paragraphs, depth of personal reflection, and decorations. Extra credit is available for typing all text and including relevant images.

1. “Diary of a Young Girl” Essay/Poster
Introduction: Studentshave beenreadingDiaryof a YoungGirl since the beginningof the 3rd
quarter;to accompany
theirreading,studentshave keptajournal inwhichtheyhave writtenentriesfromtheirownlivesaswell asfromtheir
creative/imagined“Jewishlivesinside the SecretAnnex”. Now thatstudentshave kepta numberof entries,the time
has come to applythese entriesintoafinal project.
Reading Objectives: Studentswill write compare andcontrastparagraphson TWO of theirpairingsof journal
entriesaswell aswrite a personal reflectionandpresentthese itemsartisticallyto build theirgrade levelreading,
writing,andcritical thinkingabilities.
Materials Required:
1) Two entriesfromtheirpersonal Journals
2) Two entriesfromtheir‘Jewish’Journals
3) PosterBoard (mustbe big enoughforall items…see picture onback)
4) Paper/Pen/Pencil/Computer(inordertowrite theirentries)
5)Crayons/Markers/Decorations.
What to Do:
Step1: Selecttwojournal PAIRINGS(youwill needatotal of 4 entriestotal);twofromyourjournals,andtwofromyour
‘Jewish’journals.
Step2: Write an essaythat includes1) anintroduction,2) A compare and contrastparagraph of one of your pairings,3)
anothercompare and contrastparagraph on the secondof your pairings4) A final personal reflectionparagraph (Seethe
Personal ReflectionAdvice sectionbelow).
Step3: Presentall of these itemsonaposterboard intheircorrect positions(Seepicturesonback).
Step4: Decorate the boardhow yousee fit(THERE IS EXTRA CREDIT…. LOOKAT THE GRADINGRUBRIC!)
MarylandCommon Standards:
Autobiography: Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Expository writing: Write nonfiction essays that describe, narrate,persuade,and compareand contrast.
Common Core Standards:
RL.7.10 – By the end of the year,read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6–8 text
complexity band proficiently,with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
W.7.2 -(see also WHST.6-8.2) Write informative/explanatory texts toexaminea topic and convey ideas, concepts,and information
through theselection,organization,and analysis of relevant content.

2. PERSONAL REFLECTION ADVICE
The goal of thisis to notonlydevelopunderstandingof areflectionessay,buttodevelopstrongideas,goodcritical
thinkingskills,andto helpyouconnectwiththe reading. This paragraphwill needtobe about7-8 lines(Ireserve
judgmenttoscore you,basedon the substance of your sentences). YOUARE WRITINGTHIS withyour ownideas,but
youshouldinclude anyof the followingideas:
1) Anythingyouthinkyouhave learnedfromreading“Diaryof a Young Girl”or writingthese journal entries
2) How the reading/journal haschangedyou.
3) Deep,impressive thoughtsthatyouhave created.
I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU BRAINSTORMBEFORE WRITINGTHIS!
WHAT IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE/IMAGES TO HELP!!!!!!

3. Due Date: COMING!
Grading Rubric
Essay
________ (5 Points) Basics: You have an Introduction(3) andall of yourJournal entriesare inthe appropriate
locations(2).
_________(5 Points) Compare andContrastParagraph1: You have successfullywrittenacompare andcontrast
paragraph that showsstronginsightsinreference of the twojournal entries.
_________(5 Points) Compare andContrastParagraph2: You have successfullywrittenacompare andcontrast
paragraph that showsstronginsightsinreference of the twojournal entries.
_________(10 Points) Write a Personal Reflectionparagraph:thisparagraphisabout7-8 substantial lines that
explains anynumberof the following:thingsyouhave learned,how yourreadinghaschangedyouorany deep,
impressivethoughtsthatyouhave (AKA:Insights). Thisparagraphshowsclearthoughtand strongand solidideas
(youshouldprobablybrainstorm).
Decorations:
_________(5 Points) Decorations: Yourassignmentisdecoratedappropriately…isentirelybasedonmyjudgment….
So decorate well!
EXTRA CREDIT ______ (3 Points). ALLPAPERon the posterboard isTYPED (1.5 points). Youhave includedanumber
of pictures/imagesthatmatchYOUR LIFE and a numberof pictures/imagesthatyoubelieve workwiththe entries
fromYOUR “SecretAnnex”Life!”….if youdothis,notonlywill yougetthe extracredit,butyou practicallyguarantee
yourself a5 ondecorations.
Name:_________________________ Grade:_______________________