The Diary of Anne Frank

Week One

Everyday Week of Monday, November 3

Dude, it’s reading time!Begin your two column journal.

Remember: Use quotation marks in the page number.

Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.

Monday, November 3

Write out the definitions from The Diary of Anne Frank. 01. acquiesce –(verb) to give in; to comply02. adroit – (adjective)skillful, adept03. appease – (verb)to pacify (use pacifier as example)04. autocrat – (noun)a person with unlimited influence

and authority (usu. negative connotation)05. blithe – (adjective)lighthearted; joyful; cheerful06. blunder – (verb, noun) to make a mistake out of

carelessness

Tuesday, November 4

Write out the definitions from The Diary of Anne Frank. 07. boisterous – (adj.) rowdy, rough, and stormy08. bolt – (verb) to move suddenly09. bustle – (verb) to hurry busily010. capitulate – (verb) to surrender; to yield011. clandestine – (adj.) secret012. conceit – (noun)excessively high opinion of one’s

own worth or ability

Tuesday, November 4Homework

01. Draw a picture of a person making a blunder.

02. Draw a picture of a person who appears blithe.

Wednesday, November 5

Directions: Write out the sets of synonyms and then write the matching vocabulary word. 01. nimble, skillful, practiced, _____________________02. soothe, settle, pacify, ___________________________03. concealed, covert, secret, ______________________

Wednesday, November 5Homework

0Write three sentences using the words clandestine and bolt, and conceit.

01. 02.

Thursday, November 6

Write out the sentence and insert the correct vocabulary word. 01. Luckily my mistake, or _____________________ was a

small one. 02. When I realized my error, I quickly ___________ed to

the door.03. I am not full of ____________, for I am well aware that I

can make a ___________________! 04. Kevin Durant is skillful and ___________at handling a

basketball.

Friday, November 7

Write out the sentence and insert the correct vocabulary word. 01. Even though I was grounded, I hoped my mom

would______________ and let me go to the movies with my friends.

02. In order to ____________ her, I promised to clean my room and take out the trash.

03. Unfortunately, she was not willing to _________________, and go back on her word, so I stayed home.