Lesson Plan: From the Diary of a Young Girl Class 10th

Brief  Description of From the Diary of a Young Girl

This lesson is an excerpt from “The Diary of a Young Girl,” which is an autobiographical account detailing the hardships faced by a Jewish family. However, this particular excerpt focuses on Anne Frank’s school life and her interactions with teachers. Written from the perspective of a teenage girl, the diary reveals Anne’s perceptions of her surroundings, emphasizing the importance of understanding a child’s viewpoint. Anne displays typical traits of a school-going child: talkativeness, enjoyment of life with friends, dedication to studies, and a positive rapport with teachers. The diary also captures the students’ anxiety on the day of result declaration, offering a humorous take on a teenager’s school experience. Mr. Keesing, described as strict yet exceptionally understanding, was not unreasonably so. He valued discipline and quiet during his lessons, which is reasonable. He tasked Anne with writing an essay titled ‘A Chatterbox’ as a punishment for her incessant talking. When Anne submitted a witty essay, Mr. Keesing took it in stride with laughter. Yet, as Anne continued to talk, he assigned her another essay, now on ‘An Incorrigible Chatterbox.’ Persisting still, Anne was then asked to write on “Quack Quack Quack, said Mistress Chatterbox,” to which she responded with a clever poem. Mr. Keesing shared this poem with the class, appreciating its content. Thus, considering these incidents, Mr. Keesing cannot be solely categorized as strict; he had a sense of humor as well.

Objectives:

Specific Objectives

● To activate their prior knowledge about Anne Frank and the Holocaust

●To write in a formal tone, to be precise and to the point.

●To inculcate reading habits and to improve vocabulary

●To understand the first-person narrative style

●To sharpen writing and speaking skills

●To understand the characters and their role in the novel

●To understand elements of humor in the novel

●To understand the plot and the theme of the novel

●To critically think about identity

●To empathize and relate to Anne Frank

●To understand the importance of teacher

Behavioural Objectives

● The students will be able to understand the student-teacher relationship

●Acceptance of situations and face them with a lot of courage and find solutions to problems in life

● Decision-making in most adverse conditions

●Understand child psychology

●empathy

●care and concern

●spreading peace and brotherhood

●developing compassion

●Building rappor

●Unbiased approach

Assessment: Based on assignment and comprehension questions (Bloom’s Taxonomy)

·What do you know about the Holocaust? ( understanding, testing previous knowledge)

·What were the feelings of the students on the day of the declaration of the result? ( understanding)

·Why was Mr. Keesing annoyed with Anne? ( Understanding)

·What justification did Anne give for being Talkative?( Understanding)

·Why did Anne describe her family? (Analysis)

·What place did the Grandmother have in Anne’s heart?( Understanding)

·What do you think about Anne as a student( Evaluate)

·What might happen if you are talkative and the teacher punishes you for the same? How would you take the punishment( Synthesis)