Summer Reading Assignment for Students Entering Grade 8
Downingtown Area School District
Summer Reading 2017
Summer Reading Assignment for Students Entering Grade 8
The Diary of A Young Girl by Anne Frank.
Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank's remarkable diary has
since become a world classic -- a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament
to the human spirit. **Parental Warnings: violence, sexual content
This year in 8th grade English, you will write an essay in which you analyze the original text, The
Diary of Anne Frank, and compare it to a dramatized version.
In order to prepare for the analysis, you will read several key
passages from the original text and gather relevant evidence.
Please pay close attention to the literary elements as labeled in
the chart on the back of these directions. The evidence you collect
should reflect Setting, Point of View, Characterization, and
Plot.
Passage Set 1: from Sunday, 14 June 1942 up to and including
Sunday morning, 5 July 1942; Thursday, 9 July 1942 (including
the map).
Passage Set 2: from Wednesday, 16 February 1944 up to and
including Sunday, 12 March 1944.
Passage Set 3: Sunday, 27 September 1942; Saturday, 7
November 1942; Tuesday, 22 December 1942; Tuesday, 13 July
1943.
Passage Set 4: from Friday, 21 August 1942 up to and
including Monday, 28 September 1942.
Requirements/Rubric:
Relevant Evidence – two separate pieces of evidence are from the passage set. The evidence is
relevant and reflects the correct literary element as noted in the chart.
_____/15
Proper Citation – the citation method is parenthetical and includes the author’s last name and page
numbers from which the evidence is taken.
_____/5
Neatly handwritten or typed and printed – if you choose to type, please access the pdf located
on DASD’s home page.
_____/5
Summer Reading Assignment for Students Entering Grade 8
Passage Set 1
from Sunday, 14 June, 1942 through Sunday morning, 5 July, 1942; Thursday, 9 July, 1942 (including the map)
Please find two examples from this passage set that help to explain the setting of the novel.
1.
2.
Passage Set 2
from Wednesday, 16 February, 1944 up to and including Sunday, 12 March 1944.
1.
Please find two examples from this passage set that portray conflict in the novel.
2.
Passage Set 3
Sunday, 27 September 1942; Saturday, 7 November, 1942; Tuesday, 22 December, 1942; Tues., 13 July,
1943
Please find two examples from this passage set that indirectly characterize people in the novel.
1.
2.
Passage Set 4
from Friday, 21 August, 1942 up to and including Monday, 28 September, 1942
Please find two examples from this passage set that show the narrator’s point of view in the novel.
1.
2.