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Scribe of Self

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Seventh graders read "Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank. In groups, they discuss the reasons why people would write an autobiography and identify their own identity crisis. After reading excerpts of other autobiographies, they attempt to write their own and if comfortable share it with the class.

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anne frank, the holocaust, world war ii, autobiographies, self esteem

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7th
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English Language Arts
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