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Kids Perform the Famous Diary of Anne Frank
Classes, School Activities, Student Life April 6th, 2009
left to right: Holly Sumsion, Kelsey Wood, Selene Mooney, Cami Sumsion, Taylor Earnshaw, Maddi Dayton, and Katie Bair act out a scene from The Diary of Anne Frank during Mr. Mikesell’s first period class.
Autumn Hathaway
SJHS Staff Writer
Mr. Trent Mikesell’s eighth grade English class at Springville Junior High is taking a trip to the past through drama by performing the well known play The Diary of Anne Frank. This play takes a journey back to the time of World War II where eight people are living in the upstairs of a work building.
Now you may be wondering, what is the purpose of bringing history to an English class? Mr. Mikesell, the eighth grade English teacher, explained that “English is all about communication. The acting skills help students learn to speak and present, learning history is also important because students need background.”
Madison Dayton shared her opinion of how she thought it worked into English, “Well they all are combined in the play and you get a little bit of each element of English, history, and drama all in one.”
As you can tell, this is a very interesting way of teaching history and English in an English class, Maddi also said, “It was a nice break from the normal things we do English.”
The Diary of Anne Frank is a very inspirational play that teaches you acting skills, drama, history, perseverance, and even a little English if you interpret it that way.
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