In Act I, Scene 1 of The Diary of Anne Frank, Otto Frank has returned to the Secret Annex where he and his family hid during the Holocaust. In your journal, begin a K-W-L chart about the Holocaust. A K-W-L chart can help you organize your thoughts before and after reading a work of literature. In the "K" section, write three to five things you KNOW about the Holocaust. In the "W" section, write three to five things you WANT to know about the Holocaust. Leave the "L" section blank, to be filled in after you have read the entire play. Your responses should be in clear, complete sentences. Print out the following chart, or use it as a model in your journal.

What is the effect of narrator's word choice on the tone of this passage? the words "my heart shrank within itself" create a fearful tone. the words "wounded his fellow" develop a remorseful tone. the words "struck harsh upon my ears" suggest an irritated tone. the words "better-omened" set a hopeful tone. excerpt from "the cabuliwallah" by rabindranath tagore i was sitting in my study, looking through the accounts, when some one entered, saluting respectfully, and stood before me. it was rahmun the cabuliwallah. at first i did not recognise him. he had no bag, nor the long hair, nor the same vigour that he used to have. but he smiled, and i knew him again. "when did you come, rahmun? " i asked him. "last evening," he said, "i was released from jail." the words struck harsh upon my ears. i had never before talked with one who had wounded his fellow, and my heart shrank within itself when i realised this; for i felt that the day would have been better-omened had he not turned up.