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aCTIvITy 3.10
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Dramatic Tone Shifts
convulsive: marked by violent shaking
GraMMar USaGe
Punctuation
Punctuation helps to clarify meaning in sentences. Notice the varied punctuation on these pages.
Ellipses (...) are used to show pauses or to show that words are omitted.
A colon (:) is used in a script to follow the name of the speaker. It is also used to introduce a list of a second clause that explains or expands on the first.
An exclamation point (!) is used to show excitement.
A dash (—) is used to set off or emphasize content.
Parentheses ( ) set off comments or additional information in a sentence.
WorD CoNNeCTIoNS
Word Relationships
Concerted and conjunction are similar in meaning. Concerted describes the combined efforts of people or groups that work together to achieve a goal. Think of a concert where musicians and singers perform together to make music. You could also say these musicians are working in conjunction, meaning they are working together at the same time to put on a great show.
Miep: (Pointing.) Cherbourg. The first city. They’re fighting for it right now.
Mr. Dussel: How many days will it take them from Normandy to the Netherlands? Mr. Frank: (Taking Mrs. Frank in his arms.) Edith, what did I tell you?
Mr. Dussel: (Placing the potatoes on the map to hold it down as he checks the cities.) Cherbourg. Caen. Pont L’Eveque. Paris. And then ... Amsterdam! (Mr. van Daan breaks into a convulsive sob.)
Mrs. van Daan: Putti.
Mr. Frank: Hermann, didn’t you hear what Miep said? We’ll be free ... soon. (Mr. Dussel turns on the radio. Amidst much static, Eisenhower’s voice is heard from his broadcast of June 6, 1944.)
Eisenhower: (Voice-over.) People of Western Europe, a landing was made this morning on the coast of France by troops of the Allied Expeditionary Force. This landing is part of the concerted United Nations plan for the liberation of Europe ...
Mr. Frank: (Wiping tears from his eyes.) Listen. That’s General Eisenhower. (Anne pulls Margot down to her room.)
Eisenhower: (Voice-over, fading away.) ... made in conjunction with our great Russian allies. I have this message for all of you. Although the initial assault may not have been made in your own country, the hour of your liberation is approaching. All patriots ...
Anne: (Hugging Margot.) Margot, can you believe it? The invasion! Home. That means we could be going home.
Margot: I don’t even know what home would be like anymore. I can’t imagine it—we’ve been away for so long.
Anne: Oh, I can! I can imagine every little detail. And just to be outside again. The sky, Margot! Just to walk along the canal!
Margot: (As they sit down on Anne’s bed.) I’m afraid to let myself think about it. To have a real meal—(They laugh together.) It doesn’t seem possible! Will anything taste the same? Look the same? (Growing more and more serious.) I don’t know if anything will ever feel normal again. How can we go back ... really?
Second Read
• Reread the scene to answer these text-dependent questions.
• Write any additional questions you have about the text in your Reader/Writer Notebook.
1. Key Ideas and Details: Quote a line of dialogue that expresses Mrs. Frank’s anger and explain why she is so angry.
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