On June 29, 2020, student members of the Greater Princeton Branch of AYLUS (GPA) teamed up and taught kids from West Windsor in the subjects of reading and writing. The 1-hour class offered by GPA members Karen Yang and Kathy Yang teach 5 middle schoolers, Aria, Claire, Victor, Meisu, and Helen, on reading and writing.
This week was about World War 2, Anne Frank and her diary, “The Diary of a Young Girl.” The GPA members had another student join them, Charlotte! The kids began with a warm up writing sample answering a series of questions about what they would do if stuck in quarantine for 761 days and then responded to their classmates. Then, the GPA members taught them a lesson with Google Slides, videos, readings and photos on Anne Frank, her family and her experience hiding in the Annex. The kids got to read her diary and respond to a series of questions and talked about why Anne’s writing was so unique. Finally, homework assigned (reading another passage of Anne’s diary and responding) and receiving their feedback on the class.
