capitulation

Definitions of capitulation
  1. noun
    the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
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    the act of losing someone or something
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The Diary of a Young Girl
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While in hiding with her family in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, 13-year-old Anne Frank kept a diary of her experiences. Published after Anne's death in a Nazi concentration camp, the diary remains a powerful testament to the everyday horrors of the Holocaust.

"The Diary of Anne Frank," Vocabulary from the drama

As you read Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett's "The Diary of Anne Frank," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 8's Collection 5: The Diary of Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife, After Auschwitz

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