I don't have much in the way of money or worldly possessions, I'm not beautiful, intelligent or clever, but I'm happy, and I intend to stay that way! I was born happy, I love people, I have a trusting nature and I'd like everyone else to be happy too. Then and Now March 25, 1944

½ Page Summary Broken Glass, Broken Lives A Survivor Remembers Rescue in Denmark 75-79

Kristallnacht Using your graphic organizer, discuss the major differences between the two depictions of the event. Which presented an emotional essay? Back up your answer with evidence. Which presented an analytical essay? Back up your answer with evidence? Today: Read Letter From Dachau (book) Report of Surrender at Dachau (paper) Graphic Organizer: Then which account by Cowling do you like best. For what reasons is this your favorite? Support your opinion with evidence.

Complete: Read Letter From Dachau (book) Report of Surrender at Dachau (paper) Graphic Organizer: Then which account by Cowling do you like best. For what reasons is this your favorite? Support your opinion with evidence. Turn in any missing work Read Library Book

Grassroots Dealing with common people. Not leaders or famous people.

Journal Entry 1 I wonder whether you can tell me why it is that people always try so hard to hide their real feelings?

Question 2 Could the same thing that happened to Anne's family happen in our world today? Explain why or why not.

MARCH 27, 1944 The radio is switched on every morning at eight (if not earlier) and is listened to every hour until nine, ten or even eleven at night.

We’re so fortunate here, away from the turmoil. We wouldn’t have to give a moment’s thought to all this suffering if it weren’t for the fact that we’re so worried about those we hold dear, whom we can no longer help. I feel wicked sleeping in a warm bed, while somewhere out there my dearest friends are dropping from exhaustion or being knocked to the ground. (11/19/1942)

Question 3 Anne often mentioned that she was actually fortunate to be in hiding. What positive things came from being in hiding?

Just imagine, it's still fairly cold, and yet most people have been without coal for nearly a month. March 31, 1944

Journal Entry 4 Little children such as Anne “must never, under any circumstances, know better than the grownups, however many blunders they make, and to whatever extent they allow their imaginations to run away with them.” ( from The Diary of Anne Frank 1/28/44) Explain this quote and its meaning in relation to the Van Daans.

Question 4 Suppose you and your family were thrust into the same situation as the Franks. Compare and contrast how you think your family would have reacted with the way the Franks did.

Journal Entry 6 Are there still places today where people are persecuted? If so, where and why?

Journal Entry 5 The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely, or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quite alone with the heavens, nature, and God.... I firmly believe that nature brings solace in all troubles. (2/23/44) Examine Anne’s feelings in this quote in a 500 word essay.

Question 4 Why would people such as Miep and Mr. Kraler risk their own freedom and lives to help others?

Journal Entry 9 I don't want followers, but friends, admirers who fall not for a flattering smile but for what one does and for one's character. (3/7/44) How does Anne’s relationship with Peter reflect these feelings expressed in Anne’s diary?

Journal Entry 10 I have now reached the stage that I don't care much whether I live or die. The world will still keep on turning without me; what is going to happen, will happen, and anyway it's no good to resist. Why does Anne develop this attitude? How would you feel after being confined for two years?

Journal Entry 11a Anne Frank's diary ends with the words, "...[I] keep on trying to find a way of becoming what I would so like to be, and what I could be, if... there weren't any other people living in the world.

Journal Entry 11b Explain what Anne Frank meant by this statement in relation to the events she had narrated in her diary, and explain the irony of her statement knowing that soon after she wrote it she was taken to a concentration camp where she died.

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Journal Entry 12 How would the effect of Anne's diary have changed if she and her family had survived?

Reader’s Response Read For The Living and the Dead pages 127 – 130, and The Test Case pages 131 – 135. Write a three paragraph response to each. Include your thoughts concerning Wiesel’s descriptions and lessons of the Holocaust, and Wiesenthal’s quest to prove the young men wrong.

Who Betrayed Anne Frank? List each of the suspects and describe the evidence against them. Based on the evidence, who do you think betrayed Anne?

Complete historical connection work with partners (computers) Go to and navigate through the secret annex; on the back of your paper record your impressions of it and how you think you would have survived there.