Diary of a Young Girl (pages 730-732)
Why would it be beneficial to write in a diary or journal regularly?
Writing in a diary or journal allows someone to process their feeling and document events in a safe space without the feeling of judgement.
What is the difference between a play and a narrative?
A play is intended to be performed in front of an audience by actors, who speak the dialogue of the characters. On paper, a play consists of the lines that the characters speak, and a few stage directions. A narrative is intended to be read by a reader who is reading the book or story.
What is the meaning of recovered as it is used in the sentence below?
Margot and Mother have recovered somewhat.
to regain a state of health or strength, often after illness or injury
What is the connotation of the sentences below?
But as you can see, Kitty, I’m still alive, and that’s the main thing, Father says. I’m alive all right, but don’t ask where or how.
Positive, hopeful, grateful
Why does Anne give her diary a name in Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl?
She is writing to Kitty so she feels less alone.
What does the dialogue in lines 19–21 reveal about Mr. Frank’s character?
Mr. Frank is unable to part with a valued object but he is determined to destroy what he does not want to remember.
What is the meaning of accompany as it is used in the sentences below?
He asked if I would allow him to accompany me to school. “As long as you’re headed that way, I’ll go with you,” I said.
to go or to travel along with
What is the connotation of pleasant as it is used in the sentence below?
Only now do I realize how pleasant a streetcar is, but we Jews are no longer allowed to make use of this luxury; our own two feet are good enough for us.
Positive, joyful, happy
What do you know about Anne Frank from this diary excerpt? What do you learn about her circumstances?
Anne is a regular kid who is kind and optimistic in her situation. We learn that her and her family have to run from the Nazis and go into hiding.
What does the discovery of Anne’s diary in the play reveal about Mr. Frank’s character?
Mr. Frank is grieving and needs to connect to his family by reading Anne’s words.
What is the meaning of cultured as it is used in the sentences below?
MR. FRANK comes up the steps into view. He is a gentle, cultured European in his middle years.
having good education, taste and manners
What is the connotation of abruptly as it is used in the sentence below?
He opens the door to one of the smaller rooms, and then abruptly closes it again, turning away.
Negative, sudden, unexpected
What is Anne’s motivation for keeping a diary in Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl?
She longs for a normal adolescence but hopes to maintain her selfhood through her diary.
How do the stage directions in line 26 of The Diary of Anne Frank: A Play show the interaction between the setting and the plot?
Anne’s voice continues without her father’s, changing the setting of the play by introducing a flashback.
What is the meaning of trace as it is used in the sentence below?
There is still a trace of a German accent in his speech.
a small amount
What is the connotation of agitated as it is used in the sentences below?
A little while later Margot appeared in the kitchen doorway looking very agitated. “Father has received a call-up notice from the SS1,” she whispered.
Negative, angry, annoyed
What inference can be made based on paragraph 8 of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl? Which sentence from the paragraph best supports your answer?
They are horrified that Father is out, not knowing the SS has called for him.
“The thought of Father visiting someone, completely unaware of what was happening… reduced us to silence.”
In the play, Anne describes daily life for Jewish people during World War II. What detail shows how Anne and her family reacted during this time of crisis.
“Yesterday Father told me we were going into hiding. Where, he didn’t say.”
(Or any excerpt that describes her family having to go into hiding.)
What is the meaning of attitude as it is used in the sentence below?
Her attitude toward MR. FRANK is protective, compassionate.
a state involving beliefs and feelings that causes a person to think or act in a certain way
What is the connotation of anxiety as it is used in the excerpt below?
Mother understood my anxiety and went with me. Whatever we do, we’re very afraid the neighbors might hear or see us. . . .
Negative, stressed, nevervous