Anne Frank - Act I
Who is the last person who joins the Secret Annex?
Dussel
Who does Anne share her first kiss with?
Peter
Is the following idea a tangible or an intangible idea?
Nature
Intangible
Name the type of irony:
Your English teacher writes this sentence on the whiteboard: "Make srue to doubblee check your work for speeling mistakes."
Situational Irony
For the paragraph below, write the central idea, theme, and type of irony it is!
There once was a man named Jimmy. Jimmy was a very impatient rushed man. Everywhere Jimmy went, he would try to find ways to go faster and save time. One day, Jimmy wanted a hot dog. Sadly, the line to get a hot dog was 18 people long! Jimmy tried to sneakily get in front of every single person. However, just when Jimmy had snuck to the front of the line, another hot dog stand started serving people at the back of the line. "Oh that's just PERFECT," shouted Jimmy. Jimmy was now at the back of the line.
Your teacher must check the answers and count who the winners are! :)
What year does the play start in? (Act I, Scene 1)
1945
Who gave away that people were hiding in the Secret Annex?
A thief that robbed the offices in the middle of the night.
What is a central idea?
What a text is about in one sentence. Who/What the text focuses on and what it says about them.
Name the type of irony:
In the movie Toy Story, Buzz Lightyear thinks he is a real space ranger but the other toys and the audience knows that he is just a toy
Dramatic Irony
For the paragraph below, write the central idea, theme, and type of irony it is!
In a small town of 100 people, there sat the McKenzie Fire Station. Since it was such a small town, there were rarely any fires. Due to that, the firefighters played and lounged around, hardly prepared for any emergency. One day, while the fire fighters were playing with fire crackers in the fire station, the McKenzie Fire Station caught on FIRE! Suddenly the realized they didn't have the equipment or were prepared to enough to save even their own fire station! The fire station could not be saved.
Your teacher must check the answers and count who the winners are! :)
What is the name of Peter's cat?
Mouschi
Who was the only person that survived the Holocaust/WWII from the Secret Annex residents?
Otto Frank
What is a theme?
The moral/life lesson of a text.
Name the type of irony:
You wake up late. At breakfast, you spill your coffee on your shirt. As you walk to school you realize you have a hole in your sock. ”Man, today's going great," you say.
Verbal Irony
How long were they living in the Secret Annex?
Two Years (July 1942 - August 1944)
Which concentration camp did Anne Frank pass away in?
Bergen-Belsen, also known as Belsen in the play
Which of the following is a theme for the Diary of Anne Frank?
-During the Holocaust, one must hide to survive.
-Anne Frank must learn how grow up in times of hardship.
-We must try to understand each other, even in the most difficult circumstances.
We must try to understand each other, even in the most difficult circumstances.
Name the type of irony:
You hire a professional dog-walker. When they come to your house, you notice they are walking 5 cats on leashes. "Oh, great," you say. "Just what I asked for."
Hint: There are TWO types of irony in this example.
Situational AND Verbal Irony