Part 2

Part 2

Summary:

Anne comes to love the hiding place she lives in called the Annex. Anne is excited to meet to new people that are going to be living with her! The van Daans are also living here to be in hiding just like the Frank's. Anne does not want to go outside anymore because she's afraid she will get captured by the Nazi's. Anne doesn't have a good relationship with her mother and sister because they are different from her. Anne's father and herself are the only ones who really connect with each other. A couple days later, people had thought that the Frank's had disappeared but in reality they told friends that they moved to Switzerland to trick Gestapo (Secret Police). The Frank's and the van Daans don't get along with each other. They fight constantly about random things. Anne always gets afraid of when the door bell ring because she's afraid that it might be the Gestapo. Anne spends her day studying for french, history and math. There are a new set of couple who settle in, Miep and Jan. Jan lives in Anne's room and he tells Anne all the stories on whats going on outside, that people are committing murders and such. Anne becomes so much more thankful that she gets to be living in a hiding spot.

Review:

What I have read this week was very interesting. It had some juicy stories that you can imagine. What I have learned in this weeks reading is that living in a hiding spot is like life or death. If you make it a bit obvious at all you can be dead very soon. This was no fun and games. What they were going through was probably the most scariest thing you can go through.

Focus:

Authors Point of View and Purpose

Anne's point of view in writing her diary was that she liked to write and her birthday present was a diary so why not write in it. The purpose of this was defiantly for her to look back and see what she has went through but that was not a case in this situation. She wanted to go back to her stories in the future and tell people all about it like maybe her kids some day but that didn't and couldn't happen.

Moving In

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Anne Frank:

The Diary of a Young Girl

Part 1: Moving in

Summary:

    Anne Frank's birthday is June 12, the year is 1942. One of her presents was a diary, that she had begun to write on her birthday. For her birthday she goes out with her friends to school and she has a great time. She lives in Holland, and during this time is when the nazi's start to invade this country. The jews had to wear gold stars on them to be recognized by the Nazis. The jews were not allowed to ride any vehicle or bike, and were to only go to the store during certain hours. So Anne had to be back before dark. That same year her Grandmother died, it became more difficult for their family. Anne meets a boy named Hello and start to hang out a lot but Anne says she is in love with a guy names Peter, not Hello. Anne's sister gets a call up from the nazi's, the family puts as many clothes on them as possible and move into a office building the next day. Anne then started getting afraid of what was going to happen later on.

Review:

    What I have read has taken my mind set on World War II and changed it completely. The way the rules were set out was absurd. The nazi's were very controlling and no one could do anything about it. This book is very interesting because it gets you going on what is going to happen next.

Focus Questions:

• Why did she go to school if she is not allowed to?
• Why would the jews go to the store during a certain time if they can get taken away by the Nazi's at that time?
• Why doesn't the family take suitcases, why do they put all the clothes on them?

Sources:

More information on Anne Frank's life, to get more information about her story.

People have write a play on Anne Frank's Diary. Click on the link for the script.