Read this excerpt from The Diary of Anne Frank.Anne. (Pulling out a pasteboard-bound book) A diary! (She throws her arms around her father) I've never had a diary. And I've always longed for one. (She looks around the room) Pencil, pencil, pencil, pencil. (She starts down the stairs) I'm going down to the office to get a pencil.Mr. Frank. Anne! No! (He goes after her, catching her by the arm and pulling her back.)Anne. (Startled) But there's no one in the building now.Mr. Frank. It doesn't matter. I don't want you ever to go beyond that door.Anne. (Sobered) Never . . . ? Not even at nighttime, when everyone is gone? Or on Sundays? Can't I go down to listen to the radio?Mr. Frank. Never. I am sorry, Anneke. It isn't safe. No, you must never go beyond that door.
Read the following excerpt from Anne Frank Remembered by Miep Gies.I said to myself, you can do what you like, even drink poison, but I will stay here. Then he said again, "I'll be back to check on you. One wrong move and off you go to prison too." He turned and shut me into the room alone.I had no idea where he'd gone. I had no idea what was going on in the rest of the house. I was in a terrible mental state. I felt as though I were falling into a bottomless hole.
In a scenario where one student is talking for a long time, preventing others from speaking, the best course of action other participants in the discussion can take is to
Read this excerpt from Anne Frank Remembered.That day I walked to Gestapo headquarters. The red-and-black swastika flew from the flagpole. Uniformed Germans were everywhere. It was a well-known fact that people who entered this building did not always leave it again. I entered the building and inquired of the soldiers on guard where this Austrian had his office.I was told which office, and went directly there.Which theme can be inferred from this excerpt?
In the play The Diary of Anne Frank, the reader learns about each person through stage directions, but in The Diary of a Young Girl, the reader learns about each person through
Read this excerpt from Anne Frank Remembered.Quickly, we gathered up handfuls of pages in Anne's scrawling handwriting. My heart beat in fear that the Austrian would return and catch us among the now-captured "Jewish possessions." Henk had gathered up books in his arms, including the library books and Dr. Dussel's Spanish books. He was giving me a look to hurry. Van Matto was standing uncomfortably by the doorway. My arms and Elli's arms were filled with papers. Henk started down the stairs. Quickly, Van Matto hurried after him. Elli followed too, looking very young and very scared. I was the last, with the key in my hand.How does Miep build suspense in this passage?
Read the excerpt from the play The Diary of Anne Frank.MR. FRANKThere's something more. Go on. Look further. (He goes over to the sink, pouring a glass of milk from a thermos bottle.)ANNE(Pulling out a pasteboard-bound book) A diary! (She throws her arms around her father.) I've never had a diary. And I've always longed for one.Which is one content difference between the play and The Diary of a Young Girl?
Read this text trailer about the story of Jack and the Beanstalk.Jack was supposed to buy a cow at the market. But he bought three magic beans instead. Three magic beans that grew into a giant beanstalk that reached into the sky. Three magic beans that led him to a world high above our own. Now, Jack is climbing into the clouds, stealing gold, and outrunning a giant. Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime!
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Read the excerpt from The Diary of Anne Frank.Anne (As she opens the carton). You know the way I'm going to think of it here? I'm going to think of it as a boardinghouse. A very peculiar summer boardinghouse, like the one that we – (She breaks off as she pulls out some photographs.) Father! My movie stars! I was wondering where they were! I was looking for them this morning . . . and Queen Wilhelmina! How wonderful!What does this excerpt reveal about Anne?
Read this excerpt from The Diary of Anne Frank.(There is a piercing scream from Mrs. Van Daan above. She grabs at the fur coat as Mr. Van Daan is starting downstairs with it.)Mrs. Van Daan. No! No! No! Don't you dare take that! You hear? It's mine! (Downstairs Peter turns away, embarrassed, miserable.) My father gave me that! You didn't give it to me. You have no right. Let go of it . . . you hear?(Mr. Van Daan pulls the coat from her hands and hurries downstairs. Mrs. Van Daan sinks to the floor, sobbing. As Mr. Van Daan comes into the main room, the others look away, embarrassed for him.)
Read the excerpt from The Diary of Anne Frank.The curtain rises on an empty stage. It is late afternoon November, 1945.The rooms are dusty, the curtains in rags. Chairs and tables are overturned.The door at the foot of the small stairwell swings open. Mr. Frank comes up the steps into view. He is a gentle, cultured European in his middle years. There is still a trace of a German accent in his speech.What do these stage directions reveal about when the opening scene takes place?
Read this excerpt from Anne Frank Remembered.At that moment, a German man followed Koophuis, and I heard him say in German, "Turn the keys over to the young lady." Then the man returned to Kraler's office.Koophuis came to me, handed me the keys, and said, "Miep, see to it that you stay out of this."I shook my head.Jo Koophuis' eyes burned into mine. "No. See to it that you stay out of this. It's up to you to save what can be saved here. It's in your hands."Then, before I could do anything but absorb his words, he squeezed my hand, then returned to Kraler's office, shutting the door behind him.How does Miep build suspense in this passage?
Read the excerpt from The Diary of Anne Frank.Miep. But, Mr. Frank, there are letters, notes . . .Mr. Frank. Burn them. All of them.Miep. Burn this?(She hands him a paperbound notebook.)Which best describes the purpose of the stage direction in this excerpt?
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