“The Diary of Anne
Frank”
Culminating Project
PART
ONE: ESSAY QUESTIONS:
Choose two of the following
essay questions below, and write a response that is at least ONE PAGE.
These responses can be handwritten
on standard lined paper – single spaced,
or typed double-space
in a standard font (such as Times New Roman, or Calibri– nothing that is all
capitals) and NO LARGER THAN SIZE 12
FONT & standard margins..
1. Compare the
play version of “The Diary of Anne Frank” to the movie version that we watched
in class. Consider some of the following
questions in your comparison:
§
How
did the actors compare to how you imagined they were when you read the play?
§
Identify
some of the differences between the play you read to the one you watched (for
example: additions, omissions). How did these differences affect your
opinions?
§
Would
you recommend either the movie or the play?
Which one, why?
§
What
could have made the movie better?
2. Anne Frank
said, “I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are really good at
heart.”
§
What
does that mean? Do you agree with
Anne? Why or why not? Give SPECIFIC
reasons and examples to support your argument.
[Hint: Think of current events, historical events,
your personal experiences, etc.]
3. Anna's Dilemma: What Would You Do?
Not all Germans supported the
Nazi program. Some actively opposed it. Others were silent in their opposition.
Some were put to the test. Anna is a German citizen who lives with her husband,
Wilhelm, and their three small children in a comfortable home in Munich, Germany.
Munich in 1938
is a center of Nazi activity in Germany.
Anna's husband is a high-ranking civil service employee and a member of the
Nazi party. Wilhelm's high paying job was a reward for his loyalty to the party.
Although Anna leads a comfortable life and is happily married, she disagrees
with the Nazi philosophy and her husband's party activities. She especially
deplores the anti-Jewish laws and decrees that Hitler's government has imposed.
During her childhood, Anna's
family developed deep friendships with a number of Jewish families in their
town, and Anna learned to respect their cultural and religious differences. By
1938, the Nuremberg
laws are in effect and Kristallnacht or "Night of Broken Glass" has
recently occurred. Jews in Germany
have systematically been stripped of their political, economic, and social
rights. Some Jews are attempting to leave the country to avoid what they
consider to be eventual catastrophe.
One night, a friend of Anna's
approaches her and explains that he is secretly hiding Jews in Munich until he can find transportation for
them to leave Germany.
This is risky business because it is considered a racial crime against the
folk, the German people. Anna's friend asks her to help her by hiding two
members of a Jewish family who are wanted by the Nazis. He explains that
because of Wilhelm's position, nobody would suspect Anna. Also, Anna's property
includes a rarely used guest house located in a wooded corner. Anna is offered
about 500 dollars for her cooperation.
Anna is aware than if caught,
she and her family could face serious consequences. Also, she could jeopardize
her husband's good job and her family's security. On the other hand, she
realizes that what the Nazis are doing to the Jews, with widespread public
support, is morally wrong. She has long believed that those who remain silent
when human rights are being violated are also guilty. Anna's friend tells her
that he will come back the next morning for her decision.
Questions
to consider in your essay response…
1.
What values come into conflict in this story?
2.
What is Anna's responsibility to her husband? Children? The Jews?
The government?' The law? Which is greatest? Explain.
3.
Should Anna agree to hide Jews?
4.
How frequently do you think this kind of situation occurred? Why?
5.
Evaluate the following statement "All that is necessary for
evil to win out over good is for good men to do nothing." How does this
relate to Anna's dilemma?
PART TWO: COLLAGE PROJECT:
Working
with ONE partner, or on your own, you will create a collage on one of the
following themes:
~HOPE
~FEAR
~LOVE
~DISCRIMINATION
~CONFLICT
~ Or one of your choosing…
A
collage is defined as:
“a technique of composing a work of art by pasting on a single surface
various materials not normally associated with one another, as newspaper
clippings, parts of photographs, theater tickets, and fragments of an envelope.
“ (dictionary.com)
§ Keeping
the definition of a collage in mind, you will completely fill a sheet of paper
that is a minimum of 12” x 18”. (This
will be provided. You may create a
larger collage if you wish.)
§ Somewhere
on your collage you must have the theme that you have chosen clearly labeled.
§ You
may use magazine or newspaper pictures, letters from a variety of sources,
words or phrases from newspapers or magazines, or your own quality
illustrations. Feel free to bring in
your own magazines or materials if you wish.
§ The
materials must all be securely affixed to your paper.
§ A
collage contains a collection of various
materials, so simply writing your word on your paper, and coloring the rest of
the paper will not work.
PART THREE: FOUND
POETRY:
Choose one
of the ten Anne Frank quotes below, and rearrange her words into a new order to
create a poem with a different message.
~
Remember that poems do not have to have complete sentences.
~ Remember also that most poems do not
rhyme – that’s ok!
~
It’s alright if you have a couple of leftover words, but do
the best you can to use them all.
(list all of the words that you
have left over)
~ Don’t just jam all the words
together – it should make some sense.
PART THREE:
FOUND POETRY
(continued…)
An example created by Mrs. Doughty:
Anne’s original quote: “Now he clings
to me, and for
the time being, I don’t see any way of shaking him off and putting him on his own feet. When I realized that he could not be a
friend for my
understanding. I thought I would at least try to lift him up out of his narrowmindedness and make him do something with his youth.”
The Poem:
The narrowmindedness of his youth clings to me.
With time I thought my understanding would make him
be a friend.
I realized that I could do something to lift him up,
At least not try putting him off for now…
And shaking him!
And I don’t see any way of him being on his own
feet.
Leftover words:
When, he, and, and, he, for, out, his
