Reading 8 - Larke- Anne Frank Act 1

In Scene 1, what year is it?

1945

Tension

A nervous, worried, or excited condition that makes relaxation impossible.

Dramatic Irony

A situation in which the audience knows more than the characters do.

What happens to interrupt the Hanukkah celebration?

A thief broke in downstairs and they were all scared that it would be the Green Police coming to get them.

Latin suffix: -ion

Act or condition of.

How is Anne's response to her confinement different from her sister's?

Anne is optimistic, looking at the hiding place as "[a] peculiar summer boarding house" (pg. 112 para. 129). Margot, on the their hand, is calmer, more serious, and more mature. This is clear when Margot turns down Anne's request for a dance, choosing instead to help her mother (pg.116 para. 40-41).

Write a summary of the play for Act 1.

Anne, her family, and the Van Daans have to hot into hiding, so they wouldn't be captured by the Green Police because they were Jews living in Amsterdam, Holland. Their families bicker all day, which causes tension on everyone. Anne is anxiously awaiting they day where she could do what she wants, but I'm the end will she be able to? Will she survive?

Bickering

Arguing over unimportant things.

Quarrels

Arguments; disagreements

Why must the Franks and the Van Daans be quiet during the day?

Because there is people coming in and out of the office, downstairs.

How does the time period change in Scene 2?

Early morning in 1942

What does Mr. Frank mean when he says, "There are . . . no locks that anyone can put on your mind"? What does this dialogue show about Mr. Frank as a father and as the leader of the group in hiding?

Even though they are in hiding, Mr. Frank tells Anne that she won't be able to use her imagination.

Why does Mr. Dussel join the group in the attic?

His neighborhood was being checked for Jews.

Restraining

Holding back; controlling ones emotions

What insights does the Hanukkah Scene suggest about the different ways in which people deal with crisis?

How God can help with their stress with everything that is happening.

Anxiously

In a nervous or worried way

Hysterically

In a way that shows uncontrolled emotion

Review the Background for Act 1, and consider what you know about Anne's fate. How does this knowledge add dramatic irony to the end of Act 1?

It might have been the cause of them getting captured. The thief could go and tell The Green Police about their hiding place, but why would he want to be caught?

Using your knowledge of the suffix -ion, write a definition for the word tension.

Mental or emotional strain.

Many of the adults in the play become frustrated with Anne's behavior. Do you think they are being unfair? Explain.

Mr. Dussel is fed up with Anne at night because he hasn't gotten any sleep. When Anne had the nightmare, Mr. Dussel was mad, so he takes his things and goes sleep in the bathroom. This is unfair because Anne is a child that can't control her nightmares (pg. 134-135 para. 14, 18, 23, 25-28).

What other words in the selection connect to this concept?

Terrified, battle

Dialogue

The conversation between or among characters.

What subplot, or secondary conflict, does this dialogue develop?

This dialogue develops a concept of not knowing what's going to happen in the future. Margot is serious and Anne is just wanting to have fun.

How does the concept Vocabulary help the reader understand the experiences of the characters?

To help show how the characters get along or didn't get along.

What has this selection taught about how people remember the past?

We remember the past by honoring them, learning more about what happened to them.