Journal By:

Part One
1) Social Studies: Research the countries, people, and historical events (including dates) and record your
findings below.

Historical Events
Countries People
(Include Dates)

2) Create a timeline from your research above, showing the events that led to World War II.
3) Choose one of the following images. In the lines below, write a paragraph describing why you chose
that particular image and what the image makes you feel.

A B C

D E

Response:
 Part Two

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.

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. Evaluate the following
statement "All that is
4. Should Anna agree to hide Jews?
necessary for evil to win
Why or why not?
out over good is for good
men to do nothing." How
does this relate to Anna's
dilemma?

5. How frequently do you think this

kind of situation occurred? Why?

GEOGRAPHY
1. Label the
country that Anne Frank
is hiding in.
2. Color all the
allied countries with
blue.
3. Color all the axis
countries with red.
Part Three
1. Read the following diary entry. Then, highlight the similes, metaphors, verbs with violent
actions, and repetition with the color the word is highlighted with.

Wednesday, 13th January, 1943

Dearest Kitty,

This morning I was constantly interrupted, and as a result I haven't been able to finish a single thing I've
begun. We have a new pastime, namely, filling packages with powdered gravy. The gravy is one of Gies
& Co.'s products. Mr. Kugler hasn't been able to find anyone else to fill the packages, and besides, it's
cheaper if we do the job. It's the kind of work they do in prisons. It's incredibly boring and makes us
dizzy and giggly. Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless
people are being dragged out of their homes. They're allowed to take only a knapsack and a little cash
with them, and even then, they're robbed of these possessions on the way. Families are torn apart; men,
women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have
disappeared. Women return from shopping to find their houses sealed, their families gone. The
Christians in Holland are also living in fear because their sons are being sent to Germany. Everyone is
scared. Every night hundreds of planes pass over Holland on their way to German cities, to sow their
bombs on German soil. Every hour hundreds, or maybe even thousands, of people are being killed in
Russia and Africa. No one can keep out of the conflict, the entire world is at war, and even though the
Allies are doing better, the end is nowhere in sight. As for us, we're quite fortunate. Luckier than
millions of people. It's quiet and safe here, and we're using our money to buy food. We're so selfish that
we talk about "after the war" and look forward to new clothes and shoes, when actually we should be
saving every penny to help others when the war is over, to salvage whatever we can. The children in this
neighborhood run around in thin shirts and wooden shoes. They have no coats, no caps, no stockings
and no one to help them. Gnawing on a carrot to still their hunger pangs, they walk from their cold
houses through cold streets to an even colder classroom. Things have gotten so bad in Holland that
hordes of children stop passersby in the streets to beg for a piece of bread. I could spend hours telling
you about the suffering the war has brought, but I'd only make myself more miserable. All we can do is
wait, as calmly as possible, for it to end. Jews and Christians alike are waiting, the whole world is waiting,
and many are waiting for death.

Yours, Anne
2. Now, create your own diary entry as if you were Anne. Write about your experiences in
hiding, including similes, metaphors, verbs with action, or repetition (to add emphasis). Not
all are required, but use at least some of these examples.
 Part Four

1. Who shared the annex with Anne and the Frank

2. Describe how the people in The Annex
family?
kept their presence a secret:

3. Who were the people most responsible for helping those who
were hiding and why do you think they decided to help?
Part Five
1. After filling out the guestbook online, record the link to your entry here:

2. Research the disease Anne Frank died from and fill out the following questions:

a. The symptoms:

b. Origin of Disease:
c. Efforts Made to Find Cure:

d. Statistics of how many people died from disease in Auschwitz: