Diary of Anne Frank Flashcards
How did mr Kreesing take her essay?
Mr kreesing read the essay to the entire class and added his own comments suggesting that essay was very good. Since then Anne was allowed to talk and wasnt assigned any extra homework
What was the idea of an essay acc to anne?
Anyone cld ramble on…point was to make convincing arguments to prove the necessity of talking
her argument - it was a students trait, it was genetic
Who taught her maths?
Mr kreesing
Why does anne say teachers are the most unpredictable creatures on earth?
Anne felt that a lot of her class was filled with dummies and that they shld be held back but you never know with teachers. She knew most of them would have been passed
Why was the entire class scared?
Parents tr meeting.. would decide who would be held back and who would not
Why did Annes birthday pass with little celebration? Does anne love her grandmother
Her grandmother was sick and had to have an operation. She thinks of her grandmother often. Her 13th bday was supposed to make up for the rest with her her candle lit among the rest
Explain Annes family
Her father married her mother when he was 36 and 25. Her sister was born in Frankfurt Germany. Anne also lived in Frankfurt till she was 4. Her father them emigrated to holland and her mother went with him. Margot and Anne stayed with her grandmother.
Why does she feel like writing?
Anne feels like writing because she has a greater need to get all kinds of things off her chest
Why does anne say she doesn’t have any friends?/ why does she start to write in a diary
She says that she has a loving family but all she thinks about when shes with her ‘friends’ is to have a good time. She yearns for a true friend. All she does is talk about ordinary everyday things with her friends and they dont seem to be getting any closer. This is why she wants her diary to be her friend.
Why does anne feel writing is a strange experience for someone like her?
She says the not only has she never write before but no one would be interested in the musings of a thirteen yr old school girl. There is some irony in this statement
