Ready Steady Read Together
The Diary of a Young Girl: Non-Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
True or False?
The people in the annexe could move around freely without worry during the day.
True
False
Tick Me
Why did Anne compare the treatment of Jews to ‘the slave hunts of the olden days’?
Tick one:
A Both Jews and slaves were unhappy.
B Both Jews and slaves were protected by soldiers.
Check
C Both Jews and slaves were unfairly targeted and captured.
Click if correct
D Both Jews and slaves were forced to work in fields.
Find Me
Find two words which mean ‘very sad or distressing’:
Countless friends and acquaintances have been taken off to a dreadful fate. Night after night, green and grey military vehicles cruise the streets. They knock on every door, asking whether any Jews live there. If so, the whole family is immediately taken away. If not, they proceed to the next house. It’s impossible to escape their clutches unless you go into hiding. They often go around with lists, knocking only on those doors where they know there’s a big haul to be made. They frequently offer a bounty, so much per head. It’s like the slave hunts of the olden days. I don’t mean to make light of this; it’s much too tragic for that.
2 Discuss then check
1 Discuss then check
tragic
dreadful
Sequence Me
Put the events from the unit in the correct order:
A) Anne received a diary and names it Kitty.
B) Anne and her family pack their belongings in satchels.
C) Mr Dussel moves into the annexe bringing sad news.
D) Margot received a call-up notice from the SS.
E) The family move into the annexe in Mr Frank’s office building.
Click if correct
Check
Speaking Spotlight
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Who?
What?
Where?
Why?
How?
When?
What would you liketo ask Anne Frank?
Vocabulary
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light-fingered
liable
dismantled
morale
undernourished
denouncing
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From: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank © 1947. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
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Wednesday, 29 March 1944
Dearest Kitty,
Mr Bokestein, the Cabinet Minister, speaking on the Dutch broadcast from London, said that after the war a collection would be made of diaries and letters dealing with the war. Of course, everyone pounced on my diary. Just imagine how interesting it would be if I were able to publish a novel about the Secret Annexe. The title alone would make people think it was a detective story.
Seriously, though, ten years after the war people would find it very amusing to read how we lived, what we ate and what we talked about as Jews in hiding. Although I tell you a great deal about our lives, you still know very little about us. How frightened the women are during air raids; last Sunday, for instance, when 350 British planes dropped 550 tons of bombs on Ijmuiden, so that the houses trembled like blades of grass in the wind. Or how many epidemics are raging here.
You know nothing of these matters, and it would take me all day to describe everything down to the last detail. People have to queue for vegetables and all kinds of goods; doctors can’t visit their patients, since their cars and bikes are stolen the moment they turn their backs; burglaries and thefts are so common that you ask yourself what’s suddenly got into the Dutch to make them so light-fingered.
From: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank © 1947. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
People don’t dare leave the house for even five minutes, since they’re liable to come back and find all their belongings gone. Every day the newspapers are filled with reward notices for the return of stolen typewriters, Persian rugs, electric clocks, fabrics, etc. The electric clocks on street corners are dismantled, public phones are stripped down to the last wire.
Morale among the Dutch can’t be good. Everyone’s hungry; except for the ersatz coffee, a week’s food ration doesn’t last two days. The invasion’s long in coming, the men are being shipped off to Germany, the children are ill or undernourished, and everyone’s wearing worn-out clothes and run-down shoes. A new sole costs 7.50 guilders on the black market. Besides, a few shoemakers will do repairs, or if they do, you have to wait four months for your shoes, which might very well have disappeared in the meantime.
One good thing has come out of this: as the food gets worse and the decrees more severe, the acts of sabotage against the authorities are increasing. The food office, the police, the officials – they’re all either helping their fellow citizens or denouncing them and sending them off to prison. Fortunately, only a small percentage of Dutch people are on the wrong side.
Yours, Anne
From: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank © 1947. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Do you think Anne Frank would be happy about her diary being published for the world to read? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Text Mark Evidence people would find it very amusing to read how we lived, what we ate and what we talked about as Jews in hiding
Text Mark Evidence just imagine how interesting it would be if I were able to publish a novel about the Secret Annexe
yes
yes
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
2) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false:
True
False
Anne thought ‘Secret Annexe’ sounded like a detective story.
German planes dropped 550 tons of bombs on Ijmuiden.
Children as young as eight-years-old were breaking into homes.
The Dutch people were feeling hopeful about their situation.
Reveal Answer
The majority of Dutch people supported the Germans.
Practise & Apply
3) What was life like for the Dutch people during the war? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Text Mark Evidence - how frightened the women are during air raids - 350 British planes dropped 550 tons of bombs - the invasion’s long in coming
unsafe and frightening
spirits are low
Text Mark Evidence morale among the Dutch can’t be good
Text Mark Evidence the men are being shipped off to Germany
families are being split
Text Mark Evidence - epidemics are raging here - doctors can’t visit their patients - the children are ill or undernourished
unhealthy
Text Mark Evidence the decrees more severe
stricter rules are created
Text Mark Evidence - a week’s food ration doesn’t last two days - the children are…undernourished - everyone’s wearing worn-out clothes and run-down shoes
food and supplies are scarce
Text Mark Evidence the acts of sabotage against the authorities are increasing
people are fighting back
Text Mark Evidence the food office, the police, the officials – they’re all either helping their fellow citizens or…sending them off to prison
you don’t know who you can trust
theft is common
Text Mark Evidence - burglaries and thefts are so common - people don’t leave their house even for five minutes, since they’re liable to come back and find all their belongings gone
RevealEvidence & Answers
4) Which word best summarises the mindset of the Dutch people?
trustworthy
angry
desperate
hopeful
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
5) ‘The food gets worse and the decrees more severe…’
The word ‘severe’ suggests that the rules…
Tick one:
are becoming stricter.
are being ignored.
only applied to Jewish people.
are helping to stop the burglaries.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Diary of a Young Girl: Non-Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
True or False?
The people in the annexe could move around freely without worry during the day.
True
False
Tick Me
Why did Anne compare the treatment of Jews to ‘the slave hunts of the olden days’?
Tick one:
A Both Jews and slaves were unhappy.
B Both Jews and slaves were protected by soldiers.
Check
C Both Jews and slaves were unfairly targeted and captured.
Click if correct
D Both Jews and slaves were forced to work in fields.
Find Me
Find two words which mean ‘very sad or distressing’:
Countless friends and acquaintances have been taken off to a dreadful fate. Night after night, green and grey military vehicles cruise the streets. They knock on every door, asking whether any Jews live there. If so, the whole family is immediately taken away. If not, they proceed to the next house. It’s impossible to escape their clutches unless you go into hiding. They often go around with lists, knocking only on those doors where they know there’s a big haul to be made. They frequently offer a bounty, so much per head. It’s like the slave hunts of the olden days. I don’t mean to make light of this; it’s much too tragic for that.
2 Discuss then check
1 Discuss then check
tragic
dreadful
Sequence Me
Put the events from the unit in the correct order:
A) Anne received a diary and names it Kitty.
B) Anne and her family pack their belongings in satchels.
C) Mr Dussel moves into the annexe bringing sad news.
D) Margot received a call-up notice from the SS.
E) The family move into the annexe in Mr Frank’s office building.
Click if correct
Check
Speaking Spotlight
Hot Seating
Explore
Hot Seating: Ask the character
Who?
What?
Where?
Why?
How?
When?
What would you liketo ask Anne Frank?
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
light-fingered
liable
dismantled
morale
undernourished
denouncing
Explore
From: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank © 1947. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
Wednesday, 29 March 1944
Dearest Kitty,
Mr Bokestein, the Cabinet Minister, speaking on the Dutch broadcast from London, said that after the war a collection would be made of diaries and letters dealing with the war. Of course, everyone pounced on my diary. Just imagine how interesting it would be if I were able to publish a novel about the Secret Annexe. The title alone would make people think it was a detective story.
Seriously, though, ten years after the war people would find it very amusing to read how we lived, what we ate and what we talked about as Jews in hiding. Although I tell you a great deal about our lives, you still know very little about us. How frightened the women are during air raids; last Sunday, for instance, when 350 British planes dropped 550 tons of bombs on Ijmuiden, so that the houses trembled like blades of grass in the wind. Or how many epidemics are raging here.
You know nothing of these matters, and it would take me all day to describe everything down to the last detail. People have to queue for vegetables and all kinds of goods; doctors can’t visit their patients, since their cars and bikes are stolen the moment they turn their backs; burglaries and thefts are so common that you ask yourself what’s suddenly got into the Dutch to make them so light-fingered.
From: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank © 1947. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
People don’t dare leave the house for even five minutes, since they’re liable to come back and find all their belongings gone. Every day the newspapers are filled with reward notices for the return of stolen typewriters, Persian rugs, electric clocks, fabrics, etc. The electric clocks on street corners are dismantled, public phones are stripped down to the last wire.
Morale among the Dutch can’t be good. Everyone’s hungry; except for the ersatz coffee, a week’s food ration doesn’t last two days. The invasion’s long in coming, the men are being shipped off to Germany, the children are ill or undernourished, and everyone’s wearing worn-out clothes and run-down shoes. A new sole costs 7.50 guilders on the black market. Besides, a few shoemakers will do repairs, or if they do, you have to wait four months for your shoes, which might very well have disappeared in the meantime.
One good thing has come out of this: as the food gets worse and the decrees more severe, the acts of sabotage against the authorities are increasing. The food office, the police, the officials – they’re all either helping their fellow citizens or denouncing them and sending them off to prison. Fortunately, only a small percentage of Dutch people are on the wrong side.
Yours, Anne
From: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank © 1947. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Do you think Anne Frank would be happy about her diary being published for the world to read? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Text Mark Evidence people would find it very amusing to read how we lived, what we ate and what we talked about as Jews in hiding
Text Mark Evidence just imagine how interesting it would be if I were able to publish a novel about the Secret Annexe
yes
yes
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
2) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false:
True
False
Anne thought ‘Secret Annexe’ sounded like a detective story.
German planes dropped 550 tons of bombs on Ijmuiden.
Children as young as eight-years-old were breaking into homes.
The Dutch people were feeling hopeful about their situation.
Reveal Answer
The majority of Dutch people supported the Germans.
Practise & Apply
3) What was life like for the Dutch people during the war? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Text Mark Evidence - how frightened the women are during air raids - 350 British planes dropped 550 tons of bombs - the invasion’s long in coming
unsafe and frightening
spirits are low
Text Mark Evidence morale among the Dutch can’t be good
Text Mark Evidence the men are being shipped off to Germany
families are being split
Text Mark Evidence - epidemics are raging here - doctors can’t visit their patients - the children are ill or undernourished
unhealthy
Text Mark Evidence the decrees more severe
stricter rules are created
Text Mark Evidence - a week’s food ration doesn’t last two days - the children are…undernourished - everyone’s wearing worn-out clothes and run-down shoes
food and supplies are scarce
Text Mark Evidence the acts of sabotage against the authorities are increasing
people are fighting back
Text Mark Evidence the food office, the police, the officials – they’re all either helping their fellow citizens or…sending them off to prison
you don’t know who you can trust
theft is common
Text Mark Evidence - burglaries and thefts are so common - people don’t leave their house even for five minutes, since they’re liable to come back and find all their belongings gone
RevealEvidence & Answers
4) Which word best summarises the mindset of the Dutch people?
trustworthy
angry
desperate
hopeful
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
5) ‘The food gets worse and the decrees more severe…’ The word ‘severe’ suggests that the rules…
Tick one:
are becoming stricter.
are being ignored.
only applied to Jewish people.
are helping to stop the burglaries.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
talk about books.
Reveal
Share your thoughts with friends or family.
If you like this book, you might like...
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced from: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank © 1947 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.