11-12-08+Colorado+Questions

 1)     Why do you think Anne named her diary? If you had a diary would you name it? Why or why not?  (8H, group 1; 8S group 4)     2)     Why did the Jews have to wear yellow stars? Why didn’t they just take the stars off? What do you think about some of the other restrictions placed on Jews? (8H, group 1; 8H group 3; 8H group 5)  3)     How was the diary a release for Anne Frank?  (8S, group 3; 8H group 2; 8H, group 4)     4)     How do the Franks treat Margot and Anne differently? Do you think it is fair? Have you been treated differently than a sibling? (8S, group 1; 8S, group 5; 8S group 3)  5)     Anne said, “I’ve learned one thing: you only really get to know a person after a fight. Only then can you judge their true character.” What does she mean by this? Do you agree or disagree?  (8S, group 1)     6)     Mr. Van Daan said that you get farther in life when you are pushy. Do you think that is true? Why? Have you ever known someone like that? Did they get far in life? How did you feel when you were around them? (8S, group 1; 8S, group 2)  7)     Why did Anne leave her cat at home?  (8H, group 2)     8)     How does Anne Frank feel about going into hiding at first? How would you feel about going into this situation? (8S, group 5)