FREEDOM WRITERS

A. WORK

WITH A PARTNER. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER.

PAIR OF STUDENTS WHO SCORE MOST POINTS IS THE WINNER!

MAKE

GUESSES.

THE

1. WHERE WAS ANNE FRANK BORN?

A. AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND
B. FRANKFURT, GERMANY
C. WARSAW, POLAND
D. BRUGES, BELGIUM

2. WHEN WAS SHE BORN?

A. 1929
B. 1931
C. 1932
D. 1934
3. ON HER 13TH BIRTHDAY, ANNE FRANK RECEIVED A DIARY WHICH SHE NAMED....
A. LITTLE HEART
B. KITTY
C. BIRDY
D. MOMMY
4. ANNE'S FATHER AND HIS WORKMATES CREATED A HIDING PLACE...
A. UNDER HIS HOUSE
B. UNDER HIS OFFICE
C. IN A HOUSE IN FRONT OF THEIR OFFICE
D. IN AN ANNEX TO HIS OFFICE
5. HOW LONG AFTER ANNE AND HER FAMILY MOVED TO THAT HIDING PLACE WAS THE
FRANK FAMILY TAKEN TO A CONCENTRATION CAMP?
A. 9 MONTHS
B. 2 YEARS
C. 3 YEARS
D. 5 YEARS
6. HOW DID ANNE FRANK DIE?
A. SHOT
B. GAS CHAMBER
C. TYPHUS
D. PNEUMONIA
7. HOW DID HER MOTHER DIE?
A. STARVATION
B. TUBERCULOSIS
C. SHOT
D. DECAPITATED

8. HOW OLD WAS ANNE FRANK WHEN SHE DIED?

A. 18
B. 10
C. 12
D. 15
9. HOW DID HER FATHER DIE IN THE CAMP?
A. GAS CHAMBER
B. SHOT
C. CANCER
D. HE DIDN'T DIE THERE
10. WHERE IS THE ANNE FRANK MUSEUM?
A. AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND
B. BERLIN, GERMANY
C. AUSCHWITZ, POLAND
D. PARIS, FRANCE
11. WHEN WAS THE FIRST EDITION OF HER BOOK PUBLISHED?
A. 1947
B. 1967
C. 1970
D. 1975

B. BEFORE

WATCHING THE SEGMENT, WORK IN GROUPS. IMAGINE THAT YOUR

SCHOOL WILL RECEIVE THE VISIT OF THE LADY WHO HID ANNE FRANK. HER NAME IS
MIEP GIES. COME UP WITH 3 QUESTIONS YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK HER.

1.
2.
3.

C. WATCH THE SEGMENT NOW AND DISCUSS THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW :
1. WERE ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED? WHICH ONES?
2. HOW DID THE GESTAPO FIND ANNE FRANK?
3. WHY WASN'T MS. GIES KILLED OR TAKEN TO A CONCENTRATION CAMP FOR HIDING
A JEW?
4. WHAT IS HER NATIONALITY? DID IT HELP HER?
5. DOES MS. GIES CONSIDER HERSELF A HERO? AND YOU? DO YOU CONSIDER HER
A HERO?
D. WORK IN PAIRS. INTERVIEW EACH OTHER BY ASKING THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1. DO YOU HAVE NEW SNOOP DOGG'S ALBUM?
2. HAVE YOU SEEN "BOYZ IN THE HOOD"?
3. WHO LIVES IN THE PROJECTS?
4. DO YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO IS IN JUVENILE HALL?
5. HAVE YOU BEEN IN JUVENILE HALL FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME?
6. DO YOU KNOW WHERE TO GET DRUGS RIGHT NOW?
7. DO YOU KNOW ANYONE IN A GANG?
8. ARE YOU A GANG MEMBER?
9. HAVE YOU LOST A FRIEND TO GANG VIOLENCE?
10. HAVE YOU LOST MORE THAN ONE FRIEND?
NOW REWRITE THE SENTENCES ABOVEUSING INDIRECT QUESTIONS. FOLLOW THE
MODEL

1. HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE NEW SNOOP DOGGS ALBUM?

2. HOW MANY OF YOU
3. HOW MANY OF YOU
4. HOW MANY OF YOU
5. HOW MANY OF YOU
6. HOW MANY OF YOU
7. HOW MANY OF YOU
8. HOW MANY OF YOU
9. STAND IN LINE IF
10. STANG IN LINE IF
NOW WATCH THE MOVIE SEGMENT FROM THE MOVIE FREEDOM WRITERS AND CHECK
YOUR ANSWERS.

HOMEWORK
PLAY THE GAME THE TEACHER AND STUDENTS IN THE SEGMENT DID. EACH STUDENT
WRITES DOWN 3 YES/NO QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT HE/SHE'D LIKE TO LEARN ABOUT
HIS/HER CLASSMATES ON A PIECE OF PAPER AND GIVE IT TO YOUR TEACHER.
THE

TEACHER DRAWS A LINE ON THE FLOOR AND ASKS THE STUDENTS QUESTIONS
SAYING HOW MANY OF YOU... AND ASKS ONE STUDENT TO SAY THE SAME QUESTIONS
USING DIRECT SPEECH.

EX: TEACHER: HOW MANY OF YOU ARE SUFFERING OF A BROKEN HEART

THE STS WHO ARE SUFFERING OF A BROKEN HEART STAND ON THE LINE.
TEACHER: STUDENT 1!
STUDENT 1: ARE YOU SUFFERING OF A BROKEN HEART NOW?

NOW?