1. Anne Frank – Characters and Setting
Occupants of the Secret Annex: Describe each character below as we read the play. A brief description is given to get you started.
Anne Frank – main character
Margot Frank – her older sister
Mr. Frank – their father
Mrs. Frank – their mother
Peter Van Daan
Mr. Van Daan – his father
Mrs. Van Daan – his mother
Mr. Dussel – a dentist
Workers in Mr. Frank’s business:
Miep Gies – a young Dutchwoman
Mr. Kraler – a Dutchman
Setting: Amsterdam, the Netherlands, July 1942 to August 1944; November 1945

2. Must Know Terms:
Prejudice - Forming a judgment without any facts, evidence, or experience
Racism - System of oppression where race determines cultural advantages and disadvantages
Nazi - Germany's National Socialist party controlled by Adolf Hitler from
Ethnic Cleansing - Displacement of an ethnic group to achieve homogeneity
Anti-Semitism - Hatred or persecution aimed at the Jewish community

3. Semite - Person of Middle Eastern (usually Jewish) descent
Discrimination - Recognition of differences among people and making choices based on those differences
Stereotyping - Generalizing a group of people based on minimal or limited knowledge about that group of people
Bias - The sense of having a preference to one particular point of view or perspective
Holocaust - Nazi party's deliberate execution of millions of Jews and minorities during World War II

4. Questions Due
Act One; Sc 1&2 worksheet
Act One; Sc 3
Act Two Sc