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|Anne Frank attended a Montessori school for several years. This photo shows her at age 7 with her classmates. Anne learned Dutch quickly and was comfortable enough to write her diary in her second language.
Photo from Anne Frank: Beyond the Diary
"Anne Frank: A History for Today," an international touring exhibit, opens in January at the Florida Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg, 55 Fifth St. S. The exhibit, which traces Anne Frank's life and times through family photographs and diary passages as well as examines prejudice and violence today, is made available through the Anne Frank Center USA. Exhibit sponsors include the Eckerd Family Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Martin Jr., the Sembler Family and the state of Florida.
You could interview family members about their experiences or speak with friends who are immigrants and write about their adjustment to a new country and culture. Anne Frank was only 4 years old when her family moved to Holland and she adapted quickly, learning a new language so well that her diary is written in Dutch.
Are you bilingual (able to speak two languages)? Which language or languages are you using to write in your diary?
Anne wrote that she hoped someday to become a Dutch citizen. In Florida, many people have come from different countries, especially from Spanish-speaking and Asian countries. How do immigrants assimilate into their new communities? How do they become citizens?
Do you think people who have recently immigrated to the United States should have the same rights as those born here? Why or why not?
Look at the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights and discuss what the terms "equality" and "liberty" mean.
Does a democracy allow different people to have different rights as citizens? For example, how do you have the right to vote in the United States? What citizens do not have this right? Is there a difference between rights and the ability or access to exercise these rights?
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In her diary, she wrote of missing her old school but of adjusting quickly to a new one. Millions of children in this world move from school to school because their families do not have permanent homes, jobs or for other family reasons.
Where you live usually determines what school you attend. Do you think this is fair? List what you think are the pros and cons of going to a school in your neighborhood. Think about whether all neighborhoods are the same and whether all schools have the same resources to provide for students.
How do you treat new people who come to your school? Do you welcome them? Have you ever moved to a new school? How did you feel about it? How were you treated?