Read the following excerpt from Anne Frank Remembered by Miep Gies. Then I walked into Mr. and Mrs. Frank's bedroom. On the floor, amidst the chaos of papers and books, my eye lit
on the little red-orange checkered, cloth-bound diary that Anne had received from her father on her thirteenth
birthday. I pointed it out to Elli. Obeying my gesture, she leaned down and picked it up for me, putting it into my
hands. I remembered how happy Anne had been to receive this little book to write her private thoughts in. I knew
how precious her diary was to Anne. My eyes scanned the rubble for more of Anne's writings, and I saw the old
accounting books and many more writing papers that Elli and I had given to her when she had run out of pages in
the checkered diary. Elli was still very scared, and looked to me for direction. I told Elli, "Help me pick up all Anne's
writings."
Choose the question that would be most effective at encouraging good discussion.
What would you have done if you found Anne's dairy pages in the midst of the chaos?
What has happened to Anne, her family, and the rest of the people who were hiding?
Why does Miep tell Elli to pick up all of the pages from Anne Frank's scattered diary?
How would you feel if you were Miep and Elli digging through all of the items on the floor?