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1. Please craft excellent, thoughtful, and full response (a paragraph or so) for the question. It is best to write and revise them in a word document, spell check and correct, and then cut and paste to this. Even though this is a "posting board," you must write quality paragraphs -- capitalization, punctuations, spelling, etc. matter. PLEASE, NO PERSONAL INFORMATION.
2. Type next to your number.
3. You need to respond to yourself AND repond to a class member.
4. Remember to identify your number when responding to another response. Ex. #4, (4), 4 --,
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#1 I noticed that sometimes I felt uncomfortable being "It." I like it better when I was one of the other kids. It sort of reminds me of baseball. I like to bat, but I don't like to play outfield. Sometimes I felt other kids were not taking it seriously enough, or following the rules. That sort of ruined it. It was really frustrating when I didn't know the secret. It was great when I figured it out. It kind of reminded me of figuring out a math problem. I still don't know why it's about human nature.
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#5. Me too! Except, I think I know why it's about human nature. It felt like when my friends try to keep a secret from each other. I thought it was funny when she was talking "Gibberish" because it reminded me of when I was in France, and my family had to figure out what people were saying. We used a lot of hand gestures when we talked. It was frustrating, and we felt like we didn't belong.
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QUESTION ONE (Make certain that you have read Act 1, Scenes 1 and 2 before crafting your responses.)
What did you notice about your own thoughts, feelings and behavior while playing the games?
Student #1 The first game that we played as a class was “Kitty Wants A Corner.” When we first started to play this game I didn’t give it my full energy. I sort of just stood there and didn’t really trade places with anyone. Then one time when I did try to trade places with a friend and almost got tagged, so I started to work a little harder. However, I could not figure out what that game had to do with Ann Frank. I am still trying to find out. Then we played the next game, Black Magic. I got really confused about this game. At one point I was kind of frustrated because I couldn’t figure out the secret of guessing the object. I tried counting how many objects the person was asked before they said yes, but it was different every time so that couldn’t have been the answer. I still am not sure what the secret is! This might have related to Ann Frank because I’m sure she got frustrated about being in hiding.
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Student #2 I liked playing the first game where you had to try and run to another spot before the middle person got there. I liked it because I was never it and I got to run in the classroom. But it must have stunk to be the middle person because when he/she said kitty wants a corner no one would say sure or ok, they must of felt left out. Along with when playing the black magic game, I was getting frustrated because I didn’t know the rule and some other people where guessing it and I couldn’t get it. Then I heard a rumor on what the rule was and I felt better even though it was sort of cheating. And I liked having to pick our own names because you could think of some crazy names. Those are my thoughts on playing the games.
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Student #4
I was sick on Thursday, so unfortunately I missed all the instructions and I missed out on playing the games. I didn't even know that we were starting a new lesson on 'The Diary of Anne Frank'. On Friday in Mrs. Schick’s class I had no idea what was going on, all I knew was we had played some "games" the previous day. I had no idea what kind of games or anything. When Mrs. Schick did her Gibberish thing... I thought she was crazy. That was until I watched her had movements, that gave me the clue. After that no-one bothered to explain to me what we were doing, so I was kind of feeling left out. I felt confused and a bit frustrated because Mrs. Schick didn't tell me what was going on (I think this on purpose). After I caught up in the reading, and had been told about the stars we used on Thursday, I figured that the stars resembled what the Jews were forced to wear on their clothing to be identified. Then on Friday after reading the scene 2 part, I became clearer with the whole fur coat thing, but I am still not very sure. All I know so far is that these things have to do with the Jews and the Germans. I am a little upset that I missed out on the games. I still have no idea what’s going on, so it has been hard for me to write this response. Hopefully things will clear up soon.
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While playing the games, I felt sorry for the people being “it.” They always kept asking, “kitty wants a corner?” Then everyone just said, “no.” Except for Frank, he’s nice. I didn’t want to switch places much, because I could get caught if the kitty was looking. But some people are slower than me, so I switched places when they were “it.” But during Black Magic, things were completely different. I felt like I was going to pull my hair out in frustration! I always thought I knew what it was, but I was always wrong! And those were my thoughts on these games.
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Student #6
When we played the games, I had a hard time trying to figure out the meaning of the games. I thought I would eventually understand them after reading the story, but I still couldn't quite figure it out. I could sort of figure out why we played Kitty Wants a Corner. I thought we played that because like the Jews, we tried to get to someplace without getting caught. I would always try to hurry to my spot and try not let the person who was it get there before me. Sometimes, it got really close and I got excited, so it was pretty fun. I also didn't want to be it, so I really tried to get to my corner as fast as I could. When we played Black Magic, I got very frustrated and sometimes confused because I thought I figured it out, but then, it wouldn't be right and I would get confused and frustrated all over again. I think it relates to the Anne Frank story because when the Germans would look for the Jews, they would think they found out where they were, but it wouldn't be the right place. I liked this game though because it made me think really hard and really want to find out what it was each time I got it wrong. I'm not very sure what the gibberish was for, but maybe it was like the Jews having their own language or keeping secrets with friends so the Germans couldn't understand anything.
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1. I agree wuth you. i also thought that some of the secrets would be revaled in the story but I think only one of the secrets was revealed. the games also made me think as well and i think everyone was thinking about what they meant.-student 12
2. I agree with just about everything you said. all of these games we played somehow connect to the germans trying to find the jews. and from the games i became very fruasterated so if we played the roll of the jews think of how it must have felt for them. i think the kitty wants a corner game had the biggest connection to them though because you were in constant alert. your guesses for the otheer two were good to bu im not sure on those, i just guessed.-#14
Student #7:
When we played Kitty Wants A Corner, I never really risked running far because I was afraid I might lose my spot. I didn't like being the kitty because it felt uncomfortable so I only moved to a close spot every time we were forced to move. After I read Anne Frank's story, I thought that the game related to it because Mr. Frank always said they couldn't risk being caught when they were in the Secret Annex. I also thought that the person being the kitty was like the people taking Jews away. Like when they said "Kitty wants a corner" it was like forcing the Jews out of their homes because you could either give them your spot or turn them away. But still, it is kind of like that since the people could kick you out of your home and send you to jail during Anne Frank's time. When we played Black Magic, we were all very observant and I think that's like when Mr. Frank kept watch through the windows to make sure the coast was clear. I also was frustrated when I couldn't figure out what the secret to the game. It made me really anxious to know what the secret was. I think that was kind of like the people trying to find the Jews too because they probably searched every house they could see but they couldn't find all the Jews and maybe got a little fed up. And they probably had to find a pattern of some sort. Like maybe they had to observe how Jews hid and if there was like a certain place they knew that Jews liked to hide in, they could find the secret of where everyone was hiding. So maybe another family had a secret room to hide out in, too. So if the people found them, they could search the house for a secret place. I tried to see what Mrs. Shick was doing in each round to see if here was a pattern.When Mrs. Shick spoke Gibberish, I thought it was to show that the people living in the Secret Annex had to stay still and signal to each other and couldn't talk while people were around to avoid being caught, but Mrs. Shick talked so I'm not sure if that's right, but I think that's why. Mrs. Shick mentioned that she didn't exactly say what she wanted us to do, but we knew what she meant by looking at her signals. I think that was like Mr. Frank giving everyone the signal to start talking once it was safe every day. I didn' really feel nervous or frusrated or anyhing when we watched Mrs. Shick talking this way. I was just a little confused on why she suddenly decided to talk in a funny way.
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Student #8 I could understand partially why we played those games. I think we played the Kitty wants a Corner because it simulates how chaotic that time was and some people didn't understand the game and they were the Jews being taken away. I didn't want to be the one in the spotlight when we played kitty wants a corner because I would get nervous/uncomfortable in front of everyone. When we played Black Majic I was incredibly frusturated yet puzzled about how the game worked. It was killing me to find out the secret and I tried to sttudy all of Mrs. Schick's movements before the game ended. I still haven't figured it out. I think it represents how the Jews didn't know why the Nazis were treating them that way.
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1. Many of the games made sense but some didn’t. I too got frustrated with black magic and in kitty wants a corner I never wanted to be “it”. The thing about the Jews not knowing what was going on made a lot of sense to me which made me think more about the games. It made me think twice about how the Jews felt when they had no idea what was going on and how I didn’t know what to do during some of the games.
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Student #9
When we played kitty wants a corner, I was confused on how everything works. I also didn’t want to be “it” so I didn’t move far when we had to move. When I switched with one of my friends I was so afraid to get caught be the “it” person. When we played black magic I got pretty frustrated cause I couldn’t figure it out and when people guessed and got it wrong it made me mad. The game really made me think hard. Also when we got the stars it reminded me of when all the Jews had to wear the star of David. I felt weird wearing a star and maybe that was how the Jews felt too.
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1. Wow, I completely agree. Except for the "not moving far part" I had the exact same experience. When we played black magic, I had new ideas everytime. I also think that many people had the same ideas as me. I thought the same way about the stars. Although, I felt proud about the stars. I felt different, but I liked being different. #31
2. I agree, wearing the stars felt really weird because your not used to them being there. Black Magic was frustrating for everyone because only two people knew what the signal was and then everyone else was paying close attention to the movements of the "pointer person." With kitty wants a corner i think it was a good idea to move only a few corners away, because the further you move, the more chance you have to get caught. Just like in Anne Frank with the Franks having to walk 2 miles for a hiding spot. - Student #10
Student #10 Playing the games in English on Thursday frustrated me a little. Kitty wants a corner was funny for me because whenever the "kitty" would turn around to ask for a corner a lot of people would switch "corners" with somebody. The person who was the kitty knew what they were doing but didn't feel like they could catch them half of the time. The only time that they would run after a spot would be when they felt the corner was close enough that they could make it. I also didn't understand why some people gave up there corner, it just doesnt make sense for someone to want to be singaled out. I have a few ideas how Kitty wants a corner could relate to Anne Frank, but i'm not completely sure. The second game we played was black magic, and i have no idea how that relates to Anne Frank and i have no idea what the signal is. It is frustrating for people to figure out what it is. When you guess wrong you are a bit disapointed and you want to know what it is even more. Gibberish was an easy game. It didnt matter what Mrs. Shick was saying, you could tell through the way she said it and the way she moved her hands. I still dont know what Black Magic and Gibberish have to do with Anne Frank, but i'm sure it will be very important when we figure it out. (I hope this turns out ok, i accidentally typed this up in Section 2 so i had to cut it out from there and copy it over to here.)
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1. I agree. Whenever the kitty went to a corner, they never had time to get to it unless they were near it. I also didn't understand why people gave up their corner because it didn't do you any good. I didn't have very many ideas for why this related to Anne Frank, but maybe it had to do with the Germans trying to get the Jews. I also had no idea what the idea was until the very end of class. It made me very frustrated and confused when I couldn't figure it out. With Gibberish, I had no problem for what she was saying because she was pretty much telling everybody with her movements. I was confused for why she was doing it at first though. I also think that these games will be important once we figure out the main idea. ~Student #6~
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Student #12 I thought that in some way that the games we played during class related to Anne Frank. I think that it is related because our newest subject in class is Anne Frank. But it didn’t make any sense top me as to how it was related. The game black magic was confusing but when I figured it out it made a lot of sense.
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1. Yeah, I completely agree. I don't understand it either, but I guess we will soon enough. As for the Black Magic game, you're right there too. It did make sense after you figure it out (hopefully by yourself). §tudent #5
Student #13During the “Black Magic”, I was very frustrated because I could not figure it out. I finally got it but I had to think about the name of the game to help me. In the game “Kiddy Wants A Corner”, I thought that most people were just kind of standing around and not actually participating. Out of the two games I definitely thought that “Black Magic” was a lot more fun and even though it was hard to figure out, it gave us something to think about.
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1. #2 i agree i too think that people were just standing aroung during the Kiddy Wants A Corner, i don't think they cared about it. and the black magic game was fun and hard. i didnt figure it out though. it took alot of brain power to think on what it was but i didn't get it until someone told me.
Student #14 I think all of the things that we did during the games in class had something to do with anne Frank because otherwis we probely wouldnt be playing games without any conections to class work, or jsut for no reason. but during the first game "kitty wants a corner" I was very frusterated when i was in the middle because i felt left out and it was very difficult to steal somebodys place without them knowing. this had a big connection with Anne Frank because since she was a jew sher could not let anybody cathc her she would be the one in the middle being left out any very few times would she be able to sneak outside. or you could look at as if the middle person was a german and you had to make swift moves and you could not get caught. the next game black magic was a very difficult game because you had to be very observative to know the trick. this has a connection with Anne Frank, im sure but i just cant put my tounge on it. maybe it had something to do with finding a jew but i really dont know.and lastly i think gibberish had to do with Anne Frank because they probely had to do things more secrectly but still getting the point across. just like the way mrs. schick gestured things it allowed me to know what she was saying without her sayiing it. im notsure with any of these answers so give your input if you think im wrong.
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1. Well during the first game I had a lot of fun because I was never it and it looked like the people being it weren’t having fun. Also I felt that some people were trying to cheat their way through the game and I didn’t like that. During the second game I was very frustrated because I couldn’t find the secret that the people were using to communicate and that made me feel angry every time I couldn’t get it. Also the name picking was very fun. Also I heard a few rumors and I tried hard not to listen to them but it was very tempting. Also once u became it in kitty wants a corner u could barely get out because everyone was aginst you.
Student #17
During Kitty wants a corner I didn't want to be it. When you were it you were singled out and I don't like that feeling. No one likes to be alone or different. Once your "it" it's hard to get back in too. In the game black magic I was frustrated and angry. I couldn't figure out the secret no matter what I seemed to do. When I finally got the courage to stand up and say my guess I felt really foolish for being wrong. Keeping a secret can be hard for some people but others live with secrets everyday.
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1. I agree. I didn't want to be "it" in Kitty wants a Corner. It is a bad feeling I think when you are signaled out. I was also frusturated in Black Magic. I also couldn't figure out the secret no matter how hard I tried. I didn't feel good when i was wrong too.
2. student #24 I felt the exact same way and was dying to find out the answer to the question it was a little unusual for me too.
3. I didn't want to be the kitty either because I hate when everyone looks at me. I was frustrated as well in the Black Magic game but I wouldn't exactly feel foolish for getting it wrong.I tried to figure out what was different from all the other movements and tone of Mrs. Shick when she pointed to the right object, but I couldn't guess it either. ~From Student #7~
Student #18
In class I was able to find some real strong connections between the games and nametags, and, the Diary of Anne Frank. I think that the star nametag stands for the stars that the Jews had to wear on all of their clothing. I don’t think it was a direct translation though, because everybody had one, but not everyone of the time was Jewish. I think that the Fur coats stood for when Anne and her family walked from there house, to the secret hide-out. At that time they had to wear a lot of clothing; layering themselves as much as possible, because the only cloths they could bring with them were the ones they could wear on their backs. As for the games, there wasn’t always as clear of a correlation between the two. The game, “kitty in the coroner” reminded me of the Jews being constantly on the run. I didn’t like the feeling of being “it” at all. I think the one that was “it” stood for a Jew, while the rest of the people were like the Nazis, and Christians, who were constantly surrounding the Jews. So for the Jews to survive, they had to slip into the crowd and hide. In the game, Black magic, I knew the clue before the game started. For this reason I felt kind of like Hitler, because everyone was under my control. The one I was least certain on was the gibberish game. However, I think it stands for how even though the Jews may not know the language of the Nazis, they knew the one simple message they were trying to get across.
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Student #23 When Mrs. Schick first introduced us to the game, "Kitty Wants A Corner' it seemed quite dull. This is probably because most people didn't switch their spots with anybody else and we weren't exactly "into it." Eventually people started coming around and it became more exciting, although it was not my favorite game, it must have had a purpose. I felt confused when Mrs. Schick stated that somehow this game relates to "The Diary of Anne Frank." I have yet to discover how it relates but I am thinking deeply about it. One time I was pretty cocky and basically walked over to my 'switchers' place, and when I realized that the person who was "it" was going to tag me I tried to rush to my spot, but instead I was tagged and became it. One word: frustration. The next game we played was Black Magic. During this game I really didn't have any part in it except for watching Mrs. Schicks movements, trying to decipher how the person who was "it" was figuring out the objects we picked. With frustration building up inside, not being able to figure out just by her actions on how she was giving it away...I started to count. At first, I thought that it was because of the seventh item picked but when i "sold" my idea to her she replyed no and I had to return to my seat and think again. Secondly I believed that it had to do with her tone and pitch of voice. Such as...for the incorrect items she would stress the words and be in a normal tone but when she reached the item she said it rapidly and it a higher pitch. Once again I asked if this was correct and she rejected. I enjoyed the game because it got me thinking but, one the other hand it was very frustrating not to know, at all, how "it" figured out the item.
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Student #24 During the course of the game I really didn’t mind being "it" at all. I just followed the game and played by the rules. The game was way better than working and I really enjoyed it. For the most part I wasn’t even tagged at all until I was held back and tagged. Right afterward I passed the placement of being "it" to another person by saying “doggy wants a treat.” By that time, the game had been passed on to someone else, and I was out of the spotlight.
During the game “Black Magic” I really didn’t have anything to do with the game except try to figure out how our class knew what the item was that we had picked. At first, I thought it was because of the seventh item but I started to think it was tone of voice. The game didn’t have as much interaction as the first, but I still thought that it was fun.
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1. #26 I wish someone would have told me it still bothers me.
2. #23 I agree with this person. At the begining of Black Magic I was not very into it but as the course of the game moved along I started to think it was fun and enjoy it.
3 #16 I agree with #23 because i was very frustrated but as it went on I started to like it more and I started to make up some pretty crazy stuff to tell my friends to say. With the kitty wants a corner I enjoyed it alot through the whole game and it never got boring.
Student #25 During the games, I had different feelings about each one. In the kitty want a corner one, I wasn't really mad, because I wasn't the kitty that much. But in the black magic game, it was a different story. I was very frustrated because when I would go out to guess what it was, I was always wrong. I still don't know what the answer is and I really want to know. This is kind of a spin off of number 26's but I was really jealous of the people who new the secret because it made me feel like an outcast or someone that everyone hated. The kitty game was much less frustrating than the black magic game.
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1. #13 Yea, I have to agree with you about the games. The Black Magic game was a lot more frustrating than the other game. I figured out the answer to Black Magic but I was really frustrated like you until I figured it out. Every time I would think I was right, I would go out to guess and I would of course be mad because I got it wrong. I hope we get to play some more games.
Student #26Q:What did you notice about your own thoughts, feelings and behavior while playing the games?
A:I felt that the one who was it during kitty wants a corner was kinda alone and was seperate from thegroup. It was a little weird to be the only one not in the group. I was mad during the Black Magic game because you didnt know the secret so it was annoying. I envied the people who knew cause it felt like being left out of something important.
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1. I think you were right in saying that the black magic game was frustrating. I bet that alot of the people, well pretty much all of them, felt the same way you did about that. #25
2. I completely agree. Being singled out is really wierd and I don't think anybody likes it that much. I think it kinda relates to how the Jews were singled out from everyone else during the war. In Black Magic I was angry too. I couldn't figure out the secret no matter how hard I tried. I in a way envied the people who knew the secret too. It seemed like only a select few knew the secret and hardly anybody could guess it. #17
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Student #31 While we were playing black magic, I was pretty frustrated. I had ideas what it the trick was, but I was wrong every time. It was human nature for me to want to know what the trick was. Naturally people want to know secret things. If they don't know, it makes them feel left out.
When we played Kitty corner, I started to really work to do hard things. For example, I would switch with the person who was next to "It." This got very challenging, but I felt I had to take risks. I was never it, but I assume that it would make you feel that you were different from the rest. Even knowing this I still took the risk of being different. It is human nature to take risks. You might steal something even though you might get caught. It's a high risk high reward situation.
When Mrs. Schick was talking gibberish, it took me a second to understand what was going on. At first I thought she was crazy, but then I understood what was going on. Her hand movements gave me the clue.
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1. Unfortunately, i didnt get to expeirence the first 2 games. But, i did get to see the gibberish, and i totally agree with you. At first i had no idea what she was doing, but not long after i realized that the hand motions had something to do with it. I still don't know exactly what they meant, but i think it has to do wiht languages they spoke. What do you think the gibberish meant? (: (#4)
2. I agree with you about the "Black Magic" game and how it was frustrating when you didn't know the secret! I think you are probably right when you say that it is human nature for smoeone to want to know a secret. I am sure that Ann Frank got frustrated too. I mean how would you like it if you had to hide away for so long?!? (#1)
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