Daniel's Story
Sydney Davis 4th Hour
Physical characteristics of Daniel
Tall, brown hair, blue eyes
Setting
Europe during World War II
New vocabulary word #1
Coup-a highly successful, unexpected act, stroke, or move; a clever action or accomplishment
Author
Carol Matas
Hitler Speech To The World
"That criminal Hitler doesn't even deserve to carry your books!"- Daniel's mother
Daniel's camera
Daniel used this to capture the horrors of the world around him.
Erika
Daniel's little sister who loves to play the violin.
Pictures
Daniel took pictures of this horrifying time in history.
"Anything is better than sitting here like a helpless rabbit."-Daniel
A significant event
Daniel sees Erika at Auschwitz after he thought she was dead.
External Conflict
Daniel's teacher makes an example out of him for being Jewish and not the average height for a German.
Internal conflict
Daniel is struggling not to jump into the pile of dead bodies he sees in the ditch in the field while taking pictures for the resistance.
Frankfurt, Germany
"Daniel, if we let them kill all those who still remember what it is to be human what will be left?"-Daniel's father
Daniel's best friend
Rosa
"I am more determined then ever to live."-Daniel
If you liked this book read one of these
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The Book Theif
The Diary of Anne Frank
Vocabulary word #2
Camaraderie- comradeship; good-fellowship
Vocabulary Word #3
Kapo- a Nazi concentration camp prisoner who was given privileges in return for supervising prisoner work gangs: often a common criminal and frequently brutal to fellow inmates
Lodz, Poland
Auschwitz concentration camp
Buchenwald concentration camp
Theme
Be kind and tolerant of others
"We will dedicate our lives to making sure that this can never, ever happen again."-Rosa
Picture of Daniel #2
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