The Secret Schools

“The Secret Schools” is about Friedl Dicker-Brandeis, a woman who taught art to children in a concentration camp. For this exercise, write a two-paragraph essay. In the first paragraph, tell your reader what the article says about Friedl. How tall was she? Where did she teach? What did her students think of her? Keeping this information in mind, write your second paragraph about what you think Friedl was like. Use the information in your first paragraph to make guesses about her personality and her effect on the children of the camp.