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Terrible Things

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students reflect on the Holocaust in two lessons. Using prior knowledge, they investigate and make decisions dealing with human behavior before beginning their studies on the Holocaust. After examining different aspects of the event,...
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Salvaged Pages: Writing as a Response to Literature

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss the topic of the Holocaust. Before reading and discussing Elie Wiesel's "Night", they complete an activity giving them a different perspective on the event. They read diaries and journal entries of children and...
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Jazzing Up Journal Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Journal writing lessons can become a whole new experience when students start to learn about the variety of options available.
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Would You Stick Your Neck Out?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine personal qualities of individuals who have been able to help others through selfless actions, and develop short skits about heroes who have stuck their necks out to help others.
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Using Poetic Images to Initiate the Exploration of Resistance During the Holocaust

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the role of resistance during the Holocaust. Viewing images, they complete a set of notes on the Holocaust and discuss the feelings they get from looking at the photographs. They identify the parts of speech used in...
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Teaching about the Rainforest - Classroom Ideas

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students are introduced to the tropical rainforest through different ways that catch their attention such as: Visit a local botanical garden or conservatory so that students can see the variety of tropical plants in the world. They...
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Holocaust Heroes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the contributions of Holocaust heroes. In this Holocaust lesson, students watch "Holocaust Heroes," and discuss the stories shared in the video. Students create scrapbooks that feature the real or fictional account...
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Famous Addresses

For Students 9th
In this math worksheet, 9th graders match numbers with famous house addresses. They must read the description given to help them make the correct choice in this matching worksheet. There are 13 questions with an answer key.
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Films That Make A Difference in History Lesson Plans

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Showing films or other types of media in the classroom is a great way to bring history lesson plans alive.
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Diaries and Memoirs

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners analyze how personal diaries and memoirs record actual events, compare and contrast diaries and memoirs from the Holocaust, and engage in journal or diary writing as a way to explore one's own feelings and self.
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Journaling and Diaries

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students create a record of their own journal and demonstrate the use of a journal/diary. They explore the purposes and benefits of journaling for themselves personally as well as for us in today's world (emotionally and historically).
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Holocaust Unit

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students read a book about World War II and the Holocaust while in small literature circles. They write journal entries and news articles based on the reading.
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Rescued from the Holocaust

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover how Varian Fry rescued people in Vichy France during World War II; and realize the difficulties and dangers Fry faced. This lesson has websites and a play imbedded in it for student use.
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Story Scrapbook

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students develop a comparison worksheet using one non fiction book and one fiction book they have read to be put into a class scrapbook. In their comparison students must have title, author, point of view, setting, characters, and other...
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Anne Frank, the Writer

For Students 9th - 10th
An online exhibition about Anne Frank that focuses on her writing. Plenty of pictures, and translations of her writing, as well as transcripts of interviews with video clips.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Anne Frank

For Students 9th - 10th
This website gives a short biography of Anne Frank. There are links to maps and photographs.
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Anne Frank

For Students 9th - 10th
Engaging site offers a pictorial essay recounting the story of the life of Holocaust victims Anne Frank and her family.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Anne Frank

For Students 9th - 10th
Anne Frank's writing in her diary became one of the most recognized accounts of life for a Jewish family in Europe during World War II.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Anne Frank in the World

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Utah Education Network provides a collection of lessons on teaching about Anne Frank and the Holocaust. Of various lengths for grades 3-12. Support materials are included.
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Anne Frank House

For Students 9th - 10th
Museum, devoted to all aspects of Anne Frank's life and her famous diary, makes available a walk-through recreation of the annex where Anne hid from the Nazis. Also includes an interactive timeline filled with wrenching details of the...
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Other

Anne Frank: Lessons in Human Rights and Dignity

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of Anne Frank is told in this long essay organized into chapters. Features include photos, and as well as extracts from Anne Frank's diary.
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Children's Museum

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Anne Frank: Facing Hatred, Daring to Dream

For Teachers 6th - 9th
The inspiring words of a young girl in Nazi Germany continue to impact us today. Students will learn about Anne Frank's intense struggles, but also the hope she shared through her diary. Then they'll consider how they can impact their...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: We Remember Anne Frank

For Students 9th - 10th
This rich site revolves around two women who knew Anne Frank: Miep Gies who helped to hide her, and Hanneli Pick-Goslar, a childhood friend who is mentioned in the diary. A teacher's guide is included, as well as pictures and interviews.
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CNN

Cnn: Anne Frank's Arrest Might Not Have Stemmed From Betrayal

For Students 9th - 10th
Who betrayed Anne Frank? This mystery has persisted for more than 70 years after police arrested Anne Frank and seven others in the secret annex.

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