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Yugoslavia: Death of a Nation
High schoolers discuss what they recall about the drama called "The Diary of Anne Frank." They discuss that although the diary itself is a nonfiction account of a teenager's life in hiding during the Nazi Holocaust. Students are...
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Anne Frank: Citizenship Laws
Learners study early civilizations and the contributions they made to the foundations of human culture. They discuss why citizenship is valuable and the Constitutional Amendments that are associated with it.
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Diaries and Memoirs
Students 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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Salvaged Pages: Writing as a Response to Literature
Students 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 write a...
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Primary vs. Secondary Sources Notes
What’s the difference between primary and secondary source materials? Here’s a handout, designed as a reference for learners, that does a good job of distinguishing between primary and secondary source materials and providing examples of...
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Jazzing Up Journal Writing
Journal writing lessons can become a whole new experience when students start to learn about the variety of options available.
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Anne Frank: Rescuers
Tenth graders examine how heroic behavior is done by average people who stay true to their beliefs. They investigate how discrimination can be prevented.
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Anne Frank: Everything Changed for Us
Students write about a time they were made to feel different, and when they were on the other side of the equation. They read other first hand accounts of times in history when people were made to feel like outsiders.
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Terrible Things
Young scholars 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...
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Day to Day Life in a Small African Village
Students analyze life in a village of Tanzania including its language, geography, health, and hygiene issues. In this African village lesson, students locate Tanzania and its capital city on a map. Students compare aspects of...
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Day to Day Life in a Small African Village
Students analyze what it is like to live in an African village. They locate Tanzania on a map and compare life there to life here in the United States. They write about the health issues in East Africa.
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Discovering Ourselves in Literature and Life
Students read literature and view other media to discover how print and non-print texts answer the thematic question: Who am I? students compare the ways ideas are presented, and create their own portfolios or personal Web pages...
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Holocaust Unit
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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Story Scrapbook
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...
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Book Summary for the Diary of Anne Frank
This is a wordlist (in order of appearance by entry date) and a fill-in-the-blank word puzzle for The Diary of Anne Frank.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: The Diary of Anne Frank Wordlist and Vocabulary Puzzles
This page offers a The Diary of Anne Frank wordlist and vocabulary puzzles.
Other
Anne Frank: Lessons in Human Rights and Dignity
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.
Other
Random House Reading Group Guide: Anne Frank
This online literature guide offers discussion questions for a group reading "The Diary of Anne Frank." These questions delve into the heart and soul of the book.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Anne Frank, the Writer
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.
The Best Notes
The Best Notes: The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank
This is an online study guide/notes for the novel The Best Notes: The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
Scholastic
Scholastic: We Remember Anne Frank
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.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: The Diary of Anne Frank
Anne Frank's remarkable story is analysed in this excellent site that looks at important quotations in the book.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Anne Frank in the World
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.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Anne Frank Writer
Using this lesson plan, teachers can help young readers not only understand the Holocaust's impact on Jewish people in Germany, but also relate to other young people from distant generations and cultures.