(This is a picture of Anne's house taken in March 2010) (This is a picture of a memorial statue of Anne outside her house taken in 2010) (This is a picture of the Frank Family found on Google images) Some texts that could also be used to teach the Holocaust/WW2 include: ❀ I Have lived a Thousand Years: Growing up in the Holocaust-Livia Bitton Jackson
❀ Number the Stars- Lois Lowry
❀ The Book Thief- Markus Zusak
❀ In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer -Irene Opdyke
❀ The Boy in Striped Pajamas- John Boyne
❀ The Cage- Ruth Minsky Sender
❀ Sarah's Key- Tatiana De Rosnay
❀ Those Who Save Us- Jenna Blum
❀ Hitler Youth :Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow-Bartoletti, Susan Campbell
❀ The Kommandant's Girl- Pam Jenoff VIDEOS RELATED TO ANNE FRANK *Masterpiece Video__ This link is a website for students to write their own diary inspired by Anne Frank. The website and video idea comes from WGBH Lab. Students are able to click on other diary entries to see what people across the US have to say. ✴ Anne Frank Movie Clip This is the link to the Anne Frank movie clip. The video is from PBS. On the left hand side are different tabs for the synopsis, characters, Anne Frank's Biography, Q&A about the video, resources, and the chance to watch Anne Frank online.
ANNE FRANK LESSONS AND WEBSITES
✴ The Anne Frank Center USA This website provides different curriculum for Anne Frank from the Anne Frank Center USA. One link provides discussion questions for Anne Frank, the graphic novel A Family Secret, and The Search. This website also provides other links, downloadable material, glossary of terms, and biographies.
✴ Anne Frank Unit-Although I read the book The Diary of Anne Frank and not the play, this lesson plan could work for either of the two works. There is no name or school listed as to where the lesson plan came from, but it is from the NCSU website. The lesson plan is a 15-day unit that included information about the Holocaust and Anne's journey. There are hyperlinks to different worksheets/background information and vocabulary words. This lesson provides rubrics for diary entries, vocabulary quizzes, different sentences about Anne Frank to help with grammar, and background information sheets. This lesson provides pre-reading activities, during-reading activities, (including watching a video of Anne Frank.) -http://www.ncsu.edu/project/middletech/spotlight/laurieint/franklesson/lessonplans.html
✴ One of Hundreds of Thousands- This provides a guiding question when teaching the Anne Frank unit. The website and lesson come from The National Endowment for the Humanities. There are ways to prepare for this lesson for teachers because the Holocaust is a difficult subject to teach. There are two different lessons with this website that includes discussing World War 2. Students will be able to mark on maps Anne's journey. There is an extended lesson provided with lesson one that provides information about the Holocaust. Lesson Two is looking at Anne as a writer. A PDF worksheet is provided for students to mark the different quotes and emotions Anne went through during her time in the "Secret Annex." -http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=376
✴ The World of Anne Frank- In this lesson plan, from Education World, The Diary of Anne Frank is the focus learning about the Holocaust, World War 2, Concentration camps, and the Nazi. There are two lesson plans provided from the Utah Education Network that contains activities about Anne Frank, and also from the Web Site Education. A Scrapbook and the biography of Anne Frank are also provided.http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2018-.shtml
✴ Unit on Anne Frank and the Holocaust- This is a lesson plan from a teacher in Burnsville, MN. This lesson focuses on the play of Anne Frank and provides worksheets and quizzes to help teach the lesson. You will need Microsoft Word to open the link. -www.chgs.umn.edu/educational/pdf/AnneFrankSellers.doc
✴ The Play Diary of Anne Frank- This lesson plan is focused on the play of Anne Frank. The lesson play is by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. The play is based off of her diary. There are many activities involving the Holocaust, Anne's history, and a timeline. There are vocabulary worksheets provided, along with a character analysis, a timeline, and a diary activity. At the bottom of the website, there is a grid providing all of the worksheets and grading scales used for this unit. -http://www.sfusd.k12.ca.us/schwww/sch546/AnneFrankElit/1SATIntro.html
✴ Anne Frank Questions-This is a website that provides questions regarding Anne's Story, her diary, the publication of her diary, the authenticity of the diary, and selected entries. The author of the questions is not listed on this website. If teachers get stumped of what questions to ask about Anne Frank, these questions will be a great guide.-http://members.tripod.com/BKoch_2/annefrank/anneworksheet.html
✴ The Anne Frank Wall- This website will help with an Anne Frank lesson plan. This lesson is from Jim DeLong. This lesson comes from California with the California standard listed. Being in Ohio, it is neat to compare the different standards and teachers can tweak this lesson to make it fit the Ohio standards. This lesson includes speeches on World War 2, The Diary of Anne Frank, and Holocaust information. -http://www.annefrankwall.org/unitlessonplan.html
✴ Anne Frank Biography-This is a website that provides background information on Anne Frank. The website is from Fiona Nicholson. Before teaching the story, I suggest giving students a biography of Anne Frank so they can know whom they are reading about. Also in this biography includes a life timeline, excerpts from the Anne Frank Diary, and links to the Anne Frank website and more biography. -http://people.smu.edu/fnichols/
✴Study Guide- This is an awesome Anne Frank study guide provided by Tom Brandt and Cheryl Ann Hornstein. This guide provides a timeline of events in Europe and in the life of the Frank family. There is also a history of Anne's diary. What I like about this guide is it provides comparisons to the play of Anne Frank to actual events so students can see the difference between the play and/or book compared to actual events. There is a ton of information on the different works of Anne's diary. -http://www.parksquaretheatre.org/pdfs/2007_annefrank_sg.pdf
HOLOCAUST LESSONS AND INFORMATION
✴ Holocaust Digital Videos- These are videos from survivors from the University of Victoria in Canada. They explain different aspects of living and growing up during the Holocaust. To play the videos you need to download the free QuickTime application. -http://www.hopesite.ca/sympo/video_toc.html
✴ Holocaust Inquiry OnlineThis link provides many websites and links for more information about the Holocaust. There are many museum websites, a link to 36 questions about the Holocaust answered, and photographs from Auschwitz/Birkenau.
✴ Lesson Plan This is a lesson plan by Paula Stedman. Student objectives include: reading a variety of Holocaust materials, gather information about the Holocaust, work together to investigate a specific question, and present orally as a group. This lesson plan is designed towards the Holocaust, not just Anne Frank, but the Holocaust is an important subject to discuss when teaching Anne Frank. This lesson provides a pre-lesson a week before the unit.
✴ Holocaust Activities- This is probably one of my favorite websites that I have found. It was created by the Pinellas County Schools, Office of Community Service and Human Relations, and The Florida Holocaust Museum and Educational Center. This website provides activities and lessons for the Holocaust, the Nazis, and Anne Frank. This website has not only English units, but also Social Studies units that teachers can collaborate with different departments. -http://fcit.usf.edu/Holocaust/ACTIVITY/HighSchl.htm
✴ Holocaust Unit- This is a lesson plan unit for the Holocaust, and the author is unknown. Texts related to the Holocaust are available along with different types of worksheets and chats teachers can use. This unit is divided between grade levels so it is easy to navigate. The unit includes background information on World War 2 and The Diary of Anne Frank. This lesson provides different materials that can be read relating to the Holocaust. Students will then have literature circles. This allows students to work together to learn more about the Holocaust. -http://remember.org/educate/lessonplan.html
✴ United States Holocaust Memorial Museum- This is the website to the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. Students can learn a lot from this website and teachers can too. If students are interested in learning more about the Holocaust, this is a great way to suggest students learn. It's near home so it would be an educational trip to see more about the Holocaust. There is a tab for teachers with information about why and how to teach the Holocaust.-http://www.ushmm.org/
✴ How to Teach the Holocaust in Schools- This is a PDF of how to teach the Holocaust in schools. The author is unknown. This is aimed more towards teachers rather than the students giving advice on how to teach a Holocaust unit. There are bullet points listed for teachers of the importance of teaching the Holocaust, along with different points about the Holocaust. -http://www.keene.edu/cchs/t_resources/How_to_teach.pdf
✴ Concentration Camps- Although this is more of a history lesson, teaching concentration camps is another important factor when teaching Anne Frank. This lesson is from Education World, and this lesson plan provides charting information and mapping information with hyperlinks to the different concentration camp charts. -http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2016.shtml
WORLD WAR 2 LESSONS AND INFORMATION
✴ World War 2-This is a lesson plan explaining World War 2. Since The Diary of Anne Frank is surrounded around World War 2, it would be great for students to know the basics behind the war. This lesson plan provides handouts along with the lesson plan. I also like this lesson plan because it provides information and handouts for teachers before the lesson. http://homefront.mrdonn.org/oralhistories.html
✴ Life in Nazi Germany- This website provides power points and PDFs of life in Germany. It is good to teach both sides for students, so these tools will be helpful when discussing Germany during World War 2. There is information on Hitler and Hitler's Youth, women and children, the Holocaust, schools under Hitler, Jews in Germany, Nazi production, why it's important to remember what happened, and workers and work. -http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/year9links/nazigermany_sheets.shtml
RELIGION
✴ Judaism- I don't know if a teacher could teach religion, but because Anne Frank was Jewish, it is important to give a background on the religion so students can understand Anne's background. This is a lesson plan on the Ancient/ Biblical history of Judaism and comes from EdTechTeacher.org . -http://www.besthistorysites.net/AncientBiblical_Judaism.shtml
✡ Photos of the "Secret Annex" found on Google images. If you were to visit the Anne Frank house, no pictures are allowed to be taken inside the "Secret Annex."
(This is a picture of Anne's house taken in March 2010) (This is a picture of a memorial statue of Anne outside her house taken in 2010) (This is a picture of the Frank Family found on Google images)
Some texts that could also be used to teach the Holocaust/WW2 include:
❀ I Have lived a Thousand Years: Growing up in the Holocaust-Livia Bitton Jackson
❀ Number the Stars- Lois Lowry
❀ The Book Thief- Markus Zusak
❀ In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer -Irene Opdyke
❀ The Boy in Striped Pajamas- John Boyne
❀ The Cage- Ruth Minsky Sender
❀ Sarah's Key- Tatiana De Rosnay
❀ Those Who Save Us- Jenna Blum
❀ Hitler Youth :Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow-Bartoletti, Susan Campbell
❀ The Kommandant's Girl- Pam Jenoff
VIDEOS RELATED TO ANNE FRANK
*Masterpiece Video__ This link is a website for students to write their own diary inspired by Anne Frank. The website and video idea comes from WGBH Lab. Students are able to click on other diary entries to see what people across the US have to say.
✴ Anne Frank Movie Clip This is the link to the Anne Frank movie clip. The video is from PBS. On the left hand side are different tabs for the synopsis, characters, Anne Frank's Biography, Q&A about the video, resources, and the chance to watch Anne Frank online.
ANNE FRANK LESSONS AND WEBSITES
✴ The Anne Frank Center USA This website provides different curriculum for Anne Frank from the Anne Frank Center USA. One link provides discussion questions for Anne Frank, the graphic novel A Family Secret, and The Search. This website also provides other links, downloadable material, glossary of terms, and biographies.
✴ Anne Frank Unit-Although I read the book The Diary of Anne Frank and not the play, this lesson plan could work for either of the two works. There is no name or school listed as to where the lesson plan came from, but it is from the NCSU website. The lesson plan is a 15-day unit that included information about the Holocaust and Anne's journey. There are hyperlinks to different worksheets/background information and vocabulary words. This lesson provides rubrics for diary entries, vocabulary quizzes, different sentences about Anne Frank to help with grammar, and background information sheets. This lesson provides pre-reading activities, during-reading activities, (including watching a video of Anne Frank.) -http://www.ncsu.edu/project/middletech/spotlight/laurieint/franklesson/lessonplans.html
✴ One of Hundreds of Thousands- This provides a guiding question when teaching the Anne Frank unit. The website and lesson come from The National Endowment for the Humanities. There are ways to prepare for this lesson for teachers because the Holocaust is a difficult subject to teach. There are two different lessons with this website that includes discussing World War 2. Students will be able to mark on maps Anne's journey. There is an extended lesson provided with lesson one that provides information about the Holocaust. Lesson Two is looking at Anne as a writer. A PDF worksheet is provided for students to mark the different quotes and emotions Anne went through during her time in the "Secret Annex." -http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=376
✴ The World of Anne Frank- In this lesson plan, from Education World, The Diary of Anne Frank is the focus learning about the Holocaust, World War 2, Concentration camps, and the Nazi. There are two lesson plans provided from the Utah Education Network that contains activities about Anne Frank, and also from the Web Site Education. A Scrapbook and the biography of Anne Frank are also provided.http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2018-.shtml
✴ Unit on Anne Frank and the Holocaust- This is a lesson plan from a teacher in Burnsville, MN. This lesson focuses on the play of Anne Frank and provides worksheets and quizzes to help teach the lesson. You will need Microsoft Word to open the link. -www.chgs.umn.edu/educational/pdf/AnneFrankSellers.doc
✴ The Play Diary of Anne Frank- This lesson plan is focused on the play of Anne Frank. The lesson play is by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. The play is based off of her diary. There are many activities involving the Holocaust, Anne's history, and a timeline. There are vocabulary worksheets provided, along with a character analysis, a timeline, and a diary activity. At the bottom of the website, there is a grid providing all of the worksheets and grading scales used for this unit. -http://www.sfusd.k12.ca.us/schwww/sch546/AnneFrankElit/1SATIntro.html
✴ Anne Frank Questions- This is a website that provides questions regarding Anne's Story, her diary, the publication of her diary, the authenticity of the diary, and selected entries. The author of the questions is not listed on this website. If teachers get stumped of what questions to ask about Anne Frank, these questions will be a great guide.-http://members.tripod.com/BKoch_2/annefrank/anneworksheet.html
✴ The Anne Frank Wall- This website will help with an Anne Frank lesson plan. This lesson is from Jim DeLong. This lesson comes from California with the California standard listed. Being in Ohio, it is neat to compare the different standards and teachers can tweak this lesson to make it fit the Ohio standards. This lesson includes speeches on World War 2, The Diary of Anne Frank, and Holocaust information. -http://www.annefrankwall.org/unitlessonplan.html
✴ Anne Frank Biography-This is a website that provides background information on Anne Frank. The website is from Fiona Nicholson. Before teaching the story, I suggest giving students a biography of Anne Frank so they can know whom they are reading about. Also in this biography includes a life timeline, excerpts from the Anne Frank Diary, and links to the Anne Frank website and more biography. -http://people.smu.edu/fnichols/
✴ Anne Frank Lesson Plan-This lesson plan has benchmarks and indicators in the lesson plan. This lesson provides different materials needed and resources that will be helpful. There are learner activities provided and also modifications in this lesson plan. -http://www.patinsproject.com/universal_design_for_learning_project_files/lake_ridge_lesson3.pdf
✴Study Guide- This is an awesome Anne Frank study guide provided by Tom Brandt and Cheryl Ann Hornstein. This guide provides a timeline of events in Europe and in the life of the Frank family. There is also a history of Anne's diary. What I like about this guide is it provides comparisons to the play of Anne Frank to actual events so students can see the difference between the play and/or book compared to actual events. There is a ton of information on the different works of Anne's diary. -http://www.parksquaretheatre.org/pdfs/2007_annefrank_sg.pdf
HOLOCAUST LESSONS AND INFORMATION
✴ Holocaust Digital Videos- These are videos from survivors from the University of Victoria in Canada. They explain different aspects of living and growing up during the Holocaust. To play the videos you need to download the free QuickTime application. -http://www.hopesite.ca/sympo/video_toc.html
✴ Holocaust Inquiry OnlineThis link provides many websites and links for more information about the Holocaust. There are many museum websites, a link to 36 questions about the Holocaust answered, and photographs from Auschwitz/Birkenau.
✴ Lesson Plan This is a lesson plan by Paula Stedman. Student objectives include: reading a variety of Holocaust materials, gather information about the Holocaust, work together to investigate a specific question, and present orally as a group. This lesson plan is designed towards the Holocaust, not just Anne Frank, but the Holocaust is an important subject to discuss when teaching Anne Frank. This lesson provides a pre-lesson a week before the unit.
✴ Holocaust Activities- This is probably one of my favorite websites that I have found. It was created by the Pinellas County Schools, Office of Community Service and Human Relations, and The Florida Holocaust Museum and Educational Center. This website provides activities and lessons for the Holocaust, the Nazis, and Anne Frank. This website has not only English units, but also Social Studies units that teachers can collaborate with different departments. -http://fcit.usf.edu/Holocaust/ACTIVITY/HighSchl.htm
✴ Holocaust Unit- This is a lesson plan unit for the Holocaust, and the author is unknown. Texts related to the Holocaust are available along with different types of worksheets and chats teachers can use. This unit is divided between grade levels so it is easy to navigate. The unit includes background information on World War 2 and The Diary of Anne Frank. This lesson provides different materials that can be read relating to the Holocaust. Students will then have literature circles. This allows students to work together to learn more about the Holocaust. - http://remember.org/educate/lessonplan.html
✴ United States Holocaust Memorial Museum- This is the website to the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. Students can learn a lot from this website and teachers can too. If students are interested in learning more about the Holocaust, this is a great way to suggest students learn. It's near home so it would be an educational trip to see more about the Holocaust. There is a tab for teachers with information about why and how to teach the Holocaust.-http://www.ushmm.org/
✴ How to Teach the Holocaust in Schools- This is a PDF of how to teach the Holocaust in schools. The author is unknown. This is aimed more towards teachers rather than the students giving advice on how to teach a Holocaust unit. There are bullet points listed for teachers of the importance of teaching the Holocaust, along with different points about the Holocaust. -http://www.keene.edu/cchs/t_resources/How_to_teach.pdf
✴ Concentration Camps- Although this is more of a history lesson, teaching concentration camps is another important factor when teaching Anne Frank. This lesson is from Education World, and this lesson plan provides charting information and mapping information with hyperlinks to the different concentration camp charts. -http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2016.shtml
WORLD WAR 2 LESSONS AND INFORMATION
✴ World War 2-This is a lesson plan explaining World War 2. Since The Diary of Anne Frank is surrounded around World War 2, it would be great for students to know the basics behind the war. This lesson plan provides handouts along with the lesson plan. I also like this lesson plan because it provides information and handouts for teachers before the lesson.
http://homefront.mrdonn.org/oralhistories.html
✴ Life in Nazi Germany- This website provides power points and PDFs of life in Germany. It is good to teach both sides for students, so these tools will be helpful when discussing Germany during World War 2. There is information on Hitler and Hitler's Youth, women and children, the Holocaust, schools under Hitler, Jews in Germany, Nazi production, why it's important to remember what happened, and workers and work. -http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/year9links/nazigermany_sheets.shtml
RELIGION
✴ Judaism- I don't know if a teacher could teach religion, but because Anne Frank was Jewish, it is important to give a background on the religion so students can understand Anne's background. This is a lesson plan on the Ancient/ Biblical history of Judaism and comes from EdTechTeacher.org . -http://www.besthistorysites.net/AncientBiblical_Judaism.shtml
✡ Photos of the "Secret Annex" found on Google images. If you were to visit the Anne Frank house, no pictures are allowed to be taken inside the "Secret Annex."