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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Anne Frank: Interviews

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students conduct an interview with a person who was alive during WWII. They explore the media coverage of human rights abuses and speculate about what American knew and when regarding the Holocaust. They prepare a commentary with their...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ideas for Research and Discussion of Anne Frank's Diary

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research Holocaust.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Anne Frank: Tiles - Discrimination Themes in Art Production

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars brainstorm a list of past or present acts of discrimination of which they are aware. They think about the feelings of the victims of these acts. They attempt to make a graphic visual of how those feelings might look.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Anne Frank: Courage and Responsibility

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine attitudes toward discrimination. They increase their sensitivity to diversity. After a lecture/demo, 6th graders read about people who exhibit courage and complete a writing assignment about them.
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Handout
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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Interactive
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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Unit Plan
Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: "Girl in Hyacinth Blue" Teacher Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Six-page teacher guide for "Girl in Hyacinth Blue" highlights applications, discussion topics, collaborative learning activities etc.
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Handout
University of South Florida

Fcit: A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust offers an overview of the people and events of the Holocaust. Extensive teacher resources and student activities are included, as well as photographs, documents, art, music, movies, literature, and more.
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Unit Plan
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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PPT
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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Lesson Plan
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Case Studies of Two Women: Miep Gies and Bep Voskuijl

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"One who saves one life saves an entire world" -The Talmud. The Righteous Among Nations were non-Jews who risked their lives to help Jews during the Holocaust. The following lesson focuses on two of these Righteous who helped the Frank...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Woman Who Helped Anne Frank Dies at 100 by Teri Schultz, Npr

For Students 5th - 6th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "Who Was Anne Frank?" by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

For Students 7th - 8th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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Website
Other

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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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Diary of Anne Frank: How Would I Survive?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Lesson to be used following the reading of play The Diary of Anne Frank or the book Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl. Students explore the Anne Frank Center website. In groups of five, students analyze the residents of the Secret...
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Website
Utah Education Network

Uen: Themepark: Liberty: The Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a large collection of internet resources organized around the Holocaust. Links to places to go, people to see, things to do, teacher resources, and bibliographies.
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Handout
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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Lesson Plan
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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Children's Museum

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Children in the Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Meet ordinary children of the past who inspire us even today. Step back in time to a United States full of racism and segregation. Students will explore the Civil Rights Movement and leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They'll see...
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Anne Frank Writer

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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.
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Unit Plan
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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Activity
Other

Leaders Speak on Peace | Voices Education Project

For Students 9th - 10th
Read excerpts from the writings and speeches of a number of individuals who have left their mark on history. Understand the take-away lessons from these influential leaders.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Dynamic Duo Text Talks Examining the Content of Internet Sites

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Contains plans for two lessons that ask student to explore a variety of online texts about Anne Frank and the Holocaust. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used in...