Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
Bibliography
Frank, Anne. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. New York: Bantam Books, 1952. Print
Frank, Anne. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. New York: Bantam Books, 1952. Print
Target Audience
All above the age of 12
All above the age of 12
Academic Vocabulary
Liberated: set free
Quarrel: minor argument or disagreement
Impenetrable: something that is impossible to compromise
Fortify: to make stronger
Extinguish: to relieve; to put out
Ransack: rapid search without concern for the order in which things are left
Reverberate: echo; resound
Seize: to take something without permission, typically through force
Liberated: set free
Quarrel: minor argument or disagreement
Impenetrable: something that is impossible to compromise
Fortify: to make stronger
Extinguish: to relieve; to put out
Ransack: rapid search without concern for the order in which things are left
Reverberate: echo; resound
Seize: to take something without permission, typically through force
Genre
Biography, autobiography, nonfiction, children's literature
Biography, autobiography, nonfiction, children's literature
Summary
During the Nazi occupation of Holland during World War II, Anne Frank and her family went into secret hiding above a shop to avoid capture. Anne's family was joined by two other families seeking refuge as well. During their time in hiding, the families continued to read and learn. The Franks have a few close calls where they were almost discovered. The Franks almost see the end of the war while evading capture. However, their secret hiding place is revealed and they are forced into captivity. The Diary of Anne Frank is her memoirs of her time spent in hiding.
During the Nazi occupation of Holland during World War II, Anne Frank and her family went into secret hiding above a shop to avoid capture. Anne's family was joined by two other families seeking refuge as well. During their time in hiding, the families continued to read and learn. The Franks have a few close calls where they were almost discovered. The Franks almost see the end of the war while evading capture. However, their secret hiding place is revealed and they are forced into captivity. The Diary of Anne Frank is her memoirs of her time spent in hiding.
Literary Concepts
Theme: Through Anne's diary, there are amny strong themes. Good vs evil, people's natural desire to be free, bravery, and perseverance are all themes that can been seen in the dairy. Setting: A small, secret apartment above a shop during the Nazi occupation of Europe. Character: The character of Anne changes throughout the diary. The studetns can analyze this along with theme.
Theme: Through Anne's diary, there are amny strong themes. Good vs evil, people's natural desire to be free, bravery, and perseverance are all themes that can been seen in the dairy. Setting: A small, secret apartment above a shop during the Nazi occupation of Europe. Character: The character of Anne changes throughout the diary. The studetns can analyze this along with theme.
Activity
Throughout their reading, the students can keep a double entry journal citing quotes that point to character development, theme, setting, or any other necessary literary element. The students can also journal about their feelings and thoughts related to the text in the journal.
Throughout their reading, the students can keep a double entry journal citing quotes that point to character development, theme, setting, or any other necessary literary element. The students can also journal about their feelings and thoughts related to the text in the journal.
Assessment
Students will cite textual evidence that points to literary elements in the text. The double entry journal can serve as an assessment, as well. The teacher can lead some very important discussions about human kindness, suffering, and courage of those who lived during the Holocaust.
Students will cite textual evidence that points to literary elements in the text. The double entry journal can serve as an assessment, as well. The teacher can lead some very important discussions about human kindness, suffering, and courage of those who lived during the Holocaust.
Integration
Math: Students will walk into the hall where the teacher has taped off the floor to be the size of the cattle cars Jews were forced into on their way to death camps (25ft long and 10ft wide). The teacher will organize the students into the cattle car. They will be tightly packed. The students will imagine how they would feel crammed in this space for days on end without sunlight or a chance to relieve yourself. Depending on the class size, there will not be room for all of the students. The students will return to the classroom and begin to write a journal. The students will calculate how many prisoners were carried in the average train with 50 cars according to the estimate of the number of students that fit into the ‘car’ in the hall.
Social Studies: Students will complete an Alphabetical Brainstorming activity sheet. This activity sheet contains squares, each labeled with a letter or the alphabet. Students will be given 5 minutes to complete the activity sheet. They will think of one word for each square that relates to World War 2, specifically the Holocaust. They will glue this activity sheet into their journal.
Math: Students will walk into the hall where the teacher has taped off the floor to be the size of the cattle cars Jews were forced into on their way to death camps (25ft long and 10ft wide). The teacher will organize the students into the cattle car. They will be tightly packed. The students will imagine how they would feel crammed in this space for days on end without sunlight or a chance to relieve yourself. Depending on the class size, there will not be room for all of the students. The students will return to the classroom and begin to write a journal. The students will calculate how many prisoners were carried in the average train with 50 cars according to the estimate of the number of students that fit into the ‘car’ in the hall.
Social Studies: Students will complete an Alphabetical Brainstorming activity sheet. This activity sheet contains squares, each labeled with a letter or the alphabet. Students will be given 5 minutes to complete the activity sheet. They will think of one word for each square that relates to World War 2, specifically the Holocaust. They will glue this activity sheet into their journal.