Introduction

The Internet Resources

WebQuests

• Anne Frank: A Timeline Adventure - This is a two-task WebQuest that starts with the World of Anne Frank, the Holocaust, Death Camps, and Rescuers and continues on to explore the Holocaust Art of David Olere.

• The Diary of Anne Frank, a WebQuest - This is a simple WebQuest designed to give students a better understanding of the Holocaust and Anne Frank's time in hiding.

• Understanding Anne Frank - This is a 9th-grade-level English/Language Arts and History content area WebQuest aimed to improve students' understanding of the Holocaust through the study of Anne Frank's writing.

• The Diary of Anne Frank -- Act I - A Middle School level English/Language Arts and Social Studies WebQuest designed to create understanding of the Holocaust through the writings of Anne Frank.

• The Diary of Anne Frank -- Act 2 - A companion site to Act 1, this site adds new study questions for Act 2 as a continuation of the WebQuest.

• 'The Diary of Anne Frank' - A one-page simple WebQuest for background information to the Holocaust and the times of Anne Frank.

Lesson Plans/Activities/Study Guides

• Anne Frank in the World, 1929-1945 Teacher's Workbook - A plain but excellent site full of Background, Lesson Plans, Readings, Timelines, more. Beware the Glossary-- it's a headache!

• Sparknotes - A Study Guide for the Diary, including Summary, Characters, Themes, Key Facts, Study Questions, and a Quiz. May be helpful to focus on important elements of the Diary.

• Classic Notes: The Diary of Anne Frank - Contains summary of Background, Themes, Character List, Analysis, Essay Topics, Essays, Quiz, and more.

• The Diary of Anne Frank: book notes, free study guide - A free study guide on the Author/Context, Plot Summary, and Characters in the Diary.

• The Diary of Anne Frank -- Branching Out - Contains on-line activities, lesson plans, and classroom activities designed for Middle School students.

• Literature Connections: Teaching Guide - This textbook publisher site contains Literature Connections, Further Reading & Related Reading Lists, Classroom Activities, Cross-curricular Activities, and Research Assignments. Highly Recommended!

• Anne Frank and the Holocaust - A High School-level site providing background information on the Holocaust, writing activities, and oral presentation topics. May be useful to adapt ideas for Middle School use.

• The Diary of Anne Frank -- A Web-Bit - This Web-Bit(?) for Middle School students has pre-reading links, questions, video and post-reading classroom activities.

• The Diary of Anne Frank, Act I, Scenes 1 - 3 Graphic Organizer... - This site contains four pages of downloadable graphic organizers useful as classroom activities/study guides.

• The Diary of Anne Frank: Unit Daily Lesson Plans - A 15-day Lesson Planner with Computer Lab component and classroom activities including Background, Vocabulary, Lists, Test, Journal Writing, and more.

• Anne Frank & Her Diary - A Timeline with in-text links for Background, Understanding, and Clarification; Teacher's guide with lesson plans and more!

• Teaching with Jewish-Themed Literature and Videos - Pre-and post-reading/viewing classroom activities, teacher tips, and internet links provided for teaching 'The Diary of Anne Frank' and other Jewish literature.

• Anne Frank -- Victim of the Holocaust - A Middle School-level 4-week English/Language Arts & Social Studies Unit with individual, group, and whole class projects, Timeline, writing activities, and an on-line internet information scavenger hunt. Excellent!

• 'The Diary of Anne Frank' Stage Model - A student model of the staging for the play, done as an alternative assignment. May spark ideas in other student's heads, or may be useful for viewing in class.

Resource Websites

• Literature: 'The Diary of Anne Frank' - A list of 20 resource links for Middle School Teachers.

• Anne Frank and the Holocaust @Web English Teacher - This site is an on-line resource list with links to lesson plans, timelines, webquests, more.

Historical Background/Preparation

• Anne Frank Center, USA - This site has links to international Anne Frank sites, as well as a Teacher link for Background, Biographies, Timeline, Glossary of Terms, Required Reading, Curriculum, and a Study Guide to the play.

• Anne Frank Homepage - Offers Background information about Anne, her family, and the house. Offered in Dutch, German, & Spanish as well as English.; some links not working.

• Miep Gies and the Diary of Anne Frank - This biographical site details Miep's role in helping the Frank family hide from the Nazis.

• The Tragedy of Anne Frank - Provides documents on Real History -- articles on Anne Frank's writing such as: Who really turned Anne over to the Nazis? Also pictures of Anne and photos of diary entries from the original. Quite interesting.

• The Diary of Anne Frank -- Education - Background information on the rise of Hitler & Nazism and anti-semitism. Beware the distracting pop-ups!

• Encyclopedia: The Diary of Anne Frank - An encyclopedic resource with in-text links, further reading list, and external links to Anne Frank House and more.

• One Voice: From the Pen of Anne Frank - An on-line exhibit of Anne Frank and her writings containing further internet links.

• Anne Frank the Writer/An Unfinished Story - A web-links resource site with pictures, audio interviews, video clips, and views of original Anne Frank writings.

BEWARE!!!

• Anne Frank House - A Travel site to book hotels in Amsterdam and the Netherlands -- don't let the name fool you. There are lots of these kinds of sites found in a search.

• The Diary of Anne Frank -- Topics: WWII and Holland - This is a Paysite ($8.99/yr.) that offers learning guides, vocabulary, discussion questions, class projects. Why pay when there's so much available for free?

• The Diary of Anne Frank Example Essays - This is an example of one of the many Essay-for-Sale sites of which you should be aware; a sad, but true aspect of the state of education today.