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The Diary of Anne Frank

"What Old Nazis Make Us Remember" - 2015 NYT Editorial about the current trial of a 90+ yr old Nazi and how the German society deals with the guilt  -LINK
and also on the Groning trial:
"Former SS Member, on Trial in Germany, Says He Was ‘Morally Complicit’ at Auschwitz" NYT -Link


Smithsonian Documentary: The Teacher Who Defied Hitler on -Netflix
and this and MORE resources about Hitler, and the era here on this awesome -Smithsonian site 


Anne Frank site -has links to everything on her -link
Example -this amazing timeline -link

GREAT overview video "The Short Life of Anne Frank" -Link

Link:   Middle School student videos about Anne Frank

Link to lesson plan by Jim DeLong (a master teacher)
      •Too many great ideas, but lets explore and distill...
      •He highlights things like: 
            -Why the film opens with seagulls flying -symbolism, contrast, mood...
            -Definition of tragedy and how the flash forward opening -(seeing that Mr. Frank 
             will be the only survivor), affects our experience of the story
      •Idea: post this question at the start of the unit and tell students they will 
       answer this question in an essay at the end:

Picture

Link to many lesson plans and resources at canonical texts

Miep talks about exactly how she gave Anne's diary to Otto

Otto Frank talks about Anne's Diary
      • He says he didn't know how deep she was and that "...most parents don't really 
        know their children"  -good writing topic

Summary of Anne Frank documentary: "Anne Frank Remembered"

Links to Documentary "Anne Frank Remembered": 
               (1/8), (2/8), (3/8), (4/8), (5/8), (6/8), (7/8), (8/8)

Colorized photos of Anne Frank & Family  - video

Anne Frank Quizzes 

Quiz 1 (Act I Scenes 1 & 2)

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Quiz 2 (Act I Scenes 3 & 4)

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Annex virtual tour -LINK

Anne Frank Character Name Cards -for reading aloud

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Anne Frank Research Hunt (Facts: WWII & Holocaust)

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Annex Tour Graphic Organizer

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Holocaust Overview

Holocaust Powerpoint

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Holocaust Graphic Organizer to go with Holocaust PPT

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Anne Frank 

Act I Scene IV-V Questions

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Act II Scene I Questions

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Act II Scene II Questions

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Act II Scene III Questions

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