Anne Frank, Diary of a Young Girl,
and other resources for teaching about the Holocaust

America and the Holocaust, part of the PBS series, The American Experience
An excellent source of information, complete with teacher's guide.

Anne Frank and the Holocaust
The lesson ideas at this page emphasize writing. Scroll down for a useful table connecting specific passaes in the text with corresponding literacy activities.

Anne Frank Center USA
A wonderful resource for students and teachers. Click on "Teachers," then on "Curriculum" for three teaching guides.

Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl
This Reading Group Guide includes 10 discussion questions. Follow links to a biography and an online excerpt.

Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl
This page includes extensive background information, questions for discussion, and vocabulary.

Anne Frank Diary Reference
Background information, including a family tree, a calendar of dates Anne wrote in her diary, a floor plan of the annex, and more.

Anne Frank Everyday Edits
Students correct the errors in a paragraph. Includes handout, key.

Anne Frank: Lessons in Human Rights and Dignity
Each of the 35 lessons at this site begins with a reference to an event in the Diary, often a quotation, then leads students into modern times, either their own lives or events in the world around them. These pages are rich with activities for writing and/or discussion.

Anne Frank: The Life of a Young Girl
Summary, vocabulary words, discussion questions, and extended activities to accompany the A&E video. The video can be purchased or taped; scroll down to find scheduled air dates.

Anne Frank: The Missing Pages
Anne's published diary is actually a synthesis of two versions written by Anne, the original, and an edited version she began in 1944. In the past few years, after the death of Otto Frank and his second wife, it has come to light that there were five pages of the diary that Otto Frank did not publish. Anne Frank: The Missing Pages reveals these pages and their journey. Summary, vocabulary words, discussion questions, and extended activities to accompany the A&E video. The video can be purchased or taped; scroll down to find scheduled air dates.

Anne Frank and the Children of the Holocaust
In this Webquest, students research the courage of Anne Frank and other children of the Holocaust as though they were journalists preparing a documentary for CBS. They answer questions, make judgments about pictures and data to include, and write some journal responses to include in possible question and answer periods.

Anne Frank in the World, 1929 - 1945: Teacher Workbook
Lesson plans, materials, activities, and vocabulary for grades 5-12.

Anne Frank Intro
Students learn about discrimination and statistical manipulation first-hand. An excellent activity.

Anne Frank: One of Hundreds of Thousands
Students investigate the historical circumstances that led the Frank family to go into hiding.

Anne Frank: Writer
Students investigate Anne Frank's writing strategies and apply them to their own writing.

Children of War
An extensive unit designed for grades 6 and up. Students read, analyze, and discuss excerpts from children's war diaries; and create a storyboard for a public service announcement on children's rights in wartime.

The Diarist Anne Frank
This essay by Roger Rosenblatt examines the impact of Frank's diary today.

The Diary of Anne Frank, a play by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
This site offers theme openers, crosscurricular activities, research assignments, and suggestions for related reading.

The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank
This 20-page document addresses 128 vocabulary words. Adobe Acrobat Reader or compatible application required for access.

Exploring Now through Then
Using an article from the New York Times about Anne Frank's family as a starting point, students explore their own connections to world events.

Holocaust Education Resources for Teachers from the Holocaust Education Foundation, Inc.
Searchable. A great deal of material on this site is for sale, but free lesson plans are also available. Some require Adobe's Acrobat Reader, which is available for download free, or equivalent application. Excellent resources!

Holocaust Resources
An extensive list of links to online sources about several aspects of the Holocaust.

The Holocaust Web
After reading a variety of sources about the Holocaust, students create a Web page about the Holocaust. This document requires Adobe Acrobat Reader or compatible application for access.

Is it Fact or Opinion?
As a result of this activity, students will distinguish between fact and opinion in a published diary. This lesson is designed for grades 6-8.

Peace Quest
Students research the impact of war on children. They produce a variety of products "to engage society in a dialogue to eliminate hatred and bigotry, to foster understanding and tolerance and to bring peace to our world."

The Power of Words
Ten lessons exploring the impact of language in a multicultural society. Click on Lesson 3, "Anti-Semitism and Hate Speech."

Putting a Face to the Numbers: Revealing First-Hand Accounts of Historical Genocide
From the New York Times: "In this lesson, students learn about how hearing about experiences of genocide can make an impact on students. Then, students create a text on the history of genocide, using first-hand accounts and other primary sources as the focus of the text."

The Truth About Anne Frank
A series of lesson plans based upon the movie and a variety of other texts. Includes homework handouts and bibliography.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
At this site find several exhibits, including one about Anne Frank. Be sure to click on "For Teachers" for links to valuable, free resources to support teaching about the Holocaust.

Vocabulary from Anne Frank, the Diary of a Young Girl
A list of 107 words, presented in the order they first appear in the book.

Voices of the Holocaust
Designed for 9th graders who already have a working knowledge of the Holocaust, this site has 28 oral history testimonies gathered from men and women living in Britain today, together with associated background text, biographies, information, teacher resources, and student activities.

Who Should be Remembered?
This WebQuest asks students "to stand up for a group of people that no one stood up for when they needed it most."

The World Around Anne Frank WebQuest
Students work in groups to research the circumstances related to WWII, and they write a newspaper article.

Yad Vashem, The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority
Information, online exhibits, teaching resources, professional development, and teaching units accompanied by sensitive and wise suggestions for dealing with the material in an educational setting.

Yes, Virginia, there was a Holocaust
An 8th grade interdisciplinary unit exploring persecution during World War II. This 19-page document requires Adobe Acrobat Reader or compatible application for access.

Related site: Elie Wiesel
A collection of teaching resources from another voice of the Holocaust.