Study Guides and Lesson Plans for Teaching "The Diary of Anne
Frank"
About Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl:
More than fifty years after its first publication, Doubleday's
definitive edition of Anne Frank's famous diary generated an extraordinary amount of
excitement when it was published in early 1995. Enthusiastically received by critics and
readers alike, it reigned for nine weeks on The New York Times bestseller list and
will remain for all time the version that millions of readers will cherish.In a handsome
package with flaps, rough front, and printed endpapers, this Anchor trade paperback will
be the perfect gift for anyone who seeks insight into the indestructible nature of the
human spirit.
Reading level: Ages 9-12
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Teaching the Diary of Anne Frank
An In-Depth Resource for Learning About the Holocaust Through the Writings of
Anne Frank
This sensitively written, scrupulously researched resource provides the background
information and materials you need to teach The Diary of Anne Frank, and place it
in the context of the Holocaust. Filled with the discussion questions, ideas for journal
writing, documents, timelines, poetry, photos, and more, this important book will help
your students come to understand Anne Frank and the tragedy of the Holocaust. 64 pages.
This study guide for Anne Frank won a Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association
of Educational Publishers in 1999.
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Anne Frank Diary LitPlan Teacher Pack
Complete lesson plans for teaching Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl on CD. Includes
introduction to the unit, unit objectives, reading assignments, unit outline, study
questions (short answer), study/quiz questions (multiple choice), vocabulary worksheets,
daily lessons planned, related nonfiction reading assignment, oral reading evaluation,
biographical info about the author, three detailed writing assignments (inform, persuade,
personal opinion), vocabulary review games & activities, unit review games &
activities, at least one group activity assignment, discussion questions on all levels
(factual, critical, interpretive, personal response), 2 short answer unit tests, 2
multiple choice unit tests, 1 advanced short answer unit test, unit and vocabulary
crossword puzzles, unit and vocabulary extra worksheets & games, bulletin board ideas,
ready-to-copy student materials, answer keys, and more!
114 pages on CD.
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A Guide to Using Anne Frank in the Classroom
This resource is directly related to Diary of Anne Frank and filled with a variety of
cross-curricular lessons to do before, during, and after reading the book. This
reproducible book presents an exciting approach to teaching well-known literature! It
includes sample plans, author information, vocabulary building ideas, cross-curriculum
activities, sectional activities and quizzes, unit tests, and many ideas for culminating
and extending the novel. 48 pages.
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Understanding Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl
For teachers Grade 7 and Up: This casebook enriches Anne Frank's
remarkable personal account with a variety of historical documents that illuminate the
political and social context of anti-Semitism in Germany and the Holocaust. It includes an
account of the Frank family's life in Germany before emigrating to Holland; first-person
accounts of Anne's last seven months in deportation and concentration camps; other
Holocaust narratives in the form of memoirs, letters, and children's diaries; an excerpt
from Zlata's Diary, the story of a young girl caught in the war in Bosnia which has been
compared to Anne Frank's; official Nazi pronouncements on "The Final Solution"
to the Jews; and newspaper reports and editorials of the horrific events occurring between
1939 and 1945. All of these materials will help the student to better understand the
historical context of Anne's experience, and the teacher to select appropriate materials
to sensitize students to this period in history.
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