The Holocaust
• This lesson will be presented to a ninth grade class that will be required to read Anne Frank.
Objectives
• To have students read Anne Frank and discuss the horrors she went through because of intolerance.
Objectives
• Through reading Anne Frank, have students develop an understanding of why ethnic tolerance is necessary.
Materials
• Journal• Copy of Anne Frank
novel• Computer with
internet access• Overhead projector• Novel of choice• Transportation for trip
Websites
Teaching Tolerance
http://www.splcenter.org
*This website gives ideas for teaching the Holocaust, Including lesson plans and links to other websites.
Websites
Cybrary of the Holocausthttp://remember.org
*This website offers many facts and archives about The Holocaust. The site is divided into a researchArea and a forum area.
Websites
Teacher’s Guide to the Holocaust
http://fcit.coedu.ust.edu/holocaust
*This website is specifically designed for teachers.
Websites
Education World-
Teaching the Holocaust
www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson187.shtml
*This site includes several lesson plan ideas for teachers.
Websites
Anne Frank and the Holocaust
www.annefrank.eril.net
*This website is dedicated to Anne Frank and other aspects of the Holocaust.
Activities
• In addition to reading Anne Frank, students will be required to select another Holocaust novel from a list I will provide. The student will then compare the two experiences.
Novel List
• Torn Thread by Anne Isaacs
• Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
• Night by Elie Wiesel• The Upstairs Room by
Johanna Reiss• Daniel’s Story by
Carol Matas
Activities
Students will be required to keep a journal. Three times a week they will write about their reading and try to make a connection to real-life.
Examples of Journal Topics
• Explain a time when you have felt discriminated against.
• Explain how reading Anne Frank makes you feel.
• What would you have done if you were Anne Frank?
More Journal Topics
• What are some examples of intolerance in current news?
• What are some ways that we can prevent intolerance?
Activities
• Students will be given days in the computer lab to visit appropriate internet sites. In groups, they will pick a topic to research and present to the class.
Topics to Research
Students will choose to do their research from one of several different viewpoint.
Viewpoint:
*Victims, bystanders, resisters, rescuers, liberators, survivors, and children.
Activities
• Students will be required once a week to bring in topics in current news that deals with ethnic intolerance. The students will then have a discussion over topics.