Anne Frank's Legacy

Collection #5

Textbook Pages 277-389

Supplemental Text: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Guiding Questions

  • Why is the holocaust such a historically significant event?
  • How did the holocaust impact families and individuals and why is that impact still a concern today?
  • What is the importance of the learning about the holocaust today?

Skill Focus

  • Elements of a Drama
    • Characterization
    • Tone & Mood
    • Dialogue
  • Reading narrative & informative non-fiction
  • Writing: Evidence & Elaboration
  • Screenplay Writing
  • Public Speaking
  • Project Management & Collaboration

Literature & Assignments

The Diary of Anne Frank

  • A drama (play) by Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett
  • Page 279
  • Close Reader Excerpt: Act 1, Scenes 1 & 2 (page 354b)

The Diary of a Young Girl

  • A diary excerpt from Anne Frank's Diary
  • Page 355

Excerpt from The Book, The Life, The Afterlife

  • A Literary Criticism Written by Fracine Prose
  • Page 369

After Auschwitz

  • A Speech by Ellie Wiesel
  • Page 379

There But for the Grace

  • A Poem by Wislawa Szymborska
  • Page 385

Unit Assessments

Unit Test (Socrative)

Performance Task

  • “In Collection 5 you read about the experiences that Anne Frank and others had when hiding from the Nazis. Given the experiences of the Frank family, and others who were persecuted in the Holocaust, discuss the importance of the learning about the holocaust today.”

Film Festival