http://www.annefrank.org/diaryprojects Weblog for teachers, Anne Frank Stichting Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:44:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In 2005, the Anne Frank House collected a number of chestnuts from the tree that Anne Frank wrote about in her diary. A while ago the saplings that grew from these were spread across a number of Anne Frank Schools in Europe. In November, ten of these saplings will be ... http://www.annefrank.org/diaryprojects/?p=74 On Sunday 15 February 2009, Miep Gies reached the venerable age of one hundred. She celebrated her birthday quietly with family and friends. Miep is in reasonably good health, and remains deeply involved in keeping alive the memory of Anne Frank and spreading the message of her story. She still ... http://www.annefrank.org/diaryprojects/?p=73 Amsterdam has been designated as UNESCO World Book Capital, and will bear the title from 23 April 2008 to 22 April 2009. Three literary icons have been selected who tell a story of Amsterdam as a World Book Capital past and present: the philosopher Spinoza, internationally acclaimed children’s author Annie ... http://www.annefrank.org/diaryprojects/?p=72 18-year old Nadya Gorodeskaya from Russia won the Anne Frank photo contest ‘Sources of Inspiration’. With her portrait of the Russian man Ivan she expressed the theme ‘happiness’. About her photo Nadya says: “Ivan is a very kind and cheerful old man. His whole life he has lived in a small ... http://www.annefrank.org/diaryprojects/?p=68 During a symposium held in Amsterdam to the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the published diary of Anne Frank, the final debate addressed the magic of the book. What possible explanations can be found for its huge success? Speakers pointed to the intimate character of the text, to Otto Frank’s ... http://www.annefrank.org/diaryprojects/?p=65 Even though decades and thousands of miles separated them from Anne Frank, my students were able to discover the commonalities in their lives. They found ways to not only unite themselves with Anne, but also to fuse together as a family.  The most remarkable thing about my students’ reaction to the ... http://www.annefrank.org/diaryprojects/?p=61 At www.annefrank.org/diarylessons you will find lessons and quizzes about Anne Frank and her diary. The diary lessons stimulate students to think about Anne Frank’s world and their own. The quizzes test their knowledge about Anne Frank and her diary. The diary lessons are both suited to give as homework and to ... http://www.annefrank.org/diaryprojects/?p=58 In last month’s posting I talked about my holistic approach to the Freedom Writers project. There has been, however, another crucial element in my lessons, and that is history. I believe that if you don’t learn from history, you are doomed to repeat it. That is why I deliberately infused historical ... http://www.annefrank.org/diaryprojects/?p=56 After I had decided to use the diary of Anne Frank, one question sprung to my mind: how could I bring Anne’s story to life? In my view, when approaching any text, teachers must engage, enlighten and empower their students to make literature relevant to their lives. They must activate ... http://www.annefrank.org/diaryprojects/?p=52 I started teaching at Wilson High School in Long Beach, California in the fall of 1994. It was just after the Rodney King riots and racial tensions had spilled over into the school. After one of my student’s said, “I feel like I live in an undeclared war,” I decided ... http://www.annefrank.org/diaryprojects/?p=45