The diary of Anne Frank in the class

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 project was their desire to […]

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 do in class. Students answer […]

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 lessons into my literature projects. […]