Anne Frank and
the Holocaust Webquest

"In Germany, the Nazis first came for the Communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist.  Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew.  Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist.  Then they came for the Catholics, but I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant.  Then they came for me...by that time there was no one to speak up for anyone."   The Reverend Martin Niemoller in I Didn't Speak Up

The Holocaust was the greatest hate crime ever committed.  Anne Frank was just one of over 6,000,000 victims of this atrocity.  We will be studying both Anne Frank and the Holocaust in an attempt to remember those who died and to learn from the mistakes of others so that such an horrible event can never again occur. 
 

Below is a brief overview of the activities that you will complete by the end of this webquest...
 

	Due Dates (Calendar)	Point Value
Act I Exam--"The Diary of Anne Frank"	January 28	85
Act II Exam--"The Diary of Anne Frank"	February 10	68
Powerpoint template sheet	January 31	25
Holocaust Presentations	February 23	200
Journal Entries	February 28	225
Daily Participation in "The Diary of Anne Frank"	assigned daily	50
Total Points		648

You will be provided time during class to complete a large portion of these assignments.  However, some tasks may need to be accomplished outside of class, especially your journal entries.  Use your class time wisely and plan accordingly.  Make sure that you familiarize yourself with the due dates for each portion of this project. 

• Computer Guidelines
• We will be using the computers a lot during this assignment.  It is not uncommon for the computers to be down or to have an error.  Save your work often.  It may even be beneficial to get a disk and save your work in two locations as a safeguard.  Remember that any disk used in a computer outside of the school must be scanned before being inserted into a school computer.
• Sources, Parenthetical References, and Bibliographies
• Be sure that you check your sources for reliability and accuracy.  Make sure the source is reputable.
• Be sure to check that you have written your bibliography correctly.  Check the MLA Handbook.
• Writing a business letter
• Writing a friendly letter
• Check out Holocaust poetry and art at this site.
• This PowerPoint tutorial site may come in handy.
• Visit these sites for more information on other atrocities against children in modern society.  You can also visit a UN site that will explain rules created to protect the rights of children in warring countries.
• Ethnic cleansing in Kosovo
• United Nations Convention on Rights of the Child
• Sarajevo & Bosnia
• Warchild

The following list of resources will be helpful in completing the assignment.  They are divided into different categories for convenience.

• Personal Resources
• Notes taken from guest speaker, play, orchestra
• Personal knowledge from other sources
• Personal interviews
• Class textbook
  
• Library Resources
• See the special cabinet with Holocaust and World War II materials located in the library
  
• Computer/Internet Resources
• The Cybrary of the Holocaust
• Children of the Holocaust
• Holocaust survivors
• Simon Wiesenthal Center Multimedia Learning Center
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• Remembering the Holocaust
• Holocaust bibliography
• Anne Frank House
• The Holocaust:  A Tragic Legacy

Students' overall grades for this project will be a compilation of the points earned on each of the individual tasks.

Students may wish to examine the evaluation forms for the various tasks to understand how they will be graded.  This may be viewed by choosing the appropriate form.

• Holocaust presentation evaluation
• Journal entries evaluation
• "The Diary of Anne Frank" evaluation

Please complete the student evaluation form and leave me your thoughts.  I would appreciate your utter honesty.  Anything you write will be used to help make this a better lesson for future students.  I thank you for your time and hard work throughout this activity.