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The Diary of Anne Frank (the play) Week 1. UNIT GOAL: SWBAT analyze a play in order to understand a significant historical event. Warm-Up: Monday, 4 /2/14. Take out a sheet of paper and head it appropriately. Title it “Holocaust KWL Chart & Notes.” DRAW A KWL CHART.
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The Diary of Anne Frank(the play)Week 1 UNIT GOAL: SWBAT analyze a play in order to understand a significant historical event.
Warm-Up: Monday, 4/2/14 • Take out a sheet of paper and head it appropriately. • Title it “Holocaust KWL Chart & Notes.” • DRAW A KWL CHART. • Under the “K,” write 3 things you know about the Holocaust. • Under the “W,” write 3 things you want to know about the Holocaust.
Notes on the Holocaust & the play • The play is based on the novel, "Diary of a Young Girl," published in 1947. • Anne's Diary begins in 1942. Anne is 13 years old-3 weeks before she goes into hiding. • Germany, WWII (1938-1945) • Hitler ruled Germany 1933-1945 • Allied powers (U.S., U.K., France, and Soviet Union) vs. Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, Japan)
Notes on the Holocaust and the play • Holocaust:Germany's deliberate attempt, under Hitler's rule, to exterminate all Jews in Europe... • Killed over 6 million Jews. • Weapons: Starvation, Torture, Dehumanization... • Hitler wanted to rid Germany of everyone not of the Aryan race (blond hair, blue eyes)
Notes on the Holocaust and the play • SS = Hitler's personal elite body guards, did most of killings ordered by Hitler • Gestapo = Branch of the SS • Star of David: symbol of Jewish Faith • Nazi = Anti-Jew • Swastika = Nazi symbol
How Did It Happen? • German military attacked The Netherlands • Identification of Dutch Jews with yellow stars and laws discriminating against them • In 1942 the Germans began sending them to concentration camps • Of the 140,000 Jews living there, 102,000 were exterminated by the Nazis
“Remembering Anne Frank…” by Anonymous • http://old.sandi.net/depts/literacy/unitsofstudy/grade8/unit5/remembering_annefrank.pdf 1. What is a Nazi? 2. What Religion are Anne and her family? 3. List the members of Anne's family. (Mother, father, sister) 4. List three rights Hitler took away from Jews in Germany. 5. What outward symbol(s) were Jews required to display? 6. How old was Anne when she began her diary?
Questions from the article, continued: 7. Describe a concentration camp and what occurred there. 8. Why did the Franks go into hiding? Where did they go? 9. Who is MIEP? How did she risk her life for the Franks? 10. How long were the Franks in hiding? 11. When, where, and how did Anne die? 12. Who was the only occupant to survive concentration camps? 13. What did he do after the war to make Anne famous? 14. When and how did Hitler die? 15. List an interesting fact about the publication of Kitty. 16. What was the final outcome of WWII for Jews? (# of losses, etc.)
Review/Closure: Monday, 4/2/14 • Explanation of Unit • Homework Assignment: • Complete reading the article and answer the questions.