7th grade
Web quest for the diary of Anne frank and Night
INTRODUCTION
Imagine that you are able to step back in time - back to a time of a great tragedy. What would
life be like for someone living during the Holocaust? Did it matter what kind of education you had?
Where were you allowed to shop? What would you wear? What would you do for entertainment: go
to the movies, watch television, and listen to the radio? Now, what if you could become someone
other than yourself? This is your chance to be someone else, someone different, and someone
apart of the Holocaust.
First, you need to research the Holocaust and important Holocaust authors, Elie Wiesel and Anne
Frank. Then, you will research your own character.
***Follow directions carefully. As you go to each site, read the section carefully and
write down the information that is necessary to answer the questions.
Task 1:
Research the holocaust
1. Research one of the following topics and take notes on important details. Make sure to
write down the sources that you use. Research needs to be thorough and complete!
2. Find a picture to represent this topic and print the visual.
3. Write a 6-8 sentence, informational paragraph on a separate sheet of paper about the
topic that you can share with others. Please label this section, ‘Task 1’.
Topics for Research (you must tell Ms. Allen which topic you choose):
1. The Holocaust
2. Auschwitz/Buna Concentration Camps
3. Nuremberg Laws
4. Work Camps
5. Third Reich
6. Gestapo
7. Ghettos (during the Holocaust)
Task 2:
Fill in the blank
Refer to the following site for task questions:
http://www.mpsaz.org/carson/departments/english/anne_frank/
1. Please answer the following questions, from the website, on a separate piece of paper.
Please label this section, ‘Task 2’: 1 (answer will be with 2 link), 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14
(questions to answer)
Task 3:
Elie Wiesel Biography
Find 10 events of Night’s author, Elie Wiesel’s life. Please list the events in chronological order.
Include events from the beginning to the end of his life.
1. Please research Elie Wiesel’s biography and record any sources that you use.
2. Please write 10 events that occurred in his life. Please write these 10 events on your
separate sheet of paper under the heading, ‘Task 3’.
Task 4:
CharaCter’s researCh/ PassPort
Research one real person from the Holocaust (do not use anyone from the Anne Frank story or
Elie Wiesel).
Sites to visit:
http://www.biography.com/people/groups/holocaust-survivors
http://www.tellingstories.org/holocaust/
http://www.ushmm.org/remember/the-holocaust-survivors-and-victims-resourcecenter/benjamin-and-vladka-meed-registry-of-holocaust-survivors/behind-every-name-a-story
http://holocaustlearning.org/survivors
Create a passport for this person by answering the following questions regarding your chosen
person and make sure you include their information on a passport:
1.) Name
2.) Place of Birth
3.) Locations he/she grew up in
4.) 3-5 sentence summary of major events that happened in their life
5.) Picture
This will need to look authentic and be physically handed in.
Task 5:
Personal diary entry
Create a half page diary entry (of a typical day) for your character. The entry must express
their emotions of your person and their hopes/dreams. It should also include their location and
the appearance of their surroundings. Make sure you include if there is anyone else around this
person at this time. This diary entry can be included on the separate sheet of paper. Please
label it, ‘Task 5’.
Rubric for Holocaust Web quest
Beginning
Developing
Accomplished
Exemplary
5
10
15
20
Little or no
historical
research
Evidence of
historical research
which shows an
emerging
knowledge of topic.
Evidence
of historical
research which
demonstrates
applicable
knowledge of
topic.
Evidence
of historical
research which
demonstrates an
understanding of
topic.
Displays an
emerging
knowledge of the
understanding of
the information
needed for the Fill
in the Blanks
section.
Displays an
applicable
knowledge of
the
understanding of
the information
needed for the
Fill in the Blanks
section.
Displays a
comprehensive
understanding of
the knowledge of
the
understanding of
the information
needed for the
Fill in the Blanks
section.
Displays an
applicable
knowledge of
the 5-9 events
that happened
during Elie
Wiesel’s life.
Displays a
comprehensive
understanding
knowledge of at
least 10 of the
events that
happened during
Elie Wiesel’s life.
Research
Fill in the
Blank
Little or no
evidence of
understanding or
completion.
Elie Wiesel
Biography
Holocaust
Person
Passport
Displays an
emerging
Little or no
knowledge of 3-4 of
evidence of
the events that
understanding or
happened during
completion.
Elie Wiesel’s life.
Displays a visual
picture and all
Displays a visual required parts of
Little or no
Passport is missing
picture. All
passport are
evidence of
a visual or pieces of required parts of
included.
understanding
information.
passport are
Passport is
or completion.
included.
realistic and
visually
appealing.
Diaries
Displays an
Displays an
applicable
emerging
Little or no
knowledge of
knowledge of the
evidence of
the
understanding of
understanding or
understanding of
the characters
completion of
the characters
feelings in their
a half page
feelings in their
personal diary entry
entry.
personal diary
or not a half page
entry or not a
3.1 content
entry.
half page entry.
and
Organization
Displays half
page entry of a
comprehensive
knowledge of the
understanding of
the characters
feelings in their
personal diary
entry.
Score