Anne Frank’s Final Project (500-700 words) Due date June 8th/9th
Option # 1 Read a book from the suggested list and complete a book project. (Book
project choices: newspaper, historical perspective, tour of the setting, diary, essay,
*newscast, *movie/skit, * talk show, storyboard, game board) * = group optional.Other
suggested reading include: Hitler Youth by Susan Campbell Bartoletti. Farewell to
Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston , Hiroshima by John Hersey, Childhood by
Jona Oberski, The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom, Stolen Years by Sara Zyskind,
Night by Elie Wiesel, Maus by Art Spiegelman, Upon the Head of the Goat: A Childhood
in Hungary, 1939-1944 by Aranka Siegal, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John
Boyne ) 200 points possible
Option #2 View two films approved by your parents and write an essay comparing their
treatment of the Holocaust. Below are some suggestions of films.
The Pianist (2002)
Adrian Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, directed by Polanski. This is the true story of Jewish pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman.
Set in Poland, it runs through a number of ridiculous edicts tossed out by the Nazis. It depicts the relocation of Jewish
families into the ghettos. It shows the walls closing in a little more every day, until finally there is nothing left. Szpilman's
survival was a miracle. The movie is hauntingly beautiful and the acting is phenomenal. Nominated for 7 Oscars and won
3
Schindler's List (1993)
Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, directed by Spielberg. Another true story, based on the life of Oskar
Schindler, a German who was born and raised in Moravia (part of modern-day Czech Republic). A shrewd businessman,
he travels to Poland to take advantage of confiscated Jewish property and slave labor. In the process he becomes a very
rich man - but he also develops a sense of compassion he never had before and in the end goes completely broke trying
to save "his" 1200 Jews from the death camps. If you don't cry by the end of this movie something is wrong with you.
Nominated for 12 Oscars, won 7.
Life is Beautiful (1997)
Roberto Benigni (Italian film). This movie starts out as a playful comedy. It takes place in Italy, where Guido the Italian
Jew is doing everything he can to get Dora to fall in love with him. Eventually he succeeds. They marry and have a child
named Joshua. When the Germans come, Guido and Joshua are taken away, but Dora (who is not a Jew) is not forced to
go. She insists, however, and accompanies her family to the camp. They are separated, of course, but Guido continues to
keep his family's hopes up through his antics. Be advised the ending is a bit sad. Nominated for 7 Oscars, won 3.
Defiance
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Devil’s Arithmetic
Out of the Ashes
Holocaust
Option #3 V isit The Museum of Tolerance and write about your
experience.
Museum Hours
Monday-Friday
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.*
*(early close at 3:00 p.m. on Fridays November - March)
Saturday
CLOSED
Sunday
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
When planning your visit, please note that each of the three main exhibits takes approximately 1½ hours.
To schedule a visit, call, 310-553-8403
for group tours, 310-772-7639.
Admission
Adults
$15.00
Seniors (62+)
$12.00
Students with ID & Youth 5-18
(under 5 no charge)
$11.00
Parking/Directions
Address
General Information
Parking Cars
Museum of Tolerance
Simon Wiesenthal Plaza
9786 West Pico Blvd (southeast corner of Pico Boulevard and Roxbury
Drive)
Los Angeles, CA 90035
310-553-8403
Map/Directions
Free underground parking in Museum complex. The entrance is on Pico
Blvd. Please do not park on residential side streets. You will be ticketed
and/or towed.
isit The Museum of Tolerance and write about your experience.
Option #4 Research the work of the Anne Frank Foundation/Museum in Amsterdam and
report your findings to the class. Visual element required such as a power point.
Option #5 Keep a diary like Anne Frank’s. Write the entries as if you were talking to a
close friend in whom you have complete trust. Reveal not only the events of your life but
your feelings about your life.
Option #6 Using books, articles, and the internet, read about the rise and fall of Nazi
Germany and prepare a report on one of the following: Hitler’s Anti-Jewish policies, The
Nazi Occupation of Holland, The Resistance Movement in Holland, The Liberation of
Holland, the roots of anti-Semitism in Germany and the resulting Holocaust. (Power
point, essay, historical perspective project)
Option #7 setting the Stage: Construct a model of the annex based on Anne’s
description. Indicate where the doors, stairs, windows, furniture, and appliances are
located. Label each room, indication its function and who used it. Give “tours” of the
annex to members of our class, telling about the rooms and highlighting any important or
memorable events that took place there.
Option #8 Create portraits of five residents in the annex. Review Anne’s descriptions of
the people you choose. Then prepare your portraits, trying to reflect each person’s
appearance of personality as described by Anne. Write 50 words about each portrait.
Option #9 Create five epitaphs (poems or writing praising a person who has died)for
Anne that sum up her philosophy. Then write a eulogy, a speech, that expresses what
you think her finest points were and why her death is so poignant. Present this to the
class.
Option #10 Keep a diary from a different character such as Miep or Margot’s
The Pianist (2002)
Adrian Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, directed by Polanski. This is the true story of
Jewish pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman. Set in Poland, it runs through a number of ridiculous
edicts tossed out by the Nazis. It depicts the relocation of Jewish families into the
ghettos. It shows the walls closing in a little more every day, until finally there is nothing
left. Szpilman's survival was a miracle. The movie is hauntingly beautiful and the acting
is phenomenal. Nominated for 7 Oscars and won 3
Schindler's List (1993)
Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, directed by Spielberg. Another true story,
based on the life of Oskar Schindler, a German who was born and raised in Moravia
(part of modern-day Czech Republic). A shrewd businessman, he travels to Poland to
take advantage of confiscated Jewish property and slave labor. In the process he
becomes a very rich man - but he also develops a sense of compassion he never had
before and in the end goes completely broke trying to save "his" 1200 Jews from the
death camps. If you don't cry by the end of this movie something is wrong with you.
Nominated for 12 Oscars, won 7.
Life is Beautiful (1997)
Roberto Benigni (Italian film). This movie starts out as a playful comedy. It takes place in
Italy, where Guido the Italian Jew is doing everything he can to get Dora to fall in love
with him. Eventually he succeeds. They marry and have a child named Joshua. When
the Germans come, Guido and Joshua are taken away, but Dora (who is not a Jew) is
not forced to go. She insists, however, and accompanies her family to the camp. They
are separated, of course, but Guido continues to keep his family's hopes up through his
antics. Be advised the ending is a bit sad. Nominated for 7 Oscars, won 3.
Defiance
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Devil’s Arithmetic
Out of the Ashes
Holocaust