UNIT GOAL:
TSWBAT analyze a play in order to understand a
significantly historical event.
What do you know about Anne
Frank and the Holocaust?
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Complete a KWL CHART.
Under the “K,” write 3 or more things you know
about the Holocaust.
Under the “W,” write 3 or more things you want
to know about the Holocaust.
Save the “L” for after the viewing of the play.
Notes on the Holocaust & the play
 The play is based on the
novel, "Diary of a Young
Girl," published in 1947.
 Anne's Diary (Kitty)
begins in 1942. Anne is 13
years old-3 weeks before
she goes into hiding.
 Germany, WWII (19381945)
 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
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“Remembering
Anne Frank…”
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1. What is a Nazi?
2. What Religion are Anne and her family?
3. List the names 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?
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.What is the name of Anne’s diary?
Answer these questions on the back of your KWL chart.
The Diary of Anne Frank
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 Your literature book
pp. 532-636 includes
the play with a
timeline and pictures.
Characters:
1. Anne Frank
2. Margot Frank: her
older sister
3. Mr. Frank: their
father
4. Mrs. Frank: their
mother
5. Miep: worker in
Mr. Frank’s
business; Dutch
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Characters:
6. Peter Van Daan
7. Mr. Van Daan: his
father
8. Mrs. Van Daan: his
mother
9. Mr. Dussel: a
dentist
10. Mr. Kraler:
worker in Mr. Frank’s
business; Dutch

The Diary of Anne Frank
(the play)

Academic English students,
look in your literature book
pp. 534-592 to see the actual
play.
Pre-AP – will also cover the
Holocaust but not specifically
the play.
The Diary of Anne Frank
(the play)
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 This is the autobiographical drama of a young Dutch Jewish
girl hiding from the invading Nazis during World War II.
Anne and her family share a claustrophobic attic with
another family. Tension is often unbearable, as the people
hiding know that their discovery by the enemy could lead to
almost certain death at the hands of their captors. They also
must contend with the Dutch Gestapo or "Green Police,"
who will turn them over to the Nazis if discovered. Dutch
nationals risk their lives by hiding the family for two years.
The group, despite the horror and crowded conditions, still
find time for celebrations of Hanukkah and rejoice quietly in
the small attic that has become their world. The story is told
from the narrative perspective of Anne, a young girl hoping
to live to womanhood.
Discussion question:
If you had to live in hiding and could not
make a sound from 9A.M.-6P.M. every
day, except Sunday, and had no electronic
toys to entertain yourself,
what would you do?
Share 4 things you would do to occupy
your time.