Teaching Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl | Daily Lessons

Daily Lessons

This section contains 30 daily lessons. Each one has a specific objective and offers at least three (often more) ways to teach that objective. Lessons include classroom discussions, group and partner activities, in-class handouts, individual writing assignments, at least one homework assignment, class participation exercises and other ways to teach students about the text in a classroom setting. Use some or all of the suggestions provided to work with your students in the classroom and help them understand the text.

Lesson 1

Objective: Anne Frank grew up in a conflict-filled time. Hitler and the Nazis party has been growing in power for a few years, which significantly impacts her diary's contents. This lesson's objective is to relate to students the facts of the time and how they may have influenced Anne as she detailed her life. The setting of a story can have a dramatic impact on the...
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