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Lesson: Exploring Anne Frank’s Diary

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Students will examine Anne Frank’s diary as both a historical and a deliberately-created literary text, and will understand how the Holocaust affected the lives of the Frank family.

Grade level: Adaptable for grades 7–12
Subject: Multidisciplinary
Time required: Approximately 55–75 minutes per part of the lesson used (extensions available)

Lesson Plan and Teaching Materials

Teachers can request physical printed Timeline Cards from the Museum.

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This online lesson plan for Anne Frank’s diary is compatible with learning management systems or web browsers for students to complete individually or as a class. You can use the PDF of the original lesson plan above as a guide. To use with your LMS, download the files below and follow your system’s instructions for importing files.