Thursday, March 31, 2011

Anne Frank Webquest

Hello! Today you will be exploring the secret annex that Anne Frank lived in, along with Anne Frank herself.

1.) Take a tour of her secret annex here:
http://www.annefrank.org/en/Subsites/Home/Enter-the-3D-house/#/house/20/help/

Please take some notes on what the annex looked like.
a.) What where the living conditions like for Anne Frank?
b.) How might someone survive those hardships?
c.) Draw a picture of the floor plan.

2.) Pick two Anne Frank Quotes and analyze them. What do they mean? Do you agree with this quote? Use the form I have provided. You can type your answers.
http://history1900s.about.com/od/annefrank/a/AnneFrankQuotes.htm


3.) Take a look at pictures of Anne Frank's diary.
http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/af/htmlsite/artifact_1_0.html

Read some passages from her diary. Then you must create your own diary entry.
http://www.annefrank.com/who-is-anne-frank/diary-excerpts/
 






Choose from the topcis below:

What If? What if you were forced from your home, separated from your family, put in a cattle car, and dropped off at a concentration camp? How would you cope with the situation? Do you think something like the Holocaust could happen in America today? Why or why not?

                                    -OR-
Describe how you would feel if the government forced you to wear a symbol on your clothes       EVERYDAY to let people know that you belonged to a certain race, religion, etc. 

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Period 3 3/9/11

Watch this video about the Dust Bowl.

http://www.history.com/shows/america-the-story-of-us/videos/america-black-blizzard#america-black-blizzard

Complete the Dust Bowl Letter writing activity from the article you read. It can be found on page 2.