Hide and Seek

Stage: Public

Title: Hide and Seek

Grade Levels: 7,8

Subjects: English/Language Arts
Social Studies
Technology

Learner Outcomes:
    1. The student will be able to access the Internet to find information about a particular topic.
    2. The student will gain knowledge about the historical time period associated with the writing of The Diary of Anne Frank.
    3. The student will process information about the time that Anne Frank was in hiding.
Optional Technology Outcome:
    1. The student will be able to minimize documents and use both a web browser and a word processing program simultaneously.

Duration of Lesson: 4 class periods of approximately 45 minutes (This may vary depending on the speed of the Internet access that is being used.)

Materials: paper and pencil
3.5" diskette (optional)
worksheet Anne's Journey

Technology Tools/Courseware:
Computer with Internet access
Word Processing program (optional)

Teacher Notes:

Students should have signed AUP (Acceptable Use Policy Agreements) to use the Internet.
Teachers may use the questions that are included with this lesson plan or develop their own.
Students who have not used the Internet to access information will need to receive instruction prior to beginning this activity.
Students may access sites directly from this lesson plan or the teacher may choose to provide students with a list of sites and related questions.
Teachers need to be aware that some students may find the information in this unit disturbing.

Procedures:
    1. As an introduction to the lesson, have students imagine what it would be like to be in hiding for a year or two. Have students identify that problems that they feel would occur.
    2. Have the students brainstorm in small groups to determine what things would be important to have with them. Have students share these with their classmates.
    3. Instruct students about the rules for using the Internet. Remind them that they are to use only the sites that have been provided by the teacher or that are included in this lesson plan.
    4. Set the purpose for completing this activity. Inform students that they will be viewing sites that provide information about the period of time when Anne Frank and her family were in hiding. They also need to know that Anne wrote a diary during this time and much of the information that they will find came directly from her diary.
    5. Provide students with a list of websites and questions that they will need to answer using the information from the sites.   A worksheet created on Microsoft Word is available for your use:    Anne's Journey
The websites that are used on the worksheet may be viewed at:    Anne Frank Online    and    Anne Frank
    6. Advise students that they will need to produce a written report of the answers for the questions and share the information with their classmates at the end of the lesson.

Optional procedure:
1. Students may record their answers for the questions in a word processing document by minimizing the Internet browser and opening the word processing document to record information. To retrieve additional information they will need to minimize the word processing document and open the browser.

Modifications:

Students may work with partners if necessary.
The number of questions that students need to answer may be decreased.
The reporting format may be adjusted based on the ability of the students.

The Diary of Anne Frank

Amazon.com

Enrichment:
View the PBS documentary - Anne Frank: Remember Me
View the videotape classic - The Diary of Anne Frank

    The following works may be read by the students or excerpts read by the teacher:
        Frank, Anne. The Diary of Anne Frank
        Rittner, Carol. The Courage to Care. New York: University Press, 1986.

The teacher may choose to have more advanced students read the following:
Barnouw, David, ed. The Diary of Anne Frank: The Critical Edition. Netherlands State Institute for War Documentation.

The diary is also available in drama format:
Goodrich, Francis and Albert Hacket. The Diary of Anne Frank. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1994.

The documentation of the authenticity of the diary:
New York Times. June 8, 1989.

Additional resources may be obtained from: Amazon.com

Evaluation/Assessment:
1. Students will be assessed on the number of correct answers for the questions included in the Internet search.
2. If this activity is completed by partners, the cooperative skills will also be assessed.

West Virginia Instructional Goals and Objectives (West Virginia Department of Education)
Computer/Technology
7.79, 7.80, 7.81, 7.85, 7.87, 7.90, 7.92
8.85, 8.86, 8.87, 8.92, 8.97, 8.98
Reading
7.19, 7.22, 7.25, 7.33
8.15, 8.16, 8.18, 8.20, 8.22, 8.24, 8.30
Writing
7.51, 7.57, 7.64, 7.65
8.48, 8.51, 8.58, 8.64
History
7.45, 7.53

National Standards
Language Arts Standards:
Writing Standards
        1. Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process.
        4. Gathers and uses information for research purposes.
Reading Standards
        6. Reflects on what has been learned after reading and formulates ideas, opinions, and personal responses to texts
Historical Understanding Standards
        1. Understands and knows how to analyze chronological relationships and patterns
        2. Understand the historical perspective
Technology Standards
        1. Knows the characteristics and uses of computer hardware and operating systems
        2. Know the characteristics and uses of computer software programs

Job/Career Cluster: Fine Arts/Humanities

References:
Anne Frank House Website
Cybrary of the Holocaust
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Anne Frank Online

Miscellaneous sites that may be used for teacher reference:
The Anne Frank House
The Mechelen Museum of Deportation and Resistance
Louisiana Holocaust Survivors
Holocaust Glossary

Authors:        Karen Longwell   kalongwe@yahoo.com             Long Drain School
                      Kathy Longwell   klongwel_2000@yahoo.com     Long Drain School
                      Carol Roberts        croberts@ovnet.com                Long Drain School

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