Activity 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o8jSbCanv0
Watch and listen to the film footage about Anne Frank.
Answer the following questions about Anne Frank:
- What was Anne’s sister called?
- What were her parents called?
- What were some of the rules that the Jewish people had to abide by?
- How many people went into hiding with Anne?
- Where were she and her family deported to?
- What did she die from?
- How old was she?
- Who survived the experience and made sure her diary was published?
SPAG Links:
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Activity 2
Read the diary up to Wednesday 8th July 1942.
Answer the following questions:
- What is the name of Anne’s diary?
- What happens to make the family go into hiding?
- How old is Anne when they go into hiding?
- Why does Anne wear so many clothes when they go into hiding?
- List three other things that Anne takes with her.
- What arrangements are made for Anne’s cat?
Activity 3
Read the diary up to 9th July 1942.
- Read Anne’s description of the secret annex.
- Draw a floor plan of the place described, including where the annex is and the rooms that are in it.
- Label your floor plan with the details mentioned in the text.
Explore Anne’s hiding place
Activity 4
Read the diary up to October 9th 1942
- Highlight the adjectives that Anne uses to describe her feelings about the situation of the Jewish people.
- Find out where Westerbork is on a map.
- Identify 3 facts about the way of life in a concentration camp.
- Explain why escape from a concentration camp is almost impossible.
SPAG Links:
When to use a colon:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zr6bxyc/articles/zxpfydm
When to use a semicolon:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zr6bxyc/articles/z6w6cqt
How to use a semicolon in a list:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zr6bxyc/articles/zhntng8
How to proofread your work:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zr6bxyc/articles/z7vhsrd