Tomorrow, I will begin a new unit entitled, “Rising Up From Hate: Equality for All”. My students will compare and contrast the Holocaust with the struggles of the Civil Rights Movement. I will do this through the use of two books, The Diary of Anne Frank and Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice.
My students have a goal to write and publish a book from this unit. I believe that this would be very easily accomplished, because the unit relies on self reflection and discovery. Therefore, a collection of essays and poetry with this theme could make for an excellent read.
I will begin the unit with Anne Frank, and work in Claudette Colvin later in the unit.
Ok…on with the lesson.
I will introduce the lesson with writing and discussion.
The students will have to write for 5 minutes responding to the unit title, “Rising Up From Hate: Equality for All”.
Once they have completed their writing, we will have a classroom discussion on their responses to the prompt.
I will then give every student a copy of the Diary of Anne Frank, along with a KWL chart entitled, The Holocaust.
The students will take a few minutes filling in what they already know about The Holocaust or Anti Semitism.
Then we will read a biography of Anne’s life and watch a couple of clips from the following source. They will fill in the KWL chart as we read, listen, and discuss.
http://www.biography.com/people/anne-frank-9300892
