Using Anne Frank video diary in the classroom
The fifteen episodes of the video diary are accompanied by seven educational videos that emphasise the fact that the video diary is based on a true story, and that deal with themes such as discrimination, scapegoating, making choices, and freedom. In addition to the videos educational materials are developed for both Primairy and Secondairy education.
Primairy education
Have your pupils watch all fifteen episodes of the Anne Frank video diary as well as the seven educational explainer episodes on YouTube. After watching the videos, the pupils get to fold their own workbook and answer questions that help them process the themes discussed in the video series.
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Secondairy education
Have your students watch an episode of the Anne Frank video diary and the educational explainer accompanying the episode to provide more context of the persecution of the Jews and the Second World War. Afterwords you can provide your students with a worksheet that consist of different activities:
- Students watch the episode and educational explainer in the classroom.
- Students interpret the historical source material themselves.
- Students work on group assignments in groups of four.
- Students engage in a whole-class discussion about the critical thinking question shown at the end of the educational explainer episode.