​Anne Frank PBL / 7th grade English

Human Services Worker

Read the daily newspaper and search for articles about people who need help because of their beliefs, nationality, or religion. What are some examples of ways in which you and your family can help people who are being mistreated today?

Gale InfoTrac Newsstand

Newsela (use your FCPS Google account to log in)

Kilmer Library Current Events page

Try using keywords and phrases such as:

• ethnic persecution
• ethnic oppression
• religious persecution
• religious oppression
• national persecution
• national oppression

Combine your search with words like "story" or "example" to find a specific person.

​Euglogist

​Write a eulogy for Anne Frank, as if you were to be a speaker who is introducing her play or diary.  What would you want people to know about her life and her death?  What is Anne Frank’s legacy? Why should she be remembered?

How to Write a Eulogy and Speak Like a Pro (Love Lives On)
Writing a Creative Eulogy for Your Loved One (Psychology Today)

Lawyer

Carefully read the U.S. Bill of Rights.  If Anne had been an American citizen, which of her rights would have been violated?  Explain how they were violated.

U.S. Bill of Rights (Bill of Rights Institute)

​Time Traveler

There are many dynamics in the Frank’s family hidden life. Research a current family in a similar situation. Write a short paragraph comparing and contrasting these two situations and then reflect if/how the situations give you a greater appreciation for your everyday life. 

• Who are Syrian refugees? (MercyCorps)
• This is what a refugee family look like (Mercy Corps)
• Stories of Syrian Refugees (Save the Children)
• A Refugee’s Story: ‘No One’s Family Is Perfect but Mine Is Perfect for Me’ (The New York Times)
• 3 real stories from refugees (World Economic Forum)
• Stories (The UN Refugee Agency)
• One day in Calais: The refugees hiding in the forest (Aljazeera) 
• Hong Kong's Snowden refugees, facing deportation, hope of new life in Canada (The Guardian)
• Fugitives From ICE, A Family Finds Sanctuary In A Pennsylvania Church (NPR)
• Underground network readies homes to hide undocumented immigrants (CNN)
• Going to school when your family is hiding from ICE (The Hechinger Report)
• American Girl: A Story of Immigration, Fear and Fortitude (The Washington Post)
• Inside a safe house, hiding from ICE (CNN)

Want to search for other examples? Try using keywords and phrases such as:

• ​refugee family examples
• refugee family stories
• immigrant families hiding