1. Ethnicity Tolerance Melissa Pinson ED 301

2. The Holocaust This lesson will be presented to a ninth grade class that will be required to read Anne Frank.

3. Objectives To have students read Anne Frank and discuss the horrors she went through because of intolerance.

4. Objectives Through reading Anne Frank, have students develop an understanding of why ethnic tolerance is necessary.

5. Materials Journal Copy of Anne Frank novel Computer with internet access Overhead projector Novel of choice Transportation for trip

6. Websites Teaching Tolerance http://www.splcenter.org *This website gives ideas for teaching the Holocaust, Including lesson plans and links to other websites.

7. Websites Cybrary of the Holocaust http://remember.org *This website offers many facts and archives about The Holocaust. The site is divided into a research Area and a forum area.

8. Websites Teacher’s Guide to the Holocaust http://fcit.coedu.ust.edu/ holocaust *This website is specifically designed for teachers.

9. Websites Education World- Teaching the Holocaust www.education- world.com/a_lesson/le sson187.shtml *This site includes several lesson plan ideas for teachers.

10. Websites Anne Frank and the Holocaust www.annefrank.eril.net *This website is dedicated to Anne Frank and other aspects of the Holocaust.

11. Activities In addition to reading Anne Frank, students will be required to select another Holocaust novel from a list I will provide. The student will then compare the two experiences.

12. Novel List Torn Thread by Anne Isaacs Number the Stars by Lois Lowry Night by Elie Wiesel The Upstairs Room by Johanna Reiss Daniel’s Story by Carol Matas

13. Activities Students will visit a multicultural center and write a reflection of their experience.

14. Activities Students will be required to keep a journal. Three times a week they will write about their reading and try to make a connection to real-life.

15. Examples of Journal Topics Explain a time when you have felt discriminated against. Explain how reading Anne Frank makes you feel. What would you have done if you were Anne Frank?

16. More Journal Topics What are some examples of intolerance in current news? What are some ways that we can prevent intolerance?

17. Activities Students will be given days in the computer lab to visit appropriate internet sites. In groups, they will pick a topic to research and present to the class.

18. Topics to Research Students will choose to do their research from one of several different viewpoint. Viewpoint: *Victims, bystanders, resisters, rescuers, liberators, survivors, and children.

19. Activities Students will be required once a week to bring in topics in current news that deals with ethnic intolerance. The students will then have a discussion over topics.

20. Ethnic Tolerance