by Tasha Van Hest, Vineyards Elementary
The purpose of this webquest is to explore through literature and web research, the global impact of WWII on children and families. After reading The Diary of Anne Frank, students will read one or more of the listed books and, supported with web research, compare and contrast the struggles and sacrifices of children around the world. Students will select the best medium possible to share their findings with the class.
Introduction
"The first step in liquidating a people is to erase its memory. Destroy its books, its culture, its history, Then have somebody write new books, manufacture a new culture, invent a new history. Before long the nation will begin to forget what it is and what it was. The world around it will forget even faster."
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Introduction
We have been reading The Diary of Ann Frank, the story of a 13-year-old Jewish girl and her family who are forced into hiding by the Nazis during World War II. You will read another book about young people also set during World War II but in a different part of the world. Through the book you read, and your web research, you will delve more deeply into World War II, reading about its impact then and today on the lives of people around the globe.