8th Grade Models of Anne Frank's Annex
Students in Mrs. Daryl Smith's Honors 8 English class designed models of Anne Frank's secret annex, where her family hid to avoid detection by Nazi soldiers during the Holocaust of World War II. The students completed these projects after reading Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl in class.
Anne Frank was a German-Jewish girl whose family went into hiding in Amsterdam. She began recording her diary in 1942 and made entries during the two years her family spent in hiding before they were betrayed, discovered, and taken to Nazi concentration camps.
An article on the Smithsonian's website states that Anne Frank's diary is "the most famous account of life during the Holocaust [....] read by tens of millions of people." The article continues to analyze the book's perpetual poignancy and wide appeal. "Her extraordinary depth and fine literary ability, combined with her optimism in the face of such adversity made her account a literary and historical treasure."
Mrs. Smith's students, no doubt moved by the account of Anne Frank, crafted these annex models using cardboard, fabric, balsa wood, craft papers, paint, and doll house furniture. The students placed their finished creations on display in the Living Room where the Grier community could glimpse Anne Frank's hidden home.
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An article on the Smithsonian's website states that Anne Frank's diary is "the most famous account of life during the Holocaust [....] read by tens of millions of people." The article continues to analyze the book's perpetual poignancy and wide appeal. "Her extraordinary depth and fine literary ability, combined with her optimism in the face of such adversity made her account a literary and historical treasure."
Mrs. Smith's students, no doubt moved by the account of Anne Frank, crafted these annex models using cardboard, fabric, balsa wood, craft papers, paint, and doll house furniture. The students placed their finished creations on display in the Living Room where the Grier community could glimpse Anne Frank's hidden home.
Learn more about our English department.
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2522 Grier School Rd. | P.O. Box 308; Birmingham, PA 16686-0308
Phone: 814-684-3000 | Fax: 814-684-2177
Phone: 814-684-3000 | Fax: 814-684-2177
