Jewish Escape

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Jewish Escape

• A Webquest
• Erin Sande
• December 2005

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KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK !!!!!
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Open up, its the police! Weve received
information that there are Jews hiding here!
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You are awoken from slumber when you hear your
neighbors being arrested for hiding Jews in their
home. You are Jewish, it is the middle of World
War II and things are tense. You immediately
decide its time to go into hiding. Not wasting
any time, you start planning your escape.
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Will you make it safely?
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The Task

• In your group, you will produce a journal
  complete with information about World War II,
  Anne Frank, and a few other things youll need to
  know before you go into hiding.

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The Process

• Each person in your group must take a role. You
  may choose from
• Writer
• Historian
• Architect
• Friend of the family
• German Officer

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Writer

• Do you love grammar? You will be responsible for
  writing about Anne Frank, because she knows about
  being in hiding! Shes also a great writer. Are
  you up to the challenge?

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Historian

• You must have a knack for the past! The
  Historian is responsible for all research
  relating to World War II. You must produce a
  timeline of major events.

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Architect

• You must like drawing and designing. You are
  responsible for designing the annex where your
  family will stay. Think about how to keep your
  loved ones safe, and what you will need to bring
  with you.

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Friend of the Family

• Anne Franks family wouldnt have survived
  without the help of Miep Gies, a trusted friend
  who delivered supplies and news to the families
  in hiding up until the time that they were
  discovered. Your job is to research the Food
  Guide Pyramid in order to find out which healthy
  foods to deliver to the families.

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German Officer

• As an officer, you are in charge of keeping
  everyone on task and focused. In addition, you
  are curious about other governments, particularly
  the US. You must learn more about the United
  States government and report back to your
  superiors.

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Task One Writer

• With the other members in your group, go through
  Anne Franks scrapbook. While you are reading,
  record 10 new pieces of information on a sheet of
  blank paper. Then use those 10 items to write an
  essay about Anne Frank.

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Task Two Historian

• Construct a timeline of events. Include facts
  about Anne Franks life, World War II, and
  internationally. You need a total of 30 dates.
  Request the assistance of the Architect to
  draw/color/decorate your timeline.

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Task Three Architect

• Learn about the Secret Annex, where the Frank
  family and others hid during the Holocaust.
  Construct a replica of the Secret Annex, or
  create your own, including a list of every supply
  that you would like to take with you.

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Task Four Friend of the Family

• 'In the twenty one months that we've spent here
  we have been through a good many 'food
  cycles'...periods in which one has nothing else
  to eat but one particular dish or kind of
  vegetable. We had nothing but endive for a long
  time, day in, day out, endive with sand, endive
  without sand, stew with endive, boiled or 'en
  casserole' then it was spinach, and after that
  followed kohlrabi, salsify, cucumbers, tomatoes,
  sauerkraut, etc., each according to the season.'
  -Anne Frank (April 3, 1944).

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Task Four continued..

• Track your food intake over the next three days.
  List the types of foods and beverages and
  estimate the amounts eaten each day for meals and
  snacks. Look at the food guide pyramid and
  compare what you should be eating, and what you
  actually eat. Make a chart/graph, or represent
  it some other way that makes sense to you.

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Task Five German Officer

• You must learn about the Bill of Rights of the
  United States Constitution. Play this game and
  have the Writer record your answers as you play.

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Final Task Everyone

• The Childrens Bill of Rights was produced in
  1996 and ratified by children from 7 countries
  and 3 continents. Read through it together.

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• Write a letter to the The Children's Bill of
  Rights secretariat at
• ESI, 5504 Scioto Rd.
• Bethesda, MD 20816, USA
• Explain that you would like to ratify
• the Childrens Bill of Rights as well.

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Assessments

• Final Product Rubric
• Group Checklist

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Youve completed each task, and for the time
being, you are safely in hiding. Good luck, and
stay safe.
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• "I see the world being slowly transformed into a
  wilderness, I hear the approaching thunder that,
  one day, will destroy us too, I feel the
  suffering of millions. And yet, when I look up at
  the sky, I somehow feel that everything will
  change for the better, that this cruelty too
  shall end, that peace and tranquility will return
  once more. In the meantime, I must hold on to my
  ideals. Perhaps the day will come when I'll be
  able to realize them!''
• -- Anne Frank,July 15, 1944, age 15