Understanding World War Two and the Holocaust

• Introduction
• Learners
• Standards
• Process
• Resources


• Student Page

by Sinaida Uliantzeff, Jordan Middle School

This webquest was designed to get middle school students familiar with World War Two and the Holocaust in preparation to read The Diary of Anne Frank. Students will work as a team to research an assigned topic relevant to WWII and the Holocaust. The team will gather information and create a newsletter covering their topic.

Teacher Introduction

The purpose of this webquest is to serve as  introductory activity to reading The Diary of Anne Frank. Information on World War Two and the Holocaust are essential on there own; however, this information will help students to gain more meaning from The Diary of Anne Frank and to gain a better understanding of why Anne Frank is as important as she is.

Students will work as a team and use Internet resources to gather information about World War Two and the Holocaust. Each team will be assigned one of seven topics. This will get them familiar with Internet research. They will use their research to put together a newsletter which summarizes their information. The team will share the newsletter with the rest of the class; the outcome being that every student in the class will gain a wealth of knowledge about World War Two and the Holocaust.