Pbs Learning Media: The Diary of Anne Frank 1: A Difficult Situation

Students explore the diary as a literary genre, as well as the themes of The Diary of Anne Frank, in this excerpt from Masterpiece's 2010 version of The Diary of Anne Frank. As students analyze a scene in which Anne's father talks about why writing is so important to Anne, they gain a deeper understanding of the historical context in which Anne lived, what motivated Anne to start keeping a diary, her identity as a writer, and how her observations went on to become one of the most widely-read works of nonfiction in the world. This resource is part of the Masterpiece Collection. [1:21]