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Lesson 1 (from Foreword - Black Angel)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to examine the epidemic that hit America, and how and why blame was assigned. An epidemic hit America. Everyone had a theory about who started it, but the Asians and Arab Americans were vilified and blamed for what happened.
Lesson
Class Discussion: When did an epidemic hit America? What theories were there about who started the epidemic? Why was it not acceptable to blame God for the epidemic? Why did the government classify the epidemic as a terrorist act? Was there any evidence that it was a terrorist act? Who did the American people decide was responsible? What solution was derived to keep the remaining Americans on the coasts safe? Why was it decided that surviving Americans of Asian and Arab descent should be interned as laborers in the camps that produced and kept the pistons going? How and why...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.10, 11-12.3, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.7, 11-12.7
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