Lesson 1 (from Pages 1-39)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to discuss the Japanese internment and what is communicated about injustice. After Pearl Harbor was bombed, all Japanese and Japanese Americas were rounded up and placed in internment camps. They were placed there whether they were recent immigrants or had been born in the U.S.
Lesson
Class Discussion: Why did individuals of Japanese descent have to sell their business and belongings at a loss? What happened to their bank accounts? When did George's family have to leave their home? What did they take with them? Why were individuals who were of Japanese descent required to leave the West Coast? Why were laws passed that allowed the removal of those of Japanese descent from the coast? Was there any evidence that these people were involved in espionage? Where did George and his family stay at first? Why did George and...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.3(e), 9-10.7, 11-12.3(e), 11-12.7
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