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| Day 1 - March 15 |
| In Class: |
Go over the Learning Goals for this unit.
The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States ends with the words '...with liberty and justice for all.' What is justice?
Are there any groups of people in our counlry who might question whether or not "justice" is for ALL? |
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| Homework: |
Begin collecting images for your Animoto slideshow. Each image must be saved as a .jpg or .gif file. Save the images in your server folder. |
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Study the vocabulary words. |
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| Day 2 - Tuesday, March 16. |
| In Class: |
View this PowerPoint. |
Study these timeines: |
| * Densho Timeline - What laws were passed to discriminate against the Japanese? |
| * A More Perfect Union Timeline - How would you describe the attitudes of American people toward the Japanese? |
| * IM Diversity |
| * PBS Internment History |
| Read the Historical Overview by JACL. |
| Homework: |
Finish reading the timelines. |
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| Day 3 - Wednesday, March 17 |
| In Class: |
Read the blue packet: "Exploring the Japanese-American Internment" |
| Homework: |
Finish reading the blue packet. |
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| Day 4 - Thursday, March 18 |
| In Class: |
Read the yellow packet. |
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Complete as much as you can of the white worksheet. Use the timelines, blue packet, yellow packet, or other web links. |
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There may be some answers you cannot find yet. We will answer those later. |
| Homework: |
Work on the assignment. |
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| Day 5 - Friday, March 19 |
| In class: |
Discussion of information from the blue and yellow packets and the white worksheet. |
| Homework: |
Read the following: |
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Confinement and Ethnicity: Chapter 1 (online version) *** For easier reading: Read this pdf version.
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Confinement and Ethnicity: Chapter 3 (online version) *** For easier reading: Read this pdf version. |
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Begin working on your projects. See the Project List at the bottom of the page. |
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| Day 6 - Monday, March 22 |
| In class: |
Learn how to use Animoto to make a slideshow: www.animoto.com (REMEMBER: WE WILL BE USING AN EDUCATION ACCOUNT.) |
| Homework: |
Work on research and your projects. |
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Continue to read about life in the internment camps. Use: a) Blue and Yellow packets b) Links listed below c) Books/Encyclopedias d) Google Search |
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For information on camps see the links in the Purple section below. |
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| Day 7 - Tuesday, March 23 |
| In class: |
Read the "Secret Munson Report" (Read it online.) What is the date of this report? What were the conclusions of this report concerning the loyalty of the Japanese-Americans? |
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Read the "Exclusion Order" Poster (Read it online.) What is the date of this document? |
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Read "Executive Order 9066" (Read it online.) What is the date of this document? |
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Read "The Bill of Rights -- The First 10 Amendments to the U.S Constitution" (Read it online.) Answer the questions on the page. |
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Read "The14th Amendment, Section 1" (Read it online.) Answer the questions on the page. |
| Homework: |
Finish the above. |
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| Day 8 - Wednesday, March 24 |
| In class: |
Read "The Civil Liberties Act of 1988" (Read it online.) Answer the questions. |
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Read "An American Promise" (Read it online.) |
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Read "The Official Apology" from President Bush (Read it online.) |
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Read "JACL's Historic Accomplishments" (Read it online.) Answer the questions on the page. |
| Homework: |
Finish the above. |
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| Day 9 - Thursday, March 25 |
| In class: |
Complete the Haiku project. |
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Work on your projects. |
| Homework: |
Work on your projects. |
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| Day 10 - Friday, March 26 |
| In class: |
Discussion. Go over all the worksheets that have been assigned. |
| Homework: |
Work on your projects. |
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| Day 11 - Monday, March 29 |
| In class: |
View Part 1 of the video: Without Due Process |
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Discuss video, reminder about assignments, work time. |
| Homework: |
Work on your projects. |
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| Day 12 - Tuesday, March 30 |
| In class: |
Read the yellow handout about Terminology/Vocabulary. Review the timeline. |
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Work on the Crossword Puzzle and your projects. |
| Homework: |
Work on the Crossword Puzzle and your projects. |
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| Day 13 - Wednesday, March 31 |
| In class: |
Finish the video. |
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Work on anything you need to finish. |
| Homework: |
Work on anything you need to finish. |
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| Day 14 - Thursday, April 1 |
| In class: |
Work on your assignments and projects |
| Homework: |
Work on your assignments and projects |
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| Day 15 - Friday, April 2 |
| In class: |
Check all assignments and turn in projects.
I will check with Mrs. Segal and Mrs. Costello to see if they will allow you to turn in your projects AFTER Spring Break. |
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| PROJECTS: |
| -- Vocabulary Project: Make a Wordle, collage, mobile, etc. to display the vocabulary words that we have discussed that represent bias, prejudice, etc. |
| -- Concept Wordle: Make a Wordle to represent the main ideas, words, etc. that are important in this study. |
| -- Diary: Study online references about Life in the Japanese-American Internment Camps. Write a diary as if you were a child in one of these camps. |
| -- Write a Haiku poem describing life in the camps. |
| -- Animoto Slideshow: Make an Animoto slideshow showing images that represent the important ideas from this unit. |
| -- Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle |
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| ENJOY YOUR SPRING BREAK! YOU HAVE BEEN TOTALLY AWESOME! YOU DESERVE A GREAT VACATION! |
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| RESOURCES ABOUT THE CAMPS |
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Japanese American Internment Project: "Dear Miss Breed" Letters |
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Clara Breed |
Letter from Margaret Ishino |
| Leaving Home |
Letter from Fusa Tsumagari |
| Home Away from Home |
Letter from Louise Ogawa |
| The Slow Return |
Letter from Tetsuzo Hirasaki |
| Legacies |
Richard Karasawa & David Kicuchi: Whose Story? |
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| Exploring the Japanese American Internment: The Camp Experience |
| The Relocation of Japanese Americans (scroll down to the section on the camps) |
| Maps of the Camps and Centers |
| Food in the Camps |
| Life in the Relocation Camps |
| War Relocation Authority Camps - Evacuees Arrive at the Relocation Camps |
| War Relocation Authority Camps - Building the Relocation Camps |
| War Relocation Authority Camps - Relocation Camp Life |
| War Relocation Authority Camps - Social Life |
| War Relocation Authority Camps - At Work in the Relocation Camps |
| War Relocation Authority Camps - Views of the Arizona Relocation Camps |
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| MORE SOURCES OF INFORMATION: |
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Internet References and Resources for this Unit -- large collection of links |
| Smithsonian National Museum of American History -- A More Perfect Union |
| JANM -- Japanese American National Museum |
| JARDA -- Japanese American Relocation Digital Archives |
| IN TIME & PLACE: The Japanese American Internment |
| More Vocabulary words |
| Exploring the Japanese American Internment: pdf version |
| Densho:
The Japanese-American Legacy Project |
| The Relocation of Japanese Americans |
| Causes of the Japanese-American Incarceration (pdf version) |
| PBS: Children of the Camps - An excellent source of information with multimedia. |
| The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 |
| The Aftermath - An Apology - Was this a fair settlement for the families that were interned in the camps? Why or why not? |
