What can we learn about characters from their thoughts and their actions? …
What can we learn about characters from their thoughts and their actions?
This inquiry from the Washington State History Museum focuses on the literacy skill of using details from the text to support observations and inferences about characters. To practice this skill, students read Baseball Saved Us, a fictional story about an incarcerated Japanese American family during World War II. Students also learn about the real-life experiences of incarcerated Japanese Americans via objects from the Washington State History Museum’s collection, and other historical resources.
Each of the four lessons in this module is designed to take about 45 minutes to teach, and to be integrated with your ELA or literacy block.
Watch the companion video, REMEMBRANCE: A Legacy of Executive Order 9066, on YouTube: https://youtu.be/s4-GfWDEukE
How does non-violent direct action function as a response to injustice? This …
How does non-violent direct action function as a response to injustice?
This inquiry from the Washington State Historical Society focuses on Japanese American incarceration during World War II, and asks students to analyze Japanese Americans’ responses to this injustice through the lens of non-violent direct action. It consists of five lessons, and a suggested summative assessment, as well as possible extensions. Each lesson is intended to take between 45 and 75 minutes, and some may need to be divided over multiple class sessions.
The intent of this curriculum is not only to help students learn about what incarceration was, and why it happened, but also to help them understand the varied responses of Japanese Americans to incarceration. They will arrive at these new understandings by practicing the skills of history including artifact analysis, identifying patterns, and developing informed empathy for historical figures. Images of and links to primary sources are provided throughout.
Watch the companion video, REMEMBRANCE: A Legacy of Executive Order 9066, on YouTube: https://youtu.be/s4-GfWDEukE
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