The History of Japanese Internment Camps

Essential Question

What can we learn about the United States' treatment of Japanese Americans during World War II?

Texts

Visual

Manzanar, 1942

Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, over 110,000 Japanese Americans, mostly U.S. citizens, were incarcerated in “War Relocation Camps.” These photographs were taken at Manzanar, one of the ten Japanese internment camps, in 1942.

Clem Albers and Francis Stewart

Grade Level

3-5 6-8 9-12

Subject

Civics

History

Topic

Rights & Activism

September 3, 2015

Teaching Strategies

Community Inquiry

Brain Share

During Brain Share, small groups of students rotate through stations, discussing and recording concepts from central texts. This strategy is a modified combination of gallery walks and jigsaw.

Grade Level

3-5

CCSS

RF.3-5.4, RL.3-5.1, RI.3-5.1, RL.3-5.2, RI.3-5.2, SL.3-5.1, SL.3-5.2

July 13, 2014

Student Tasks

Do Something

Community Newsletter

Students compile and publish a showcase of artwork and nonfiction writing addressing issues found in the central text. The result is a creative representation of student learning, opinions and ideas.

Grade Level

3-5

July 13, 2014

Plan Built By

ErGarvelink

The History of Japanese Internment Camps

Manzanar, 1942

Brain Share

Community Newsletter

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