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Text Complexity

Close Reading

• Student silent reading of text
• Teacher read aloud
• Student Annotation
• Writing prompt
• Discussion Question (TDQ format)

Close Reading

• Student silent reading of text
• Teacher read aloud
• Student Annotation
• Writing prompt
• Discussion Question (TDQ format)

Independent Silent reading

Read Aloud

Annotate

Briefly describe the condition of Louis Zamperini and the other men who were "adrift" in Japanese-controlled waters

The author is establishing time and geographic location. What language helps us establish location?

Assessment Tools

• reading journal
• Close reading writing prompts
• Culminating writing assignment
• Extension Products
• TDQ

Assessment Tools

• reading journal
• Close reading writing prompts
• Culminating writing assignment
• Extension Products
• TDQ

How does the discussion

Descibe in your own words the physical and

Given this information

Untitled Slide

Why is the author specific about

The author uses the word "sinister" And "saboteur" what would

The author uses words like "sinister" and "saboteur." what would cause the government to label all Japanese people this way?

Re-read the last 3 sentences of the text. Discuss the following question with your group:


How did the author's father become a "man without a country"? Answer in TDQ format

Why would the U.S. have laws that

QuickWrite
(group share)
list 5 words or phrases that describe the suspicion of the FBI toward Japanese citizens

Possible Answers

• ransacking houses
• every radio owner was a potential saboteur
• acting out in general panic
• seeing sinister possibilities
• looked exactly like the enemy

WriteAbout

Considering the language used by the author, What conclusions can you make about the feelings Americans took toward Japanese people following the attacks on Pearl Harbor. (Answer in TDQ format)

WriteAbout 4

Identify 2 specific quotes from the text that display the horrible treatment of Louie and the other POW's. Rewrite these selections in your own words

Extension Activity

What language does President Roosevelt use in his declaration of war speech to appeal to the american public? (Highlight words and phrases in the text)

DISCUSS

Louie and Phil are described as emaciated, weak, and ill. How does the author use language to show the brutal details of their treatment?

QuickWrite

Re-read the final paragraph of the text selection.(page 8, Manzanar) Paraphrase this section in no more than 3 sentences

DISCUSSION

How does the author's specific language illuminate the depth of emotional impacts of internment?

unbroken

WriteAbout#?

Paraphrase the last two sentences of the text starting with "A notoriously sadistic camp...." and ending with 'Kill them All.'"

Discuss

With freedom being "inevitable and imminent", why was the Allied invasion a terrible experience for POWs?

Untitled Slide

QuickWrite

The author states "What's more Block 28 was 'where I lived now.'
What does this tell us about the author's connection to Manzanar?

FREEDOM or CONFINEMENT?

In both situations, interns at Manzanar and
POW's in japan faced difficulty as their respective situations came to an end. In no more than one paragraph, describe how the "end" of each camp produced different yet profound psychological repercussions for those directly involved

WriteAbout
The author states, "What's more, Block 28 was where I lived now." What does

WriteAbout#7

Paraphrase this text selection in yourr own words

WriteAbout #7 (unbroken)

Paraphrase this text selection in your own words

Discussion

How does the author describe the symptoms of post-war trauma?

"They wouldn't see me, they would see the slant eyed oriental."

what does this quote say about the way mainstream America viewed the Japanese following WWll