https://padlet.com/gregorion/pj0dxopxng43 Essential Question: Farewell to Manzanar en-us 2017-02-03 16:37:47 UTC 2025-10-02 08:26:47 UTC hello@padlet.com gregorion https://padlet.com/gregorion/pj0dxopxng43/wish/151626472 The story deals with three major issues. The first is how the internment camp helps to break down the family structure of its residents; the second is the chilling nature of casual prejudice that has caused them this misfortune; and the third is the maturing and blossoming of identity amidst and against these conflicting energies. ]]> 2017-02-04 21:10:28 UTC https://padlet.com/gregorion/pj0dxopxng43/wish/151626472 gregorion https://padlet.com/gregorion/pj0dxopxng43/wish/151626486 The  revised essential question I ask for this text is: What factors contribute to the shaping of identity?]]> 2017-02-04 21:10:52 UTC https://padlet.com/gregorion/pj0dxopxng43/wish/151626486 gregorion https://padlet.com/gregorion/pj0dxopxng43/wish/151626504 Symbols and dreams play a significant role in the story. Stones are collected by the interned men to create rock gardens, which helps connect them to nature and their Japanese cultural spirit. The patriotic anthem of Japan is sung, and explained as a form of poetry. Jeanne has a dream where she feels the difficulty of being a minority, looking in on an inner social circle she can never be a part of. envious of her blonde best friend. ]]> 2017-02-04 21:11:25 UTC https://padlet.com/gregorion/pj0dxopxng43/wish/151626504 gregorion https://padlet.com/gregorion/pj0dxopxng43/wish/151626516 This question will cause students to examine the character growth of Jeanne as she navigates her world, marked by forces beyond her control. She faces extreme prejudice, both in obvious and subtle forms. Students will connect how her experiences are connected to their own, whether as the oppressed, the oppressors, or the falsely accused. ]]> 2017-02-04 21:11:50 UTC https://padlet.com/gregorion/pj0dxopxng43/wish/151626516 gregorion https://padlet.com/gregorion/pj0dxopxng43/wish/151626541 The autobiographical account of Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, co-authored with her husband James Houston, tells how her interment in the early 1940s at Manzanar because of her Japanese Heritage came to shape her life, and offers a warning for the future. ]]> 2017-02-04 21:12:31 UTC https://padlet.com/gregorion/pj0dxopxng43/wish/151626541 gregorion https://padlet.com/gregorion/pj0dxopxng43/wish/151627114 2017-02-04 21:30:41 UTC https://padlet.com/gregorion/pj0dxopxng43/wish/151627114 gregorion https://padlet.com/gregorion/pj0dxopxng43/wish/151627961 2017-02-04 21:40:36 UTC https://padlet.com/gregorion/pj0dxopxng43/wish/151627961 gregorion https://padlet.com/gregorion/pj0dxopxng43/wish/151628087 More creative methods to help explore the text could be the division of the class into study groups based on arbitrary lines, such as the color of shoes or hair, for example. The divided groups could also be given various handicaps to observe in class, such as inability to look directly at people, or removal of seats. A portion of the class could be taught (temporarily) in Spanish perhaps, so English only speakers could understand better the difficulty many immigrants face in schools. ]]> 2017-02-04 21:45:38 UTC https://padlet.com/gregorion/pj0dxopxng43/wish/151628087 gregorion https://padlet.com/gregorion/pj0dxopxng43/wish/151628226 Have you ever felt pressured to look or behave a certain way? Why?]]> 2017-02-04 21:50:09 UTC https://padlet.com/gregorion/pj0dxopxng43/wish/151628226