Snow Falling on Cedars Lesson Plan

Japanese Internment: Primary Sources

Kind of Activity:

Research

Objective:

Students will research and write about the internment of Japanese-Americans through a collection of primary sources.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.1

Structure:

For this activity, students will research the forced relocation and internment of Japanese-American citizens following the attacks on Pearl Harbor. Specifically, their research will revolve around primary sources -- a secondary objective of this activity is to show students the value of primary sources, and how to extinguish them from secondary sources.

The following New York Times article has a large collection of...