Teaching "Farewell to Manzanar" -- Facing History and Ourselves

<p>Jeanne Wakatsuki was seven years old in 1942 when the United States government authorized the forced relocation of all Japanese Americans on the West Coast to internment camps. <em>Teaching "Farewell to Manzanar" </em>interweaves a literary analysis of Jeanne's memoir with an exploration of the relevant historical context surrounding her experience.</p><p>This guide provides engaging activities, teaching strategies, and recommended media to structure your students' reading of the memoir. Throughout their study, students will return the central questions: <em> </em> <em>How do our confrontations with justice and injustice help to shape our identity? How do those confrontations influence the things we say and do?</em></p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Facing History and Ourselves<br><b>Publisher:</b> Facing History & Ourselves National Foundatio<br><b>Published:</b> 12/18/2017<br><b>Pages:</b> 72<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.54lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.20d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781940457253