Daily Lessons for Teaching Farewell to Manzanar

Daily Lessons

This section contains 30 daily lessons. Each one has a specific objective and offers at least three (often more) ways to teach that objective. Lessons include classroom discussions, group and partner activities, in-class handouts, individual writing assignments, at least one homework assignment, class participation exercises and other ways to teach students about the text in a classroom setting. Use some or all of the suggestions provided to work with your students in the classroom and help them understand the text.

Lesson 1

Objective: The bombing of Pearl Harbor sets in motion the events of the book. The objective of this lesson is to learn more about this event and its effect on the United States.

1) Homework: Have students write a report on the events of Pearl Harbor, including who was involved and what happened on the day that Pearl Harbor was attacked.

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