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Suggestions
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These suggestions are
designed mainly for classroom or library use, although they can be adapted
to other purposes. These are by no means a comprehensive list; they
represent those that I felt were the most useful and well-planned. |
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Web Resources
Yoshiko Uchida Unit: Created by Susan Prendergast, Clinton
Rosette Middle School, DeKalb, Illinois. A unit lesson about Japanese
Americans and the Internment during World War II. 6th grade.
Yoshiko Uchida @ Web
English Teacher: A plethora of lessons and units based on Uchida's
works, including Journey Home, A Journey to Topaz, Picture Bride, The
Birthday Visitor, and The Invisible Thread. 2nd, 6th,
Middle School, 9th & 10th grades.
Some People I Know:
Presented by Houghton Mifflin Social Studies, this Lesson at a Glance
resource details the framework concepts of Culture, Family History, and
Contributions. 2nd grade.
Readers
Theater Script: Journey Home: This reader's theater script
from teachervision.com is taken from Chapter 10 of Journey Home.
Middle School grades.
NJAHS Teacher's Guide:
This excerpt from the National Japanese American Historical Society's
Teacher's Guide deals with the Bill of Rights and the Japanese American
World War II Experience. Elementary grades.
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Programming Suggestions
 | Most obvious, of course, is to
use Uchida's books to help kids understand the Japanese internment |
| The Rinko books (Jar of
Dreams, The Best Bad Thing, The Happiest Ending) would be very good
for a late elementary/early middle school book discussion about family,
character, and Japanese culture |
| Her collected folk tales would be
wonderful additions to a special collection, or used in units detailing
Japanese culture and history |
| Older readers might consider
reading The Invisible Thread, Journey to Topaz, & Journey Home,
comparing her nonfictional account of events to her fictionalized novels |
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