

They Called Us Enemy Pages 109-157
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English
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9th Grade
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Easy
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Elizabeth Lewis
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They Called Us Enemy Pages 109-157
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Objective
Content: Students will analyze how images and symbols help develop theme in George Takei’s “They Called Us Enemy”.
Language: Students will conduct discussions about important panels from this section and ask their own open-ended questions in a carousel.
Success Criteria:
*I can discuss important events with my partner
*I can work collaboratively to respond to thematic questions
*I can compose my own open-ended questions about the text.
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Open Ended
What was the best part of your week?
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Open Ended
This is the loyalty questionnaire that all Japanese Americans in the camps were given. How would you have answered these questions and why?
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Poll
Are people who don't want to fight in the military less "American"?
Yes
No
Neither, and I want to explain
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Open Ended
Look at pages 111 & 112. How were Japanese-American soldiers, or those who tried to sign up to fight in WWII, treated AND WHY?
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Open Ended
The president suddenly decided that "no loyal citizen" should be denied entrance to the military based on ancestry. Look at the IMAGES on page 113. Why did he change his mind about allowing Japanese American Solider to fight? What is your opinion about this?
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Multiple Choice
With your partner, look at pages 114 & 115. How did the government determine who was a "loyal" citizen?
interviews
questionaires
criminal background checks
FBI investigations
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Multiple Choice
Look at page 115. What is a "No-No"?
A japanese word that means "disloyal"
The word american soliders called japanese-american soldiers in the army
A type of japanese food
The term for people who said no on the loyalty questionaire
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Multiple Select
Check all answers that apply describing Camp Tule for "No-Nos"
It was more heavily guarded
It had more layers of barbed wire
It was more cruel
People liked it because there was more space
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What is the problem with question 27?
Turn & Talk
(pages 114-115)
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How is Question 28 a trap?
Turn & Talk
(pages 114-115)
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Open Ended
Read the reasons that George's Dad answered "no-no". Do you think he made the right decision? Why or why not? Turn & Talk with your partner and write your PARTNER'S ANSWER
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Open Ended
Read the reasons that George's Mom answered "no-no". Do you think she made the right decision? Why or why not? Turn & Talk with your partner and write your PARTNER'S ANSWER
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Open Ended
Here we have the symbol of the fence again. Why is the first thing the narrator notices and mentions about Tule Lake the barbed wire fence ?
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Turn & Talk
(page 149)
What was the government REALLY trying to do?
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Open Ended
Why might it be more dangerous OUTSIDE the fence than inside for Japanese Americans?
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Open Ended
What scare tactics does the government use to try to persuade more Japanese Americans to renounce their citizenship? Why is the fence mentioned?
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Independent Work
Finish Reading the book! Pages 158-End!
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Independent Reading
Read for 10 minutes and then complete the Reading Log.
They Called Us Enemy Pages 109-157
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