What arguments might people have used to challenge myths and misinformation about Japanese Americans? What does this incident reveal about her personality, beliefs, values? Why did Mama move the family to Terminal Island after Papa's arrest and disappearance? What values and beliefs shaped her decision?Įxplain why Mama breaks the family china before leaving Terminal Island. Why does Papa burn the Japanese flag after Pearl Harbor? What does this incident reveal about his fears? How realistic were those fears? These questions and discussion points come to us via Facing History. If you are absent on any of the discussion question days, you will need to answer them in complete sentences with textual evidence to support your response. Discuss how these two dresses reflect her identity, and her difficulty expressing her true self.ĭiscussion Questions are generally a part of class group work. Jeanne wears very different dresses for the school queen election assembly and her coronation after she wins. Why? What makes them fearful or hesitant to leave the camp?

What is Ex Parte Endo and what does it mean for the end of the internment camps? What is Jeanne's family's response to this?Īs Manzanar is closed, the Japanese-Americans held there are ordered to leave, however, many families, including Jeanne's, resist.

'The stone can be the kingdom or it can be a man's life.' Explain this quote from chapter 11 and how it relates to Papa.

'When your mother and father are having a fight, do you want them to kill each other or to stop fighting?' Explain this quote and how it relates to the US and Japan. 'Shikata Ga Nai' Explain this phrase and its role in the buildup to the internment camps following Pearl Harbor. Why do the Wakatsukis not complain more? Why are they and other camp residents so agreeable at this point? You will turn in both rough and final drafts for full credit.ĭescribe the conditions at Manzanar. You will get your paragraph peer edited by a classmate, parent, sibling, friend, neighbor, anyone, and then write a final draft. You will write one 6-8 sentence paragraph that not only answers a specific prompt, but also supports your thesis with strong textual support - quotes or specific examples from the novel. The final draft prompt is an exercise in concise, focused writing.

Farewell to manzanar jeanne