Advanced English 8: Period 1

25 Minutes (Assembly Day)

12/6/16
Check for Understanding: Does anyone want me to review any of the vocabulary terms from your
review packet before we begin todays lesson?
(24 mins) Anticipatory Set: Input Information on Japanese Internment in the U.S.
Common Core Standards:

Standards for Reading: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: 7. Integrate and evaluate
content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as
in words.*

Objectives:

Students will be able to take notes on information about Japanese internment in the United
States during WWII.
Students will be able to engage in brief discussions with their peers, answering critical thinking
questions in a collaborative manner.
Students will be able to actively listen to information about Japanese internment, and ask
questions about the information provided.

Purpose: Now just like we did with Anne Frank, I am going to give you some background information
about what was happening in the United States during the time of WWII, to help give you some context
for the short story that we are about to read called Camp Harmony.
Input: Im passing out a handout for you to fill out as notes while I go through this slideshow
presentation. So read along carefully and make sure to fill in the blanks with the appropriate
information.
Input: I will read through my slides, giving students information about Japanese internment camps in
the U.S. and stopping periodically to give them time to fill out their handouts.
Check for Understanding: I will also take students questions and ask them some guiding questions as
we go, to get them thinking about this material and to make sure they understand the historical and
political connections of this information to Anne Frank and World War II.
Guided Practice: My slides will also include questions for students to answer in think-pair-share
format, which will allow students to reflect on the information and some themes that will be present in
Camp Harmony, and to share their thoughts with the class.
(1 min) Closure: I will ask students questions from the slides that we went over today, having them
recall information back to me about important dates and policies or reports. I will ask them to compare
these events in the U.S. to the events happening in Europe during the same time period. How are they
similar and different?