Book Detail

Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans During World War II

Publication Information
Author:  Sandler, Martin W. Illustrator:  
Title:  Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans During World War II Date:  2013
Publisher:  Walker books for Young Readers City:  
ISBN, paperback:  978-0-8027-2277 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Yes Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:  

General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction, photographic essay

HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies

Summary:
This amazing book takes the reader inside the internment camps and shows the fortitude of the people who survived and thrived despite the hardships imposed on them. An amazing book for readers of all ages. Beautiful photos add to the text.

Teaching Ideas:
Students could construct a time line of the internment. Research events of World War II Read How Baseball Saved Us, Remembering Manzanr, and other books about the Japanese internment that can be found in the Eureka! database. Compare and contrast the Japanese Internment Camps with the camps used to house current refugees. Students could research and report on the lives of Japanese citizens after they left the camps.

Teaching Strategies:
bullet DR-TA: Directed Reading Thinking Activity
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/dr_ta.pdf
bullet K-W-L Instruction Strategy
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/k_w_l.pdf
bullet Admit Slips and Exit Slips
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/admit_slips.pdf
bullet Venn Diagrams
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/venn_diagrams.pdf

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > betrayal
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > group > values > humanity
bullet Hardships > persecution
bullet History > topic > war > World War II > concentration/internment camps
bullet History > topic > war > World War II > concentration/internment camps > Japanese internment camps
bullet Family
bullet Family > family heritage
bullet Ethnic Groups > Japanese
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > patriotism


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