Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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| In this activity, you will write a letter to President Roosevelt
persuading him to release the prisoners and correct the government's
mistake. You should also include other options for their treatment
should he decide they cannot be released. |
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Materials and Aids-
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* Students will be given 30 minutes in class to take notes from
the story and to do research about the Japanese internment camps.
* Students will then have 30 minutes to develop a rough draft letter
to President Roosevelt.
* Once students have created their rough draft letter, students will
break into groups of 3 and peer review each others letters.
* After peer reviews, students will take home their rough draft letters
and create a final draft to turn in two days later. |
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Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
| Many people believe that one of the outstanding features of our
democratic government is that citizens have Constitutional rights,
and there are consequences when these rights are violated. What happens
when the injustices are committed by the government itself? Was this
what happened when over 110,000 Japanese-American were incarcerated
in the internment camps? What can a person do who is wronged by the
government? |
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B. Development-
- Find your notes you have taken from Farewell to Manzanar and the
Internet.
- Explore the information you've collected on the civil rights of
the prisoners.
- Brainstorm with a partner about which of the situations and accounts
provides the most effective arguments for releasing the prisoners.
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C. Practice-
Persuasive Letter
- Compose an outline to structure the rough draft of your letter
- Be sure to
o Organize your thoughts logically
o Sustain a central idea"�clarify and defend a position using evidence
from your research
o Appeal to logic, emotion; use descriptions as devices to convince
- Write your rough draft
- After teacher and peer input, revise and type your final copy
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Closure-
How Will You Be Graded
Your persuasive letter will be worth 150 points and must:
1. Be addressed to President Roosevelt.
2. Focus on the topic of the Japanese internment.
3. Address the question of their release.
4. Provide at least three reasons and proof for your position.
5. To meet the persuasive writing standard, you must:
* organize their thoughts logically
* sustain a central idea--clarify and defend a position using evidence
from your research
* appeal to logic, emotion; use descriptions as devices to convince
* address readers' concerns |
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