Grade level: 6th

Lesson title: Japanese Internments

Step 1Desired Results
Summary:
Through a visual presentation, the students will learn and attempt to
understand the feelings of Japanese-Americans who were subjected to U.S.
internment camps

Main Curriculum Tie:

Social Studies-4th Grade

Standard 2 Objective 1
Describe the historical and current impact of various cultural groups on Utah.

Step 2Assessment Evidence

The student will:

1. Read and hear of experiences of those who were subjected to Internment

camps

2. Show the mentality, emotions,etc. of those who were involved with the
internment camps such as the Prisoners, the government, political figures,
soldiers etc., using skits and dialogue

3. Watch, perform, compare, analyze and critic other performances

Step 3Learning Plan

Learning activities (step by step from start to finish, detailed enough for
another teacher to follow)

Lesson Listen to the song Kenji by Fort Minor

Opening

What do you know about World War II?

What kinds of things happened what did they look
 like?
Share rubric with class.

Play the game Hot Seat to allow students to focus,

Warm up
learn how to use background knowledge and
apply it to characters and prepare for the lesson.

1. Listen to the Song Kenji Replay as needed

.
2. Discuss the song with the class -what
happened in the song , what do you
Skill Based remember about the song, etc.
Art Form 3. Describe role play guidelines Go over
expectations for the activity/share rubric

Skill application
1. Have students break into groups and decide
Art form applied to how their role playing will be presented
other subject 2. Have students rehearse and run through their
presentation
3. Have the different groups come up and
present..
4. Go over each groups performance making sure
to give praise for where appropriate.
5. Make sure you cover the perspectives of all the
people who were involved
 Reflect on the performances; use assessment
Closing
rubric to invite discussion of performances.

Adapted from Tomlinson and McTighe, Integrating Differentiated Instruction + Understanding by Design, ASCD,
2006.