Farewell to Manzanar: A final project

Students came back from Spring Break well rested and ready to share their Farewell to Manzanar book projects. At the end of every classroom novel, I assign students a project to complete. They get to choose from 3-5 different options. I try to make each book have a completely different list of choices and make sure that the projects reflect some of, what I think, are the most important themes or facts from the book. I also like to give a variety to meet the different interests and strengths of each student.

Project choices:

1. Make a map of the Internment Camp

2. Create a family tree using the terms to describe each Japanese generation

3. Write a newspaper article pretending to interview the people from the book

They never let me down! I love the creativity and excitement!

FAMILY TREES

MAP MAKERS

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

I introduced the unit with a Timeline and Activity WWII that can be found in my Teachers Pay Teachers store!