Students spent time reading an article on Japanese internment, during WWII, to start today's class, in order to provide some historical context for the poem they were about to read. They participated in an activity called "Tea Party" in order to connect sentences from the article, as well as make predictions about the article, before reading it.
After reading the article, students were given the poem "What Do I Remember of the Evacuation?" and asked to read it, considering the tone of the poem. How does the child's view of her experience contrast the reality of her situation?
We will follow up with the poem next class, and begin preparing for a summative assessment of what has been learned in the poetry unit.
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