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April 17 -  : "INSTRUCTIONS TO ALL PEOPLE OF JAPANESE ANCESTRY"

Step One.  Look at  this poster.   Do some detective work to place the poster in time and historical context.  Study the passages that you think provide clues.  Then, write a few sentences explaining as best you can what the document is about. 

Step Two. You will be assigned to a group of four or five students.  Meet with your group.  Share what you wrote (as instructed in step one).  Assess what else you now need to find out in order to:

1. Fill out the story,
2. Put it in context of time and place, and
3. Give it a human face.

Step Three.  Working at computers next to one another, you will gather information to fill out the story.  Start by exploring the Japanese-Interment Site http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8420/main.html.  Follow the links to other sites.  Try to create a division of labor so that not everyone is looking at the same sites

Step Four.  As a group, share and discuss the information you found. 

Step Five. By the end of class on Wednesday, April 25, post two items on BlackBoard on the following questions:

Item one.  What did you learn?

Item two.  What do you think is the most importance lesson for the U.S. to learn from this experience?  Explain your answer.