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We've been studying another aspect of World War 2 - the Japanese internment camps. This is not an area that's covered in the We Were There series, yet it's an important part of history, and one that must be remembered... Within These Lines (Stephanie Morrill) When Evalina Cassano and Taichi Hamasaki are torn apart by the events following the attack on Pearl Harbor, they must fight if they want any hope of returning to one another before World War II steals their future together. Within These Lines is one unflinching, haunting, historical novel you don’t want to miss; perfect for fans of Monica Hesse, Ruta Sepetys, and Elizabeth Wein. Evalina Cassano’s life in an Italian-American family living in San Francisco in 1941 is quiet and ordinary until she falls in love with Taichi Hamasaki, the son of Japanese immigrants. Despite the scandal it would cause and that inter-racial marriage is illegal in California, Evalina and Taichi vow they will find a way to be together. But anti-Japanese feelings erupt across the country after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and Taichi and his family are forced to give up their farm and move to a Japanese-American internment camp. Degrading treatment makes life at Manzanar Relocation Center difficult. Taichi’s only connection to the outside world is treasured letters from Evalina. Feeling that the only action she can take to help Taichi is to speak out against injustice, Evalina becomes increasingly vocal at school and at home. Meanwhile, inside Manzanar, fighting between different Japanese-American factions arises. Taichi begins to doubt he will ever leave the camp alive. With tensions running high and their freedom on the line, Evalina and Taichi must hold true to their ideals and believe in their love to make a way back to each other against unbelievable odds. Japanese Internment Camps - Unit Study After the attacks at Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt signed an executive order that allowed the military to send Japanese-Americans to camps. Similar to concentration camps, in that the people were forced to move to an area that was surrounded by barbed wire (and not allowed to leave), they were not the death camps of Germany that most people think of when they remember this time period. Around 120,000 people ended up in these camps. {There were 12,000 Germans and Italians held in camps as well.) People were afraid that Japanese-Americans would sabotage the United States and help Japan win the war, so they put them in these camps. Entire families, including children, were sent to one of the ten camps. They left behind their homes, businesses, pets, most of their possessions, and their livelihoods. Schools and jobs were created in the camps, but life was very crowded and difficult. In spite of their hardships, many of the camps functioned peacefully. Each family lived in a single room inside of a barracks. They ate in a mess hall and shared a bathroom with other families. They tried to maintain a sense of normalcy by planting vegetable gardens, having baseball teams, creating music and art, and holding religious services. In 1943, a Japanese division was created in the Army, the 442nd, that included about 17,000 Japanese-Americans. In 1945, the internment, or relocation, camps closed. Family members were given $25 and a train ticket home, and they went home to rebuild new lives. In 1988, President Reagan signed a law that apologized to each of the survivors and gave them $20,000 in reparations for the damages of these camps. Read Within These Lines This Light Between Us The Bracelet Hotel on the Corner of Bitter & Sweet (book for mom) Fish for Jimmy (younger kid book) Make / Do Write a journal entry as a Japanese American living in an internment camp Create flower origami Make watercolor brush designs painting by Susan Rosefielde, artist Create an origami swan - these are the symbol of peace, and are displayed at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial (see We Were There at the Opening of the Atomic Era) Host a mini tea ceremony with green tea Practice the art of calligraphy Watch Children of the Camps (free with Prime) George Takei TED Talk Footage from Inside a Camp Vocabulary Alien Land Acts Barracks Civil Rights Convict Evacuation Executive Order #9066 Internment Camp Issei Nisei Nippon Prejudice Relocation Center Sansei Think Should non-citizens (aliens) be granted the same rights and protections as citizens? Explain your answer. How was propaganda used during World War II to influence public perception of Japanese and Japanese Americans? A Study of Japan: Covers the history of Japan from ancient times to present day Examines the Japanese culture and its influences Explores the geography of this small, but strong island Delves into the technology and pop-culture of the people Goes on rabbit trails about art, history, and modern economics of Japan and its fellow nations Is the equivalent of one year of high school history Access more US History units in the American History Novel Studies Bundle! Includes sixteen unit studies covering American History. Each unit addresses a new topic, spanning the Revolutionary War to Vietnam. Each unit has introductory text, which will give the student basic background information about the topic at hand. There are photographs and illustrations, and we have also included primary documents when available. After this text, there are featured videos, which augment the background information and help make the topic more accessible for more visual students. You will also find a short list of reading books, including a featured novel that the unit builds upon. There are vocabulary words, places, and people to identify. Reading comprehension, critical thinking questions, and writing assignments are included. We add fun with hands-on activities and extra videos to watch that will bring the era to life. Some units also have cooking projects. These studies are directed toward upper grades students, but some have resources for younger students so that the whole family can work together. Our family has used unit studies as curriculum for many years, and we hope that your family will enjoy these, too! Product sample: Paper Son & Angel Island Immigration & Within These Lines & Japanese Internment Includes: Casualties of War & Vietnam War No Promises in the Wind & the Great Depression Out of the Dust & the Dust Bowl The Watsons Go to Birmingham & Civil Rights Dusty Sourdough & Alaska The King of Mulberry Street & Ellis Island Immigration Paper Son & Angel Island Immigration The Red Menace & McCarthyism Johnny Tremain & Faces of the American Revolution Sounder & Sharecropping World War II Code Talkers Flashback Four: Hamilton-Burr Duel Within These Lines & Japanese Internment Camps Flashback Four: Titanic Mission Flashback Four: Lincoln Project The Diviners / The Great Gatsby & Roaring Twenties
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Willa knows the plants of her forest and all of their uses. She is a master forager, knowing how to use the seeds, leaves, and roots for both medicine and food. In this novel study, we're learning about foraging and basic herb uses... Herbs are the parts of certain plants, including many of those found in Willa's woods. They can grow in the wild or be cultivated in a flower bed, and have been used since the beginning of time. It's important to know what herbs look like and how to use them. Used improperly, they can be poisonous. Some herbs you may know about include mint, oregano, parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme. Herbs can be used fresh or dried. Some common herbal terms include: Anti-inflammatory: helps to reduce inflammation and swelling Antiviral: fights against viruses, such as a cold or the flu Astringent: tightens tissues, helping to reduce secretions such as bleeding or a runny nose Aromatic oils: very good smelling Carminative: helps to relieve gas Mucilage: helps to soothe irritated tissues Nervine: helps to ease stress and make you feel calm Read · Willa of the Wood - Set in 1900 in the Great Smoky Mountains, it's the story of an orphaned girl--gentle of heart, but brimming with the ancient forest powers of her people--who must struggle to survive in a changing world. · Foraging with Kids: 52 Wild and Free Edibles Watch · Numen - The Nature of Plants Make / Do · Teaching Kids About Herbs - In this year-long course, you'll learn about many herbs! Each month, your child will learn about a new herb and how to use it. Herbs are placed in seasonal positions throughout the book, but it does not have to be completed in order. Includes basic information about seasonally-appropriate herbs, project ideas, and recipes. o Choose one project from this book to complete as you read Willa of the Wood. · Color and learn about herbs Vocabulary · Felled · Ire · Primeval · Loathed · Rouse · Grafted · Conspicuous · Premonition · Reanimate · Commotion · Recoiled · Seething · Insolence · Subservience · Deft · Divulge · Expendable · Brandishing · Eddy · Tremulous Willa's Plants Research and complete the herbal template from Herbal Roots Zine for each of these plants · Mountain laurel · Death cap mushroom · Cedar tree · Mountain ash · Rhododendron · Fern · Giant fir · Hemlock · Black walnut · Sugar maple · Tulip poplar · White oak · Red maple · Birch · Dogwood · Goldenseal · Witch hazel · Sourwood tree · Gum tree · Sassafras · Periwinkle · Chestnut · Orchid Think · Sustainability means using the environment in ways that it will continue to benefit people (and the animals and plants that live in the environment). A Native American philosophy describes it as ensuring that the environment and its resources will be there “for the seventh generation” beyond the people living now. Watch the video below and learn how herbs can be sustainably grown to modern-day standards and needs. Watch the video on common edible herbs below. Then watch this video on poisonous plants you should never touch. Are there any that look similar between the two videos? How can you tell the difference between the one that is okay to eat and the one to avoid? Snag all of the units in the Science-Based Novel Studies Bundle! Includes nine novel studies covering science-based topics. Each novel addresses a new topic, primarily falling into STEM, technology, and modern science. Each unit has introductory text, which will give the student basic background information about the topic at hand. There are photographs and illustrations, and we have also included primary documents when available. After this text, there are featured videos, which augment the background information and help make the topic more accessible for more visual students. You will also find a short list of reading books, including one featured novel – the spine of the unit. There are vocabulary words, places, and people to identify. Reading comprehension, critical thinking questions, and writing assignments are included. We add fun with hands-on activities and extra videos to watch that will bring the era to life. Some units also have cooking projects. Product Samples – Fever 1793 & Nick and Tesla: High Voltage Danger Lab These studies are directed toward upper grades students, but some have resources for younger students so that the whole family can work together. Our family has used unit studies as curriculum for many years, and we hope that your family will enjoy these, too! One of our favorite courses at SchoolhouseTeachers is the Homesteading course! 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Aren't old houses fascinating? The beauty and aesthetic of design meeting function...when you couple it with the historic context of the era when it was built, it becomes even more so... Ever since that first Lego Duplo set, our son has been building and designing. He has amazing spatial skills (as evidenced by these etch-a-sketch drawings!) and this is his student-led study on architecture, appropriate for middle and high school students. Never fear, mom, I've remembered to address the littles, too! Resources just for them are listed at the bottom. Let's begin with a review of the basic architectural column designs. Of the three columns found in Greece, Doric columns are the simplest. They have a capital (the top, or crown) made of a circle topped by a square. The shaft (the tall part of the column) is plain and has 20 sides. There is no base in the Doric order. The Doric order is very plain, but powerful-looking in its design. Doric, like most Greek styles, works well horizontally on buildings, that's why it was so good with the long rectangular buildings made by the Greeks. The area above the column, called the frieze [pronounced "freeze"], had simple patterns. Ionic shafts were taller than Doric ones. This makes the columns look slender. They also had flutes, which are lines carved into them from top to bottom. The shafts also had a special characteristic: entasis, which is a little bulge in the columns make the columns look straight, even at a distance [because since you would see the building from eye level, the shafts would appear to get narrower as they rise, so this bulge makes up for that - so it looks straight to your eye but it really isn't !] . The frieze is plain. The bases were large and looked like a set of stacked rings. Ionic capitals consist of a scrolls above the shaft. The Ionic style is a little more decorative than the Doric. The Corinthian order is the most decorative and is usually the one most modern people like best. Corinthian also uses entasis to make the shafts look straight. The Corinthian capitals have flowers and leaves below a small scroll. The shaft has flutes and the base is like the Ionian. Unlike the Doric and Ionian cornices, which are at a slant, the Corinthian roofs are flat. Part of the fun of architecture is getting to express your unique individuality!! Below are some fun activities for your students to explore their styles and do just that! What Is Your Architecture Personality? This quiz determines your architecture personality. At the end of the quiz it tells you about the different styles of architecture. This is definitely geared more towards adults than students, but the boys loved taking the tests lots of different ways to see what types of styles they could produce. American House : Styles of Architecture Coloring Book Crisp renderings of over 40 extant structures from Taos Pueblo to striking contemporaries. Spanish Colonial, Georgian, Stick, Gothic, many other styles. Rich and informative captions date, identify, and describe each dwelling. How to Become an Architect This page answers some of the most frequently asked questions about careers in architecture. The advice comes from several architects. You can't learn about architecture without getting hands-on! Here are some of the best kits and activities that we have stumbled upon so far. Lego Architecture : Eiffel Tower Lego has an entire line of architectural designs, ranging from $30 to $180. The Eiffel Tower is on the lower range, and we spent a whole day studying France while building this one!! (Double the learning, double the fun!) Lego Architect Studio This one is the mack-daddy of architectural sets from Lego...including a 300 page booklet and more bricks than any one child should own! Young Architect Kit Create a 3-dimensional design model in just 3 easy steps! Great for aspiring young architects, design and furnish your floor plan with templates and colored pencils that are included. To top it off, this building set is reusable, so you can start from scratch and redesign your floor plans over and over again for endless fun. Finally, David Macaulay's Building Big series at PBS offers students a chance to work with engineering concepts on an interactive site. This site is the accompaniment to his DVD series, which was fascinating for our entire family. Ranging from age 6 to Dad, we all enjoyed watching these videos together. Building Big PBS developed this site for use with the five-part series Building Big by David Macaulay. It covers bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams, and tunnels. 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When I’m traveling, I enjoy exploring on my own part of the time along with planned tourist activities. Vallarta Adventures in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico has a big selection of activities for all ages. At the last minute, we decided to join them on the Rhythms of The Night tour. This is a five hour cruise, …
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