Feb 2 Sub Plan

Reflect and answer on the next page.

Open Ended

SCR Response: Jeanne reflects on her experiences after Manzanar. How might a person's identity change after living through unfair treatment? Explain your thinking.

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to learn about the experiences of Japanese Americans during World War II, such as those described in 'Farewell to Manzanar'?

• To understand the impact of war on families and identity

• To learn about different cultures

• To study geography

• To practice reading skills

​Read the following summaries of the remaining chapters of the book and answer the questions. Remember if the question says it is an SCR you need 3 sentences following that format.

Chapter 21 Summary

Jeanne shuns Papa’s Japanese ancestry and embraces her friendship with Radine. Radine’s parents are poor whites from Texas, and growing up together in an ethically mixed ghetto, Radine and Jeanne are almost socially equal and become best friends. Their relationship changes, however, when they move to Long Beach Polytechnic High School. Radine is asked to join sororities from which Jeanne is barred. Boys flirt with Jeanne but always ask Radine to the dances instead. The harshest blow is that Radine is promoted to song girl in the band, while the band teacher must fight with the administration even to name Jeanne majorette. Jeanne is demoralized by Radine’s success because she knows the two of them share so many qualities, even their taste in boys. Jeanne is ashamed that her Japanese face and Japanese father prevent her from dating the boys she likes, but she does not want to change her face. She wants to be accepted. She begins to have recurring dreams about a blonde, blue-eyed girl being admired in a room full of people as she, Jeanne, watches through a window. Jeanne loses interest in school, begins hanging out on the streets, and considers dropping out.

Chapter 21 Summary

One day, Papa nearly kills himself when he gets drunk on whiskey and homemade wine, and he finally gives up drinking to begin farming again. In 1951 he moves the family to the Santa Clara Valley outside of San Jose and begins sharecropping a hundred acres for a strawberry farmer. Jeanne is a senior in high school, but she tries to start over in the new school. The following spring, her homeroom nominates her to be carnival queen. On election day, instead of dressing like a typical 1950s bobbysoxer, Jeanne dresses in an exotic sarong with her hair down and a hibiscus flower behind her ear. The applause and cheers indicate that she will win by a landslide, but her friend Leonard Rodriguez, who helps out in the office, reports that the teachers are trying to stuff the ballot box to prevent her from winning. Jeanne is afraid to confront them, but Leonard does it for her, exposing the teachers and saving Jeanne’s victory.

Papa is angry that Jeanne has won, and even angrier that she used her sexuality to entice white boys. He is worried about how American Jeanne has become and afraid that she will end up marrying a white boy, so he forces her to take Japanese dance lessons at a Buddhist temple in exchange for permitting her to be the carnival queen. She quits after only ten lessons, but as a compromise, she decides to wear a conservative dress for the coronation ceremony instead of one of the strapless dresses that other girls are wearing. On coronation night, the other girls compliment Jeanne on her dress, but when she enters the gym, the crowd begins to murmur. Jeanne feels uncomfortable in her dress and realizes her mistake in trying to be someone she is not. She understands that her Japanese facewill still keep her from being invited to the white girls’ reception after the ceremony, and she begins to wonder who she really is.

Multiple Choice

Based on the passage, what internal conflict does Jeanne experience most strongly?

• She struggles to decide whether to remain loyal to her best friend or pursue popularity.

• She feels torn between wanting acceptance in American society and staying true to her Japanese identity.

• She is unsure whether to obey her father or rebel against school authority.

• She questions whether success in school is worth the effort after facing discrimination.

Open Ended

How does Jeanne’s experience at school affect how she views her identity?
Use evidence from the passage to support your answer.

Chapter 22 Summary

Jeanne is the first of her family to graduate from college and the first to marry a non-Japanese person. That most Japanese do not talk about Manzanar and that many non-Japanese have never heard of it make her wonder if she imagined the whole thing. Her family rarely talks about the camp, and some experiences remain secret, such as when an old woman spat on Jeanne and Kiyo and called them “dirty Japs.” In 1966, Jeanne meets a white photographer who had worked at Manzanar, and though at first she finds it difficult, she soon begins to talk about the camp with the woman.

In April 1972, Jeanne and her husband visit the ruins of Manzanar with their three children. She is surprised that Manzanar could be located so near a highway filled with bikers and vacationers headed for the mountains. They finally spot the stand of elms and fruit trees that mark the ruins of the camp. During the internment, Manzanar was the largest town between Reno and Los Angeles, but now only a few buildings remain. Inside the camp, they notice a white obelisk marking twelve graves. Jeanne thinks of her mother, who died seven years earlier, and begins to feel and hear the presence of those who once lived at Manzanar. They explore the site and discover small rock gardens created by Issei men like her father. They also discover the remains of a small park, which ends suddenly in tumbleweeds and a bare mound.

Chapter 22 Summary

Jeanne looks at the ruins as she would an archeological site and notices the outlines and patterns of a city. She finds a ring of stones where the American flag was raised each morning, but she is disturbed that the date on the inscription is marked a.d., as if the mason intended his work to endure for centuries. She crosses the windy firebreak, and with the wind, the sound of the voices grows. She closes her eyes and imagines that nothing has changed. She hears laughter and the singing of the Glee Club, and sees old men burning orange peels to keep away mosquitoes. She looks for the site of her former home in Block 28 and locates the orchard next to which her family used to live.

Jeanne watches her eleven-year-old daughter, who is the same age Jeanne was when the camps closed. She realizes that her life really began at the camp, just as Papa’s life ended there. Since leaving the camp, she has nearly succeeded in suppressing her memory of it, but she occasionally hears her mother’s voice saying that the difficulty is starting over. Now that she has visited Manzanar, she no longer wants to lose it but feels she can finally say “farewell” to it.

Just before leaving, Jeanne uncovers a stepping-stone next to a small rock garden. She imagines it is the garden Papa built and sees an image of him sitting on the porch tending to Mama’s sore back. She sees a wildness in his eyes that takes her back to the day he bought the car to move the family back to Los Angeles. He is drunk and driving the car on two flat tires. He makes Mama and the girls get in the car and speeds around the camp, swerving and yelling at the departing families not to miss their bus. Jeanne is afraid, but she takes comfort in Papa’s madness and suddenly has complete faith that he will get them past the dark cloud of hatred that awaits them in the outside world.

Multiple Choice

Which idea is most strongly developed in this passage from Farewell to Manzanar?

• Remembering painful experiences can help a person understand their identity and find closure.

• Historical sites lose their meaning when they are forgotten by society.

• Family members often disagree about how the past should be remembered.

• Children are more affected by injustice than adults.

Open Ended

Why does visiting Manzanar later as an adult help Jeanne better understand herself?

End of Book Quiz

Multiple Choice

What event led to the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II?

• The bombing of Pearl Harbor

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• The Battle of Midway

• The invasion of Normandy

Multiple Choice

How did the internment affect the family structure of Japanese-American families?

• Strengthened family bonds due to shared hardships

• Had no significant impact on family structures

• Led to the separation of families and weakened family bonds

• Encouraged families to adopt American customs

Multiple Choice

What was the primary reason Japanese-Americans were interned during WWII?

• Economic competition

• Fear of espionage and sabotage

• Retaliation for Pearl Harbor

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

How did life in Manzanar camp specifically impact children and teenagers?

• They were given a better education than outside the camp

• They were isolated from the rest of society and missed out on normal childhood experiences

• They thrived due to the strong sense of community

• They were unaffected by the internment experience

Multiple Choice

What forms of racism and discrimination did Japanese-Americans face during WWII?

• Exclusion from certain professions

• Physical violence

• Loss of property without compensation

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

How did the U.S. government officially respond to the internment of Japanese-Americans years after WWII?

• By offering public apologies and reparations

• By denying that the internment ever occurred

• By erecting monuments to Japanese-American soldiers

• No official response was ever given

Multiple Choice

What was the main source of employment for Japanese-Americans in Manzanar?

• Farming within the camp

• Military service

• Construction work outside the camp

• There was no employment available

Multiple Choice

How did the internment camps, like Manzanar, affect the education of Japanese-American children?

• Schools in the camps provided a high-quality education

• Children were not allowed to attend school

• Education was disrupted and of lower quality than outside the camps

• Education focused primarily on Japanese culture and history

Multiple Choice

What was a common feeling among Japanese-Americans upon returning to society after the war?

• Relief and happiness to return to normal life

• Indifference as they had adapted to life in the camps

• Resentment and anger towards the U.S. government

• Anxiety and fear of further discrimination

Multiple Choice

What role did loyalty questionnaires play in the internment experience?

• They were used to recruit Japanese-Americans into the U.S. military

• They caused division within the camps based on responses

• They had no significant impact

• They were used to determine eligibility for release from the camps

Multiple Choice

How did the physical environment of Manzanar impact the internees?

• The beautiful scenery provided a sense of peace

• The harsh conditions added to the difficulties of camp life

• The climate was ideal for agriculture, making life easier

• It had no significant impact on daily life

Multiple Choice

What was the impact of Executive Order 9066?

• It declared war on Japan

• It ended the internment of Japanese-Americans

• It authorized the internment of Japanese-Americans

• It granted citizenship to all Japanese-Americans

Multiple Choice

How did Japanese-Americans contribute to the war effort during WWII?

• By serving in segregated military units

• By working in war industries

• By acting as translators and interpreters

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

What was the significance of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during WWII?

• It was an all-Japanese-American unit that became one of the most decorated in U.S. military history

• It was a unit that suffered the highest number of casualties

• It was responsible for liberating American POWs in Japan

• It was a propaganda unit that aimed to improve Japanese-American relations

Multiple Choice

After the war, how did the experiences of internment and discrimination affect the Japanese-American community's identity?

• It led to a strong desire to assimilate and reject Japanese culture

• It fostered a sense of pride and resilience in their heritage and history

• It caused a significant decline in the population of Japanese-Americans in the U.S.

• It had no lasting impact on the community's identity

Open Ended

End-of-Book Reflection: What is the most important lesson 'Farewell to Manzanar' teaches about identity or injustice? Explain in 2–3 sentences using one example from the book.

Open Ended

ECR 3 paragraphs (Intro, Body, Conclusion) Three Paragraph Response

In Farewell to Manzanar, Jeanne reflects on her experiences before, during, and after her family’s internment.

Write an informative essay with three paragraphs explaining how Jeanne’s understanding of her identity changes over the course of the book.

Your response should include:

Paragraph 1 (Introduction):

Introduce the text and state a clear thesis about how Jeanne’s identity changes.

Paragraph 2 (Body):

Explain how Jeanne views herself earlier in the book, including experiences during or shortly after internment.

Support your explanation with specific evidence from the text.

Paragraph 3 (Conclusion):

Explain how Jeanne’s understanding of her identity changes by the end of the book and why this change matters.

Use clear organization, text evidence, and explanation to support your ideas.