The target audience for this lesson is seven grade standard humanities students. This is an intoructory lesson designed as an extended KWL activity. To generate interest, the lesson is purposely designed to be somewhat vauge; the students are expected to use research skills to find answers on their own.
Two full days of computer lab will be necessary. As these are students from a Title I school, many will not have access to computers at home and others need guidance as they work.
The instructor should remember to copy the photographs used as they will be a springboard for the next lesson, which will delve deeper into Japanese-American internment during World War II.
There are no worksheets for this lesson; students should answer the three target questions on paper and then turn it in on the due date. However, the questions should be projected onto a screen.
Additional resources:
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/japanese-american-relocation
http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Category.aspx?CategoryID=3694