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Roni Jones' 20th Century American History
We will be using this blog as a reading guide for partipating teachers, TAH staff and historians. Please follow the suggested reading guide as provided by our historian, Dr. Chloe Burke, to guide your reading of the anthology, Only What We Could Carry.
This anthology is an excellent resource for your students and your classroom but it could be challenging if you just tried to read it straight through. So, we will provide guidance through this blog and you will have the opportunity to post your thoughts, ideas and reflections about the reading by leaving comments. Please remember to be respectful of other participants' comments or yours will be removed by TAH staff. The intent of this blog is to foster collegial, friendly debate and discussion.
The first reading prompt is listed below in bold:
Investigate the purpose of the anthology. Acquaint yourself with the editors' statements by reading the "Preface," "Notes to Reader," "Introduction" and "Afterward." Which statements by the editors are compelling to you? Which statements by the editors promise new interpretations of Japanese Internment? What do you as a teacher hope to learn from reading this anthology?
Next week I will be posting a new prompt and look forward to reading any responses. I realize that this may be your first experience with a blog and I encourage you to also ask yourself why your students see this format as such a valuable form of communcation.
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Roni Jones' 20th Century American History
Structure and Purpose of Anthology
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008We will be using this blog as a reading guide for partipating teachers, TAH staff and historians. Please follow the suggested reading guide as provided by our historian, Dr. Chloe Burke, to guide your reading of the anthology, Only What We Could Carry.
This anthology is an excellent resource for your students and your classroom but it could be challenging if you just tried to read it straight through. So, we will provide guidance through this blog and you will have the opportunity to post your thoughts, ideas and reflections about the reading by leaving comments. Please remember to be respectful of other participants' comments or yours will be removed by TAH staff. The intent of this blog is to foster collegial, friendly debate and discussion.
The first reading prompt is listed below in bold:
Investigate the purpose of the anthology. Acquaint yourself with the editors' statements by reading the "Preface," "Notes to Reader," "Introduction" and "Afterward." Which statements by the editors are compelling to you? Which statements by the editors promise new interpretations of Japanese Internment? What do you as a teacher hope to learn from reading this anthology?
Next week I will be posting a new prompt and look forward to reading any responses. I realize that this may be your first experience with a blog and I encourage you to also ask yourself why your students see this format as such a valuable form of communcation.
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Roberta Svetich said:
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 @ 11:14 AM
I am anxious to read all of your comments about this book. If you find that you are having difficulty with signing in please do give me a call or send me an e-mail. I will gladly help you.
Bert
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 @ 11:14 AM
I am anxious to read all of your comments about this book. If you find that you are having difficulty with signing in please do give me a call or send me an e-mail. I will gladly help you.
Bert
Flag as inappropriateLaura Douglas said:
Monday, June 2nd, 2008 @ 10:29 AM
What really stood out for me in several areas was how our civil liberties are taken for granted and how easily those rights can be taken away. That is one of the themes we focus on in their sophomore and junior levels. Also, that the idea of responsibility is not just about the governments; it is also about the citizen's.
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008 @ 10:29 AM
What really stood out for me in several areas was how our civil liberties are taken for granted and how easily those rights can be taken away. That is one of the themes we focus on in their sophomore and junior levels. Also, that the idea of responsibility is not just about the governments; it is also about the citizen's.
Flag as inappropriateLynne Wood said:
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 @ 1:28 PM
For me, the most compelling statement in the Preface was that the story of Japanese internment was "disturbingly relevant". What I found so interesting about this statement was that it was written in 2000, before 9-11 and the subsequent panic over possible terrorists in our midst. How much more "relevant" is this story now as we consider the possible supression of certain rights in the name of national security. Students often say, "That was then. It couldn't happen now." An examination of the Patriot Act might spark an interesting debate.
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 @ 1:28 PM
For me, the most compelling statement in the Preface was that the story of Japanese internment was "disturbingly relevant". What I found so interesting about this statement was that it was written in 2000, before 9-11 and the subsequent panic over possible terrorists in our midst. How much more "relevant" is this story now as we consider the possible supression of certain rights in the name of national security. Students often say, "That was then. It couldn't happen now." An examination of the Patriot Act might spark an interesting debate.
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