Today is Fred Korematsu Day. We will do silent reading as usual but I've put out some books on Japanese Internment that might interest you.
After SSR we will go to the lab to do a short research project on Japanese Internment. Here is the idea:
At the main high school we have a new printer that can create posters, 13" x 19". On our computers we have a program called Microsoft Publisher that can help you make such posters. I'd like you to try. The goal would be to print a few of the best posters tomorrow. The theme of the posters would be Heroes of Liberty. I'd like you to focus on key people like:
Rosa Parks
Nelson Mandela
Fred Korematsu
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Cesar Chavez
And particular times:
the Civil Rights Movement
the Movement for Women's Rights
The Gay Rights Movement
Japanese Internment or perhaps discrimination against Muslim Americans today
The Farm Worker Movement
You'll need to do some quick reading but most of your time should be spent on the poster itself.
We also have some new rules to discuss today.
HOMEWORK: read the next chapter. Test tomorrow.
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