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** Connecting With The Text ** __ Vision: __ Having almost finished our //Farewell To Manzanar// unit, I ask now that you think about and address all of the following questions/central ideas in your wikispace: 1. Much of //Farewell to Manzanar// deals with Jeanne's struggle to discover her identity. How does her Japanese identity conflict with her American identity? How does her experience with prejudice help her to reconcile the two?
 * // Farewell To Manzanar //**** : Wikispace Project **

2. What is the role of non-Japanese characters in Wakatsuki's memoir?

3. Upon returning from Manzanar, Jeanne finds that the hatred she must face is very different from the “dark cloud” she imagined would descend on her. What are the different forms of hatred depicted in //Farewell to Manzanar,// and how do they manifest themselves as propaganda or other?

__ Purpose: __ With the questions as a foundation, use your //Farewell To Manzanar// text and/or other resources to come to a new, fresh perspective about what you’ve learned about yourself based on what you’ve taken from the //Farewell To Manzanar// text that helps you understand your world.

__ Task __ : You will use Wikispaces as the platform for this activity. Remember, think creatively //and// critically. Your resources can come from a variety of places, but must be class appropriate. In addition, document your sources (images, text, quotes, etc…) on your Wikispace page using MLA format. Using one of these questions/statements as a foundation, I want you to create a vibrant Wikispace page that brings together all the thinking, writing, and reading you’ve done over the past few weeks.

__ Format: __ The Wikispace page format is up to you, though the product must be thoughtful, cohesive, creative, and critical. Wiki address: http://farewellmanzanar.wikispaces.com/

__ Nitty-Gritty: __ On Wikispaces, you can add information, adjust information, comment on others’ ideas, add links to music, pictures, etc. Your product does not need to be an essay, and it does not need to have a formal thesis, though you should come to some type of conclusion and express your personal insights about life today. Remember, you are just using the //Farewell To Manzanar// text in a new way.

__ Due: __ Friday, 3/12/10


 * Evaluation:**

1. What aspects of this wikispace do you find most enlightening? Why? 2. How have the authors of this wikispace addressed Jeanne's identity struggle in a different manner than you did? Specify! 3. How have the authors of this wikispace examined Manzanar in a new way? Quote and detail.