Farewell to Manzanar

Go online and find the definitions of the following terms:

1. Nisei 2. internment camps 3. POW camps WWII 4. patriotism 5. Pearl Harbor – WWII 6. Terminal Island – WWII 7. Manzanar – WWII 8. Long Beach, CA – WWII 9. Ocean Park, CA – WWII 10. Sacramento, CA – WWII 11. Los Angeles, CA – WWII 12. Angel Island – WWII 13. Hiroshima WWII 14. Fort Lincoln, ND – 1940s 15. Major events of WWI 16. Major events of WWII 17. Treaty of Versailles Chapters 1 – 2 Activity 1 Vocabulary – define the following words: 1. vigil 2. alien 3. saboteurs 4. persecute 5. patriarch 6. naturalization 7. uncouth 8. fedora 9. councilors 10. confiscators

Activity 2 Create a Word Web on plain paper about Papa using evidence from the novel. Papa – middle Papa’s appearance – upper left Papa’s actions – upper right Papa’s words – lower left Author’s words about Papa – lower right

Activity 3 Study Questions – Copy question, skip a line, and write your answer. 1. What do the authors mean when they say that Papa and the others fished “in a typical Japanese fashion”? How are competition and cooperation both encouraged in Japan today? Which of these strategies is stressed more often in the U.S.? 2. Why hadn’t Papa become a citizen? Why was Papa arrested instead of being released, as many other men were? Do you think the FBI was justified in doing what it did? Why didn’t Papa hide out? 3. What did Jeanne mean when she said that Papa has become “a man without a country”? 4. Why was Chapter Two entitled “Shikata Ga Nai”? 5. What three moves did the family make in the months following Papa’s arrest? What were the living conditions in each case? 6. Prediction: What will Papa be like when Jeanne sees him again?

Activity 4 Literary Devices: I. Personification – Read the first line of the poem by Thich Nhat Hanh that appears at the beginning of Part One. Notice the way in which the poet has given “life” the human ability to walk and leave footprints. This technique of attributing human qualities or abilities to ideas and things is called personification. What do you think the first line of the poem means? What meaning does the entire poem have for you? (Your answer should be at least two paragraphs)

II. Metaphor – A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a comparison between two unlike objects is suggested or implied. For example: They [the ships] floated awhile, then they began to grow, tiny gulls becoming boats again, a white armada cruising toward us. What is being compared? Why is this an apt comparison?

Activity 5 Write about a time when you were a victim of prejudice or felt helpless in the face of unfair treatment. Describe your reaction and tell whether you would act the same way if the incident should recur. (Your paper should be written neatly or typed. It should be at least one full page.)