Why were
Japanese Americans interned,
and
how did it affect their lives?
A Unit for
5th Graders

· Teacher
Background Information
· Organization
and Subject Matter Overview
1. Chart
· Goals and Objectives
· Learning Activities Bank
1. Timeline—Overview
of WWII up to Pearl Harbor
2. Executive
Order 9066—Letters to Friend
3. Preparing
to Leave—Advertisement for selling possessions
4. Where
the Camps/Assembly Centers were Located
· Appendix