Summary Of Ww1 Response Journal
Part I. Response Journal (four passages and responses = four points). Divide the book into four equal parts (four quarters), and select four favorite passages, one from each of the four quarters of the book. Follow the guidelines shared for the grade 7-10 response journals (see above) in terms of format, length of responses, and content. Here is a sample response:
Chapter/Page: “Evacuation Order No.19” page 6
Passage: "She wiped her forehead with her handkerchief. The sun was bright and she did not like to sweat in public. She took off her glasses and crossed to the shaded side of the street."
Response: The mother is a hard worker and cares a lot about her husband and children. Throughout the book the mother stays strong for her family while …show more content…
She just wants her children to be normal and fit in. She just wants them to live like an American; she doesn’t want to be sent back to Japan because of what their country has done. After she tells her children this they treat what she has told them like it’s a joke they don’t know the true meaning of why their mother doesn’t want others to know that they are Japanese. This passage seemed important to me because by telling this to her children it shows that she wants the best for them and that she didn’t want them to be discriminated …show more content…
The only problem was that his children no longer recognized him. They thought he was a stranger that was sent back in their fathers place. They thought this because he looked much older than his actual age; he had dentures, and had no hair. Their father was completely different from what they remember he no longer did the fun activities he did with his children before he was taken away like drawing, singing, and putting puppet shows on for them.
This passage got my attention because this is similar to something that happened in my life but it’s not quite the same. It was about one or two years ago when my cousins moved back to Hawaii they were taller, more mature, and I didn’t know what they were interested in anymore. For a while they felt like strangers to me because I haven’t spent time with them or seen them in a couple of years. But after a while it felt like they never left because I got to know them
Chapter/Page: “Evacuation Order No.19” page 6
Passage: "She wiped her forehead with her handkerchief. The sun was bright and she did not like to sweat in public. She took off her glasses and crossed to the shaded side of the street."
Response: The mother is a hard worker and cares a lot about her husband and children. Throughout the book the mother stays strong for her family while …show more content…
She just wants her children to be normal and fit in. She just wants them to live like an American; she doesn’t want to be sent back to Japan because of what their country has done. After she tells her children this they treat what she has told them like it’s a joke they don’t know the true meaning of why their mother doesn’t want others to know that they are Japanese. This passage seemed important to me because by telling this to her children it shows that she wants the best for them and that she didn’t want them to be discriminated …show more content…
The only problem was that his children no longer recognized him. They thought he was a stranger that was sent back in their fathers place. They thought this because he looked much older than his actual age; he had dentures, and had no hair. Their father was completely different from what they remember he no longer did the fun activities he did with his children before he was taken away like drawing, singing, and putting puppet shows on for them.
This passage got my attention because this is similar to something that happened in my life but it’s not quite the same. It was about one or two years ago when my cousins moved back to Hawaii they were taller, more mature, and I didn’t know what they were interested in anymore. For a while they felt like strangers to me because I haven’t spent time with them or seen them in a couple of years. But after a while it felt like they never left because I got to know them