Grade 4 Lesson at a Glance: Chapter 11, Lesson 1

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Lesson at a Glance
Chapter 11, Lesson 1: California in Wartime (pp. 250-253)

The Big Idea
Framework Concept: Change World War II caused Japanese Americans to be sent to internment camps while other Americans found job opportunities in the state.

Write the words fear and anger on the chalkboard. Then ask students to comment on how these feelings affected Japanese Americans and other Americans during World War II. Then write the word jobs on the board. Discuss how new manufacturing jobs benefited California. Write students' ideas on the board. Also discuss who worked at the various jobs during this time and what effect jobs in manufacturing had on the role of women, black Americans, and Mexican Americans.

Lesson Outline
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Check for Understanding

Have students write a paragraph about the pros and cons of World War II for the people of California.
Have students look at the photograph of the Japanese American Army regiment and the newspaper headlines pictured on page 251. Ask them to create their own newspaper headlines using another main idea from the lesson.

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