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Japanese American Incarceration During WWII: Write to Me Plot


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Activity Overview

Reading memoirs or true accounts of a historical event is a great way for students to connect with history. This activity combines ELA with history, while students read Cynthia Grady's book Write to Me. The book can be read as a class read-aloud or as independent reading. Then, students will create a visual plot diagram of major events in the story.

Creating a plot diagram not only helps students learn the parts of the plot, but it reinforces major events and help students develop greater understanding of literary structures. Their storyboards should identify major turning points in the novel such as the Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution.


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Objective: Create a visual plot diagram of Write to Me.

Student Instructions:

  1. Separate the story into the Title, Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution.
  2. Create an image that represents an important moment or set of events for each of the story components using appropriate scenes, characters, and items.
  3. Write a description of each of the steps in the plot diagram.


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