Curated OER
Journey to Topaz: Directed Reading Thinking Activity
Have you used the directed reading thinking activity in your classroom? Doubling as either a prereading strategy, or a during reading strategy, it helps readers connect the historical background of the text to the text itself. As the...
Curated OER
Journey to Topaz: KWHL Strategy
Japanese Internment and World war II are the focus of a KWHL strategy used to scaffold for a reading of Journey to Topaz, Yoshiko Uchida's story of 11-year-old Yuki Sakane and her family. Complete directions for the activity...
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The Bracelet: Five Senses
Young scholars investigate the 5 senses by reading children's literature. In this descriptive writing activity, students read the story The Bracelet by Yoshiko Uchida, analyzing the story and characters as they go. Young scholars...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
Explore the world of Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston through this informative site. Students and teachers will benefit from the featured lesson plans for "Farewell to Manzanar."
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Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Yoshiko Uchida
Use this site to learn more about the life and work of Yoshiko Uchida. This site features several links sites featuring this autobiographical information about this author and her work.
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Cjaa: Memories: Uchida
Yoshiko Uchida briefly talks of the world in the 1940s, Pearl Harbor, and the end of "days of innocence."
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"Picture Bride" by Yoshiko Uchida
This is a brief synopsis of Yoshiko Uchida's "Picture Bride." You can also find links to related books and study guides.