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The National Women's History Museum provides a plan designed to accompany their online CyberExhibit, Chinese American Women; a History of Resilience and Resistance. After examining a series of primary and secondary source documents, individuals adopt the voice of a Chinese-American woman and using information gleaned from the resource, craft a letter from her perspective
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Instructional Ideas
- If all class members have computer access, consider flipping the activity and having learners read the source out of class before returning for discussion
- Use the resource as part of a unit study of women's rights, of immigration policy, or Chinese American history
Classroom Considerations
- A protocol must be in place for the safe, respectful discussion of sensitive issues
- Preview the entire resource and carefully consider the composition of your class before deciding to use the resource
- Requires individual computer access
- If student access to computers is not available, the Cyber Exhibit may be printed; however, the document is very long and the cost of printing may be prohibitive
Pros
- Resources include images, primary source documents, and background information about immigration laws
- Provides 12 character summaries for the letter writing assignment
Cons
- No rubric is provided for the letter writing assignment