Weedflower Project Portfolio

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Weedflower Project Portfolio

• Name of student
• Period

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How to Use this Portfolio

• Click to each slide. When you find a Task slide,
  follow the directions to perform the task.
• Use the Rubric slide after each task to find out
  how your task will be assessed.
• Some tasks must be performed before you read book
  sections, and some must be performed after. Pay
  attention to the order in which you must read and
  perform your tasks.

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Table of Tasks Before Reading Chapters 1-5

• Brainstorm 1 My Family
• Timeline 1 My Day
• Floorplan 1 My Home
• Map 1 My Community

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Brainstorm 1

• On the next page, brainstorm your family.
  Include extended family members (aunts, uncles,
  cousins, grandparents) who may live in your
  home. Include ages, grades, jobs, hobbies,
  favorite activities, goals, best friends, for
  each family member. Include pets. List relatives
  who live close by or far away. List friends who
  live close by.

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My Family
If you dont have enough room on this slide, go
to insert and select duplicate slide. You
can insert as many slides as you need to complete
this task.
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My Day
Draw a timeline of your day, from the time you
get up to the time you go to bed. Include all
activities and events that would normally occur,
along with the things you may do to get ready for
school, get ready to go to bed, etc.
If you dont have enough room on this slide, go
to insert and select duplicate slide. You
can insert as many slides as you need to complete
this task.
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My Home
Draw a floorplan of your home. Include furniture
and appliances, rugs, windows, doors, etc. If
you need an example, go to the Appendix of this
Portfolio.
If you dont have enough room on this slide, go
to insert and select duplicate slide. You
can insert as many slides as you need to complete
this task.
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My Community
Draw a map of your community. Include streets,
schools, houses, churches, and anything else in
your community.
If you dont have enough room on this slide, go
to insert and select duplicate slide. You
can insert as many slides as you need to complete
this task.
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Task 5 Read Chapters 1-5 in Weedflower

• Choices on how to accomplish this task
• Read silently by yourself
• Read aloud with a friend
• Skip read with a friend
• Read with a group.
• Skip read with a group

When you skip read, one person reads out loud
and pauses at about every 10 Words. The other
reader(s) in a pair or group will read the word
that would come next. The the original reader
would continue to read. Remember you can
choose to take turns being the primary reader if
you want.
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Table of Tasks After Reading Chapters 1-5

• Brainstorm 2 Sumikos Family
• Timeline 2 Sumikos Day 1
• Floorplan 2 Sumikos Home 1
• Map 2 Sumikos Community 1

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Brainstorm 2

• On the next page, brainstorm Sumikos family.
  Include extended family members (aunts, uncles,
  cousins, grandparents) who live in her home.
  Include ages, grades, jobs, hobbies, favorite
  activities, goals, best friends, for each family
  member. Include animals.

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Sumikos Family
If you dont have enough room on this slide, go
to insert and select duplicate slide. You
can insert as many slides as you need to complete
this task.
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Sumikos Day 1
Draw a timeline of Sumikos day, from the time
she gets up to the time she goes to bed. Include
all activities and events that would normally
occur, along with the things she may do to get
ready for school, get ready to go to bed, etc.
If you dont have enough room on this slide, go
to insert and select duplicate slide. You
can insert as many slides as you need to complete
this task.
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Sumikos Home 1
Draw a floorplan of Sumikos home. Include
furniture and appliances, rugs, windows, doors,
etc. If you need an example, go to the Appendix
of this Portfolio.
If you dont have enough room on this slide, go
to insert and select duplicate slide. You
can insert as many slides as you need to complete
this task.
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Sumikos Community 1
Draw a map of Sumikos community. Include
streets, schools, houses, churches, and anything
else in her community.
If you dont have enough room on this slide, go
to insert and select duplicate slide. You
can insert as many slides as you need to complete
this task.
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Table of Tasks Before Reading Chapters 6-8

• Circle of Friends 1 My Friends and Family
• Circle of Friends 2 Sumikos Friends and
  Family
• Reflection 1 Compare and Contrast your
  family and friends with Sumikos

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Circle of Friends 1My Friends and Family

• Write the names of the people you are closest to
  in the middle (Circle of Intimacy). These people
  would likely include your family members.
• Write the names of your closest friends in the
  Circle of Friendship.
• Write the names of people you do things with in
  the Circle of Participation. These would include
  classes and teams. If there are too many names,
  just write the name of the class or team.
• Write the names of people who help you, teach
  you, sell things to you, etc. in the Circle of
  Exchange. Also write the names of people you
  help as well.
• If someones name appears more than once, erase
  the name if it appears in an outer circle and
  keep it in the closest circle to the middle.

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My Circle of Friends
COF 1
A filled out example of the Circle of Friends is
available in the Appendix.
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Sumikos Circle of Friends 1
COF 2
A filled out example of the Circle of Friends is
available in the Appendix.
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Reflection 1 Compare and Contrast your family
and friends with Sumikos

• Examine your Circle of Friends (COF) and
  Sumikos. Think of the following questions
• Is your Circle of Intimacy different from
  Sumikos or is it about the same? How?
• Is your Circle of Friends different from Sumikos
  or the same? How?
• Use the Venn diagram on the next slide to
  analyze the two COFs. Then write your reflection
  on the slide following.

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Sumikos COF
My COF
Both
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Reflection 1 Circle of FriendsUse your Venn
Diagram to help you write your reflection.
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Task 13 Read Chapters 6-8 in Weedflower

• Choices on how to accomplish this task
• Read silently by yourself
• Read aloud with a friend
• Skip read with a friend
• Read with a group.
• Skip read with a group

When you skip read, one person reads out loud
and pauses at about every 10 Words. The other
reader(s) in a pair or group will read the word
that would come next. The the original reader
would continue to read. Remember you can
choose to take turns being the primary reader if
you want.
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Table of Tasks After Reading Chapters 6-8

• Circle of Friends 3 Sumikos Friends and
  Family, After Pearl Harbor
• Sumikos Day 2 After Pearl Harbor
• Sumikos Community 2 After Pearl Harbor
• Essay 1 Write an essay explaining three ways
  that Sumikos life changed after the bombing of
  Pearl Harbor.

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Sumikos Day 2
Draw a timeline of Sumikos day, from the time
she gets up to the time she goes to bed.
If you dont have enough room on this slide, go
to insert and select duplicate slide. You
can insert as many slides as you need to complete
this task.
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Sumikos Community 2
Copy the map of Sumikos Community you made for
Task 9. Using basic shapes, put red circles
around the places that are no longer available to
her and her family after Pearl Harbor.
If you dont have enough room on this slide, go
to insert and select duplicate slide. You
can insert as many slides as you need to complete
this task.
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Essay 1 Write an essay explaining three ways
that Sumikos life changed after the bombing of
Pearl Harbor.
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Table of Tasks Before Reading Chapters 10 and 11

• Brainstorm 3 Packing for a long trip
• First revision of the list
• Second revision of the list

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Brainstorming 3 Make a list of everything you
would want to take with you on a very long trip.
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First Revision of the List Forbidden Items

• Go back to the previous slide (Brainstorming 2).
  
• Look for items on the following list
• Any kind of electronics (TV, Radio, Video games,
  cd players, MP3 players, computers)
• Any kind of weapon or tool.
• Anything with writing on it.
• Anything with pictures on it from another
  country.
• Flashlights, lighters, matches.
• 4. For any of these items, use Format on the
  Menu bar and select Font. Use the strikethrough
  option to put a line through any item that is on
  the list above.

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Second Revision of the List Things you wont
have room for in one suitcase (30X24X10 inches)

• Go back to the previous slide (Brainstorming 2).
  
• Use the Format/Font to take out any item that you
  can do without.
• Pretend you must make room for things for a
  younger brother or sister. Take out more of your
  own things.
• Keep in mind you dont know where you are going
  and do not know exactly what kind of clothing you
  or your family member will need.

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Task 21 Read Chapters 10 and 11 in Weedflower

• Choices on how to accomplish this task
• Read silently by yourself
• Read aloud with a friend
• Skip read with a friend
• Read with a group.
• Skip read with a group

When you skip read, one person reads out loud
and pauses at about every 10 Words. The other
reader(s) in a pair or group will read the word
that would come next. The the original reader
would continue to read. Remember you can
choose to take turns being the primary reader if
you want.
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Task 22Reflection 2 Describe three
different emotions Sumiko and her family
experience while they lose family members,
property, basic rights, and finally their
freedom. Use examples from the book, and
indicate these examples by
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Table of Tasks Before Reading Chapters 12 -14

• Four Square Exploration What is trauma?
• How trauma affects human behavior
• Reflection 3

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4-Square ExplorationWhat is trauma?
Define trauma and traumatic

List events in life that could be traumatic
List emotions you might feel if you have
experienced a traumatic event.
Describe one traumatic event that happened to you
or someone you know.
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How Does Trauma Affect Human Behavior?During
traumatic events, people will either behave
exceptionally well or exceptionally badly.
Often, the way an individual behaves is exactly
the opposite of what you might expect for that
person.

• List not-so-good things characters do in
  Weedflower when they experience the trauma of
  being forced to move into a camp.

• List good things characters do in Weedflower when
  they experience the trauma of being forced to
  move into a camp.

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Reflection 3 What does Sumiko do to cope with
the traumas she experiences after the bombing of
Pearl Harbor? How does her behavior help or hurt
her ability to adjust whenever her situation
changes?
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Task 26 Read Chapters 15-19 in Weedflower

• Choices on how to accomplish this task
• Read silently by yourself
• Read aloud with a friend
• Skip read with a friend
• Read with a group.
• Skip read with a group

When you skip read, one person reads out loud
and pauses at about every 10 Words. The other
reader(s) in a pair or group will read the word
that would come next. The the original reader
would continue to read. Remember you can
choose to take turns being the primary reader if
you want.
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Table of Tasks After Reading Chapters 15-19

• Sumiko Circle of Friends at the camp
• Timeline 3 Sumikos Day at the camp
• Floorplan 3 Sumikos Home at the camp
• Map 3 Sumikos Community at the camp
• Essay 2 How did Sumikos life change after
  the family was forced to move to the internment
  camp?

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Sumikos Circle of Friends At the camp
COF 3
A filled out example of the Circle of Friends is
available in the Appendix.
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Sumikos Day 2
Draw a timeline of Sumikos day in the camp, from
the time she gets up to the time she goes to bed.
Include all activities and events that would
normally occur, along with the things she may do
to get ready for school, get ready to go to bed,
etc.
If you dont have enough room on this slide, go
to insert and select duplicate slide. You
can insert as many slides as you need to complete
this task.
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Sumikos Home 2
Draw a floorplan of Sumikos home in the camp.
Include furniture and appliances, rugs, windows,
doors, etc. If you need an example, go to the
Appendix of this Portfolio.
If you dont have enough room on this slide, go
to insert and select duplicate slide. You
can insert as many slides as you need to complete
this task.
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Sumikos Community 2
Draw a map of Sumikos camp community. Include
streets, schools, houses, churches, and anything
else in her community. You dont have to be
historically accurate, but do include places that
are mentioned in Weedflower.
If you dont have enough room on this slide, go
to insert and select duplicate slide. You
can insert as many slides as you need to complete
this task.
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Essay 2 Write an essay explaining three ways
that Sumikos life changed after her family was
forced to move to the internment camp.
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Task 32 Read Chapters 20-30 in Weedflower

• Choices on how to accomplish this task
• Read silently by yourself
• Read aloud with a friend
• Skip read with a friend
• Read with a group.
• Skip read with a group

When you skip read, one person reads out loud
and pauses at about every 10 Words. The other
reader(s) in a pair or group will read the word
that would come next. The the original reader
would continue to read. Remember you can
choose to take turns being the primary reader if
you want.
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Table of Tasks After Reading Chapters 20-30

• Select either Research Task A, B, or C
• Complete Research Task A, B, or C
• Complete the prediction.

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Research Task A Poston
Research Task A1 Find Poston, Arizona on a road
map. Make a chart that shows how far away it is
from major California Cities. Then look up
Poston Internment Camp on the Internet. What is
in Poston now to show the camp was there?
Research Task A2 Look up the Colorado River
Indian Tribes on the Internet. Find out which
tribes are represented on that reservation. Find
out which of all were represented on the
reservation at the time of the Japanese-American
internment. Describe how they lived at that
time, and how their lives were affected by the
internment camp at Poston.
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Research Task B Attitudes and Actions
Research Task B On the Internet, find official
copies of Executive Order 9066 and at least two
newspaper articles written at that time about the
evacuation of Japanese Americans from the West
Coast. What reasons does President Roosevelt
give for removing Japanese-Americans from their
homes? Do you think that the removal of
Japanese-Americans added to any prejudice they
suffered after the war? Why or Why not?
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Research Task C Statistical Summary
Research Task C Using whatever research sources
you can find, build a graphic that shows how many
Japanese Americans were held at the various camps.
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Prediction

• Sumiko has a choice to make Should she go to
  Cleveland with her Auntie, or should she remain
  at the Poston camp? In the space below, type
  what you think Sumiko will decide. Give at least
  three reasons you think she will make the
  decision you predict.

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Task 36 Read Chapters 31-33 in Weedflower

• Choices on how to accomplish this task
• Read silently by yourself
• Read aloud with a friend
• Skip read with a friend
• Read with a group.
• Skip read with a group

When you skip read, one person reads out loud
and pauses at about every 10 Words. The other
reader(s) in a pair or group will read the word
that would come next. The the original reader
would continue to read. Remember you can
choose to take turns being the primary reader if
you want.
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Table of Tasks After Reading Chapters 31-33

• Select either Research Task C, D, or E
• Complete Research Task C, D, or E
• Write a book review.

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Research Task C Moving Out
Research Task C1 Using the Internet, find out
which cities Japanese-Americans moved to when
they were offered a chance to leave the camps.
Make a graph or chart to show how many
Japanese-Americans moved to each of the cities
you found. Research Task C2 Select one of the
cities you found in RT C1. Use the Internet to
find out what happened to the Japanese-Americans
who moved to that city. Write a report detailing
what you found out.
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Research Task D After the War

• Select one of the following questions and use any
  resources you can to find and report on the
  answer
• Why were some Japanese-Americans reluctant to
  leave the camps after they were allowed to go?
• Most Japanese-Americans chose to remain in the
  camps rather than move to Midwestern cities.
  Why?
• What did most Japanese Americans find when they
  tried returning to their homes?
• The War Relocation Authority had claimed that it
  tried to save Japanese-American properties and
  possessions for them while they were interned.
  Was this true? Why or why not?

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Research Task D After the War

• Select one of the following questions and use any
  resources you can to find and report on the
  answer
• Why were some Japanese-Americans reluctant to
  leave the camps after they were allowed to go?
• Most Japanese-Americans chose to remain in the
  camps rather than move to Midwestern cities.
  Why?
• What did most Japanese Americans find when they
  tried returning to their homes?
• The War Relocation Authority had claimed that it
  tried to save Japanese-American properties and
  possessions for them while they were interned.
  Was this true? Why or why not?

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Research Task E Constitutional Issues

• Select one of the following questions and use any
  resources you can to find and report on the
  answer
• What constitutional rights were taken away from
  Japanese-Americans after the bombing of Pearl
  Harbor? What were the reasons given for taking
  those rights?
• Describe unsuccessful and successful legal
  (court) challenges to Executive Order 9066. What
  did the courts rule for each? For what reasons?
• What could possibly justify denying civil rights
  to an entire minority in the United States?
  Explain your answer in detail, even if you say
  nothing.

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Book Review for Weedflower
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References