Obasan
The autobiographical and political book draws from Joy Kogawa’s childhood experiences of relocation forced on the Japanese community in British Columbia during World War II. Obasan, a journey through history, depicts rampant racial prejudice and injustices perpetuated as a result of fear. The redress agreements with the Japanese communities in Canada and the United States in September of 1988 make this novel historical and contemporary.
About the Series:
Novel/Drama curriculum units contain complete lesson plans with preliminary and follow-up work, teacher notes with plot summary, background, and rationale, ready-to-use worksheets, and suggested answers for student questions. These study guides encourage the development of thinking, reading, speaking, research, and writing skills as well as critical thinking skills such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
Price: $19.95
Literary Form
World Novel
Student Activities
Students participate in small-and large-group discussions, compare and contrast characters, examine biblical reference, study variations in narration, descriptive writing, and identify similarities between the novel and a poem. Students study the literary concepts of mood, foreshadowing, symbolism, metaphor, image, climax, and denouement, setting, character, and form.
Supplementary activities include a study guide and answer key, enrichment activities, a quiz with answer key, and an essay test.
Ethical Values
- Citizenship
- Courage
- Endurance
- Equality
- Freedom
- Peace
- Respect
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