Camp Nine

Students will utilize various sources, including electronic technologies, to gain an understanding of Japanese Relocation Camps (especially the ones at Rohwer and Jerome, Arkansas) established during World War II by Executive Order 9066 signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Students will also participate in class discussions after reading Camp Nine and/or studying the time period. They will also conduct research and design a product based on the information gathered.

Lesson Plan

Courtesy of CALS Butler Center of Arkansas Studies

Grade Level:9-12 High School

Time period:World War II Through the Civil Rights Era 1941-1967

Arkansas Academic Standards are subject to revision every six years by the Arkansas Department of Education. The frameworks used in the majority of lesson plans on the Arkansas History Hub are from the 2006 Social Studies Frameworks and the 2007 Arkansas History Amendments and School Library Media Frameworks.

G.2.5.1, H.6.4.9, H.6.6.19, WWP.9.AH.7-8.2, WWP.9.AH.7-8.3, WWP.9.AH.9-12.2, WWP.9.AH.9-12.3