LESSON PLAN

Volunteering From Camp

This lesson is about SELF-SACRIFICE.

Specifically, this lesson is about a group of American citizens who were imprisoned by the United States government but then later asked to volunteer to serve in the U.S. Army. The decision about whether or not to volunteer forced many young men to consider the pros and cons of volunteering and the self-sacrifices they would have to make.

Lesson Objectives

After finishing this lesson, students will be able to:

• Explain about the self-sacrifice of those that volunteered to serve in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
• Analyze the Constitutional issues related to the Japanese American internment experience.
• Identify reasons that affected the decision-making process on whether or not to volunteer for the Army.
• Analyze media in a critical, research setting.
• Prepare and present arguments from the perspective of others.
• Sympathize with the perspectives of others in a decision-making process.

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