Students will learn how various environmental and cultural changes impacted the treatment of Japanese Americans in Utah.so

A library lesson in which "An Outlaw Thanksgiving" by Emily Arnold McCully is read aloud and then discussed to discover text to history/geography/reader connections.    

Students will understand the rights and responsibilities of voting in local, state, and national elections.Essential questions:What are the roles of elected officials in our state government?Why is it important for citizens to vote?Enduring understanding:Students will be able to identify the roles of elected officials in Utah and explain the importance of voting as a citizen of our state.

This resource is a Social Studies student activity that utilizes Utah's Online Library resources - specifically, Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context, Gale Discovering Collection, Gale Global Issues in Context, Gale InfoTrac Student Edition, and Gale Student Resources in Context to help students learn about World War II Japanese-American Internment.