This lesson reimagines an existing instructional resource, "The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck" created by Franky Abbott, Digital Public Library of America.

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In this remix, "The Grapes of Wrath" and the related primary source documents are exchanged for "Farewell to Manzanar" and related primary sources accessed through secondary open-source databases.

Discussion questions ask students to consider the memoir in light of its historical context and students gain experience reading and evaluating visual sources including political cartoons and propaganda posters to understand how elements of rhetorical can shape and/or reflect cultural values.

This resource presents an approach for reading memoirs with students that examines the role of truth in the genre and in the specific work(s) chosen. It gives suggestions for activities during the reading and focuses on a culminating activity in which students engage in research to investigate the facts behind the accounts the author(s) present in the memoir. Students learn about evaluating sources, locate a reliable source and discuss its credibility and impact on their understanding of the events,. Finally, they present their findings and analysis to the class.

This collection uses primary sources to explore Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.