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[Issue]::[Title]SYNOPSISOneday,mydadlookedoutattheendlessdesertanddecidedthenandtheretobuildabaseballfield.

SobeginsKenMochizuki’smovingtaleoflifeinaJapaneseAmericaninternmentcampduringWorldWarII.

“Shorty”andhisfamily,alongwiththousandsofJapaneseAmericans,areforcedtorelocatefromtheirhometoaninternmentcampaftertheattackonPearlHarbor.Fightingtheheat,dust,andfreezingcoldnightsofthedesert,Shortyandtheothersatthecampneedsomethingtolookforwardto,evenifonlyfornineinnings.Sotheydecidetobuildabaseballdiamond,andinthisunlikelyplace,aleagueisformedtoboostthespiritsoftheinternees.

Surroundedbybarbed-wirefencesandguardsintowers,Shortysoonquicklylearnsthatheisplayingnotonlytowin,buttogaindignityandself-respectaswell.

Inspiredbyactualevents,KenMochizuki’sstoryofhopeandcourageshowsusanalmost-forgottenpartoftheAmericanpast.BaseballSavedUsistheultimateriteofpassagestory.Itwillappealagainandagaintoreaderswhoenjoycheeringfortheunderdog.

BaseballSavedUswrittenbyKenMochizukiillustratedbyDomLee

AbouttheBookGenre:HistoricalFiction

*ReadingLevel:Grade3

InterestLevel:Grades1–6

GuidedReading:O

AcceleratedReader®Level/Points:3.9/0.5

Lexile™:AD550L*ReadinglevelbasedontheSpacheReadabilityFormula

Themes:UnitedStatesHistory,

SportsandSportsHistory

(Baseball),Prejudice,Identityand

Pride,SelfEsteemandConfidence,

Families(Fathers),Childhood

ExperiencesandMemories,World

WarIIandJapaneseInternment

Camps,Leadership,Courage,

PersistenceandOvercoming

Obstacles,Toleranceand

Acceptance,Immigrationand

Citizenship,JapaneseAmericans,

Asian/AsianAmericanInterest

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BACKGROUNDFromtheAuthor’sNote:In1942,whiletheUnitedStateswasatwarwithJapan,theUnitedStatesArmymovedallpeopleofJapanesedescentawayfromtheWestCoast.TheyweresenttointernmentcampsinthemiddleofAmericandesertsupuntil1945.Thereason,theU.S.governmentsaid,wasbecauseitcouldnottellwhomightbeloyaltoJapan.NoneoftheseimmigrantsfromJapan—ortheirchildren,whowereAmericancitizens—wereeverproventobedangeroustoAmericaduringWorldWarII.In1988,theU.S.governmentadmittedthatwhatitdidwaswrong.

InternmentCamps:AftertheJapaneseattackonPearlHarborin1941duringWorldWarII,PresidentFranklinD.RooseveltissuedExecutiveOrder9066whichenabledtheevacuationandincarcerationofallthoseofJapaneseancestryintheUnitedStates.120,000people,mostofwhomwereAmericancitizens,weresenttotencampsforfouryears(1942–1946.ThecampswereinisolatedareasthroughouttheWest.AmapofthecampsisavailablefromtheJapaneseAmericanNationalMuseum(http://www.janm.org/projects/clasc/map.htm).AccordingtoPBS’s“TheChildrenoftheCampsProject,”halfofthe120,000senttothecampswerechildren(http://www.pbs.org/childofcamp/history/).JapaneseAmericanslosttheirpropertyandsavingswhileinthecamps.

Foradditionalteacherresources,pleasecheckout:

• “TeachingwithPrimaryResources:JapaneseAmericanInternmentTeacher’sGuide”fromTheLibraryofCongress,includesphotographs(http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/internment/)

• “LifeinaWWIIJapaneseAmericanInternmentCamp”fromOurStory,awebsitecreatedbytheSmithsonian’sNationalMuseumofAmericanHistorytoencourageadultsandchildreningradesK–4toreadhistoricalfictionandbiographytogether(http://amhistory.si.edu/ourstory/activities/internment/index.html)

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• “JapaneseAmericanIncarceration:TheCoreStory”fromDensho:TheJapaneseAmericanLegacyProject(http://www.densho.org/core-story/)

• “JapaneseRelocationandInternmentDuringWorldWarII”fromtheU.S.NationalArchivesandRecordsAdministration(http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/military/japanese-internment.html)

AdditionaltitlestoteachaboutWorldWarII:

TheSchooltheAztecEaglesBuilt:ATributetoMexico’sWorldWarIIAirFightersbyDorindaMakanaonalaniNicholsonhttps://www.leeandlow.com/books/2936

APlaceWhereSunflowersGrowbyAmyLee-Tai,illustratedbyFeliciaHoshinohttps://www.leeandlow.com/books/2770

FlowersFromMarikowrittenbyRickNoguchiandDeneenJenks,illustratedbyMichelleReikoKumatahttps://www.leeandlow.com/books/2392

HeroeswrittenbyKenMochizuki,illustratedbyDomeLeehttps://www.leeandlow.com/books/2403

Irena’sJarsofSecretswrittenbyMarciaVaughan,illustratedbyRonMazellanhttps://www.leeandlow.com/books/2759

WaterRolls,WaterRises/Elaguarueda,elaguasubewrittenbyPatMora,illustratedbyMeiloSowww.leeandlow.com/books/2865

PassagetoFreedom:TheSugiharaStorywrittenbyKenMochizuki,illustratedbyDomLeehttps://www.leeandlow.com/books/2431

QuietHero:TheIraHayesStorybyS.D.Nelsonhttps://www.leeandlow.com/books/2435

TheWakameGathereswrittenbyHollyThompson,illustratedbyKazumiWildshttps://www.leeandlow.com/books/2901

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BEFOREREADINGPrereadingFocusQuestions(ReadingStandards,Craft&Structure,Strand5andIntegrationofKnowledge&Ideas,Strand7)

Beforeintroducingthisbooktostudents,youmaywishtodevelopbackgroundandpromoteanticipationbyposingquestionssuchasthefollowing:

1. Takealookatthefrontandbackcovers.Takeapicturewalk.Askstudentstomakeaprediction.Doyouthinkthisbookwillbefictionornonfiction?Whatmakesyouthinkso?Whatcluesdoestheauthorandillustratorgivetohelpyouknowwhetherthisbookwillbefictionornonfiction?

2. ReadtheAuthor’sNoteatthebeginningofthebook.Askstudents:WhatdoyouknowaboutWorldWarII,PearlHarbor,andtheUnitedStatesinternmentcamps?Howmightyouandyourfamilyfeelifyourfreedomandhomeweretakenaway?

3. Describewhatyouknowaboutbaseball.Howmightbaseballsavepeople?

4. Haveyoueverhadanickname?Howcananicknamemakeyoufeellikeyoubelongorfeellikeyoudon’tbelong?

5. Describeatimeyoufeltleftoutordidnotbelong.Howdidyoumakeyourselffeelbetter?Whodidyouaskforhelp?Whatcanyoudoifyouseesomeonealone,feelingleftout,orbeingteased?

ExploringtheBook(ReadingStandards,KeyIdeas&Details,Strand1,Craft&Structure,Strand5,andIntegrationofKnowledge&Ideas,Strand7)

Readandtalkaboutthetitleofthebook.Askstudentswhattheythinkthetitle,BaseballSavedUs,means.Thenaskthemwhattheythinkthisbookwillmostlikelybeaboutandwhothebookmightbeabout.Whateventsandexperiencesmightbetalkedaboutinthetext?Whatdoyouthinkmighthappen?Whatinformationdoyouthinkyoumightlearn?Whatmakesyouthinkthat?

Takestudentsonabookwalkanddrawattentiontothefollowingpartsofthebook:frontandbackcovers,endpapers,dedications,titlepage,author’snote,illustrations,andauthorandillustrator’sbios.

Asyoushoweachoftheillustrations,askstudentstothinkaboutwhytheillustrator,DomLee,choosestocreateanoveralluniformtoneandwhateffecthisstylehasonthemoodandsettingofthehistoricalfictionstory.

VOCABULARY(LanguageStandards,VocabularyAcquisition&Use,Strands4–6)

Thestorycontainsseveralcontent-specificandacademicwordsandphrasesthatmaybeunfamiliartostudents.Basedonstudents’priorknowledge,reviewsomeorallofthevocabularybelow.

Encourageavarietyofstrategiestosupportstudents’vocabularyacquisition:lookupandrecordworddefinitionsfromadictionary,writethemeaningofthewordorphraseintheirownwords,drawapictureofthemeaningoftheword,createaspecificactionforeachword,listsynonymsandantonyms,andwriteameaningfulsentencethatdemonstratesthedefinitionoftheword.

ContentSpecificinfieldbases,PearlHarbor,barracks,

crate,sagebrush,irrigationditches,

bleachers,catcher,groundedout,

single(typeofbasehit),hitter,

championship,pitches,strikeout,

guardhouse,homeplate,horsing

around,mattresses,inning,horse

stalls,clothsacks,onthemound

Academicendless,government,mumbled,

funneled,uniforms,glinting,staring,

suddenly,probably,expected,

dashed,teammates,grin,blinding,

pretend,roared,tower

NOTE:Thebookdepictsamomentwherethemaincharacteriscalledtheracialslur“Jap.”Studentsmayneedadditionalhistoricalcontextandawarenessconcerningtheuseoftheoffensiveterm.

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AFTERREADINGDiscussionQuestionsAfterstudentshavereadthebook,usetheseorsimilarquestionstogeneratediscussion,enhancecomprehension,anddevelopappreciationforthecontent.Encouragestudentstorefertopassagesand/orillustrationsinthebooktosupporttheirresponses.Tobuildskillsinclosereadingofatext,studentsshouldciteevidencewiththeiranswers.

LiteralComprehension(ReadingStandards,KeyIdeas&Details,Strands1–3)

1. WhyareShorty,hisfamily,andotherJapaneseAmericansatthecamp?Howdidtheygetthere?

2. Whatisthepurposeofthecamp?

3. DescribethehardshipsShorty,hisfamily,andtheotherJapaneseAmericansatthecampface.

4. HowdoesShortyfeelaboutlivingintheinternmentcamp?Howdoeshisfatherfeel?HowdoeshisbrotherTeddyfeel?

5. Whoisthenarratorofthestory?

6. Whatisnotableaboutthefenceonthecoverofthebook?Whatisthepurposeofthefence?

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Extension/HigherLevelThinking(ReadingStandards,KeyIdeas&Details,Strands2and3,Craft&Structure,Strands4–6,andIntegrationofKnowledgeandIdeas,Strand7)

1. WhydoesShorty’sfatherdecidetobuildabaseballfieldandleague?Whatisheworriedabout?

2. WhydoesTeddynotwanttoobeyhisfather?WhydoesthisconcernShortyandTeddy’sfather?

3. Howdoesbaseballimprovelifeattheinternmentcamp?Howdoesbaseballhelpboththegrownupsandthechildrenatthecamp?

4. Whyishopeimportantforenduringlifeatthecamp?

5. WhatisthecauseofShorty’sbighitattheendofthestory?

6. WhatdoyouthinktheguardisthinkingwhilewatchingShortyandhisteammatesbuildafieldandplaybaseball?

7. HowisShorty’slifeatthecampsimilartoanddifferentfromhislifeoutsidethecamp?

8. GuardsarealwayswatchingShortyandtheothersinthecamp.Howdoyouthinktheyfeelaboutbeingwatchedallthetime?

9. HowdoesShorty’slifechange,ifatall,before,during,andafterinternment?Howdoeshislifegetbetterafterthecamp?Howdoeshislifegetworse?

10. Compareandcontrastthebaseballfieldintheinternmentcamptotheoneoutsidethecamp.Whichfieldwouldyouprefertoplayon?Why?

11. WhenShortyhitsahomeruninthecamp,theguardgrinsandgivesathumbs-up.Whydoestheguarddothis?HowdoyouthinkthishomerunmakestheguardandShortyfeel?

12. IfShortyhadnothitahomerunattheendofthestory,howdoyouthinkhisteammateswouldhavetreatedhim?Why?

13. Readtheauthor’snoteagainafterreadingthestory.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthisstoryforyoungpeople?Doyouthinkheachieveshisgoal?Whyorwhynot?

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SettingaPurposeforReading(ReadingStandards,KeyIdeas&Details,Strands1–3)

Havestudentsreadtofindout:

• aboutlifeinaninternmentcamp• whyShortyandotherscreateabaseballfieldand

league• whatimpactthebaseballleaguehasonthe

internees’day-to-dayexperienceatthecampandwellbeing/stateofmind

• towhatthetitle,BaseballSavedUs,refers

Encouragestudentstoconsiderwhytheauthor,KenMochizuki,wantstosharethisstorywithyoungpeople.

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14. DoyouthinktheUnitedStatesgovernmentwasjustifiedinforciblyrelocatingJapaneseandJapaneseAmericanstointernmentcampsduringWorldWarII?Whyorwhynot?DoesitmatterthatthemajoritywereAmericancitizens?DoesitmatterthattherewaslittleevidencethattheinterneesposedadangertotheUnitedStates?DoesitmatterthatnoothergroupofpeoplewereforciblyrelocatedtothecampsdespitetheUnitedStateswasatwarwithothercountriesinadditiontoJapan?

15. WhatdoesitmeantobeAmerican?

16. Whydoyouthinktheauthor,KenMochizuki,choosestomakethenarratorachild?Howdoesthisaffecttheimpactofthebook?

17. Whydoyouthinktheauthor,KenMochizuki,onlyusesthemaincharacter’snickname,Shorty?

18. HowisShorty’snicknameusedtoshowheisbothacceptedandrejectedbyhisteammatesandpeers?Whydopeoplehavenicknames?Howcannicknamesmakepeoplefeel?

19. Whydoyouthinktheauthor,KenMochizuki,writesahistoricalfictionstoryinsteadofanonfictionstory?Howdoesthischoicehelpreaderslearnabouttheeventsandtimeperiod?Howdoesthischoiceinfluencehowreadersfeelabouttheeventsandtimeperiod?

20. Couldsomethinglikethishappentoday?Whyorwhynot?

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21. AreyousurprisedbythewayShortyandtheotherinterneesaretreated?Whyorwhynot?

22. Whatdoesthetitle,BaseballSavedUs,mean?Towhomdoesthe“us”refer?Howdoesbaseballsamethem?Doyouthinkthisisafittingtitle?Whyorwhynot?

23. Baseballisoftenreferredtoas“America’snationalpastime.”Whyisthedecisiontoplaybaseballinsteadofanothersportoractivityapowerfulmessagetoboththoseinsideandoutsidethecamp?

Reader’sResponse(WritingStandards,TextTypes&Purposes,Strands1–3andProduction&DistributionofWriting,Strand4)(LanguageStandards,ConventionsofStandardEnglish,Strands1and2andKnowledgeofLanguage,Strand3)

Usethefollowingquestionsandwritingactivitiestohelpstudentspracticeactivereadingandpersonalizetheirresponsestothebook.Suggestthatstudentsrespondinreader’sresponsejournals,essays,ororaldiscussion.Youmayalsowanttosetasidetimeforstudentstoshareanddiscusstheirwrittenwork.

1. ImagineyouareShortyinthestory.Writealettertoafriendoutsidetheinternmentcamporadiaryentrydescribinghowyoufeelaboutbeinginthecamp.Whatislifelikethere?

2. Describeatimeyoufeltthatyoudidnotbelongorfitin.Whydidyoufeelthatway?Whatdidyoudotomakeyourselffeelbetterorresolvethesituation?Whodidyouaskforhelp?Whatadvicedoyouhaveforsomeoneexperiencingbullyingorexclusion?

“KenMochizuki...capturestheconfusion,wonderandterrorofasmallchild....TheillustrationsbyDomLee...addaproperseriousmoodtothisfinebook.”–TheNewYorkTimes

“Thesecollaborators’prepossessingdebutlookintroducesreaderstoasignificantandoften-neglected—forchildren,atanyrate—chapterinU.S.history.”–PublishersWeekly

“Usingscratchboardoverlaidwithoils,Leeprovidessplendidlyevocativeart....Finedebutsforauthor,illustrator,andpublisher.”–KirkusReviews

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3. Describeatimeyouhadtopresentinfrontofothers(inagame,artperformance,speech,etc.).Whatadvicedoyouhaveforsomeonewhofeelsnervous,shy,orscaredaboutdoingwell?

4. WhatdoesitmeantobeAmericaninyouropinion?IfyouwerebeinginterviewedandaskedtodescribewhatitmeanstobeanAmerican,howwouldyourespond?Writeyourresponse.

5. Whatinthestoryremindsyouofamomentinyourownlifeordoyouconnecttothemost?Why?

6. TheJapaneseAmericanswerewronglyaccusedofnotbeingtrustworthy.Describeatimeyouwerewronglyaccusedofdoingsomethingwrong.Whathappened?Howdidyoufeel?Wereyoupunished?Whatdidyoulearn?

ELL/ESLTeachingStrategies(Speaking&ListeningStandards,Comprehension&Collaboration,Strands1–3andPresentationofKnowledge&Ideas,Strands4–6)(LanguageStandards,VocabularyAcquisition&Use,Strands4–6)

ThesestrategiesmightbehelpfultousewithstudentswhoareEnglishLanguageLearners.

1. AssignELLstudentstopartner-readthebookwithstrongEnglishreaders/speakers.Studentscanalternatereadingbetweenpages,repeatpassagesafteroneanother,orlistentothemorefluentreader.StudentswhospeakandreadSpanishmaybenefitfromusingtheSpanishedition,Elbéisbolnossalvo(https://www.leeandlow.com/books/2481).

2. Haveeachstudentwritethreequestionsaboutthetext.Thenletstudentspairupanddiscusstheanswerstothequestions.

3. Dependingonstudents’levelofEnglishproficiency,afterthefirstreading:•Reviewtheillustrationsinorderandhavestudentssummarizewhatishappeningoneachpage,firstorally,theninwriting.•Havestudentsworkinpairstoretelleithertheplotofthebookorkeydetails.Thenaskstudentstowriteashortsummary,synopsis,oropinionaboutwhattheyhaveread.

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4. Havestudentsgiveashorttalkaboutwhichmomentinthestorytheyconnectwithmostandremindsthemofsomethingintheirlives.

5. Thestorycontainssomecontent-specificwordsthatmaybeunfamiliartostudents.Basedonstudents’priorknowledge,reviewsomeorallofthevocabulary.ExposeEnglishLanguageLearnerstomultiplevocabularystrategies.Havestudentsmakepredictionsaboutwordmeanings,lookupandrecordworddefinitionsfromadictionary,writethemeaningofthewordorphraseintheirownwords,drawapictureofthemeaningoftheword,listsynonymsandantonyms,createanactionforeachword,andwriteameaningfulsentencethatdemonstratesthedefinitionoftheword.

INTERDISCIPLINARYACTIVITIES(IntroductiontotheStandards,page7:Studentswhoarecollegeandcareerreadymustbeabletobuildstrongcontentknowledge,valueevidence,andusetechnologyanddigitalmediastrategicallyandcapably)

Usesomeofthefollowingactivitiestohelpstudentsintegratetheirreadingexperienceswithothercurriculumareas.Thesemayalsobeusedforextensionactivities,foradvancedreaders,andforbuildingahome-schoolconnection.

SocialStudies(ReadingStandards,IntegrationofKnowledge&Ideas,Strands7–9)(WritingStandards,ResearchtoBuild&PresentKnowledge,Strands7–9)(Speaking&ListeningStandards,Comprehension&Collaboration,Strands1and2)

1. HavestudentsworkinteamstoresearcheachofthetenWorldWarIIJapaneseinternmentcampsintheUnitedStates.Groupsshouldbepreparedtoreportthenumberofpeopleheldinthecamp,whereitwaslocated,whenpeoplewerereleased,andifithasspecialhistoricallandmarkstatus.Aseachgrouppresents,markthelocationofeachcamponamapoftheUnitedStatesfortheclass.

2. HavestudentsinvestigateWorldWarIIandPearlHarbor.Makeatimelinewithstudentscontributingtheirfindings.

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AwardsandHonorsParents’ChoiceGoldAward

BestBooksoftheYear,BankStreetCollege

BookstoReadAloudwithChildrenofAllAges,BankStreetCollege

NotJustforChildrenAnymoreSelections,Children’sBookCouncil

“Choices,”CooperativeChildren’sBookCenter

40BooksAboutSports,CooperativeChildren’sBookCenter

50MulticulturalBooksEveryChildShouldKnow,CooperativeChildren’sBookCenter

“ClosetheBookonHate”ReadingList,TheAnti-DefamationLeague

WashingtonStateGovernor’sWritersAward

WashingtonStateChildren’sChoiceAwardFinalist

“Editors’Choice,”SanFranciscoChronicle

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3. ProvidecopiesofExecutiveOrder9066forstudentstoanalyzetheauthorizationoftheestablishmentoftheinternmentcamps(http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5154).HavestudentsdiscussPresidentRoosevelt’suseoftheterm“alienenemies.”ThenprovidestudentscopiesofthePresidentialLetterofApologyfromPresidentClintonin1993(http://www.pbs.org/childofcamp/history/clinton.html).HavestudentswriteaboutwhatrolethepresidentorexecutivebranchhasinupholdingtherightsofAmericancitizens.

EnglishLanguageArts(ReadingStandards,Craft&Structure,Strands4and5andIntegrationofKnowledge&Ideas,Strands7and9)(WritingStandards,TextTypes&Purposes,Strands1–3,Production&DistributionofWriting,Strand4,andResearchtoBuild&PresentKnowledge,Strands7–9)(LanguageStandards,ConventionsofStandardEnglish,Strands1&2)

1. HavestudentswriteanewspaperarticleaboutShorty’shomerunintheCamp.Theyshouldincludeadescriptionofthebaseballfieldandexplainwhytheteamsareplayingbaseballinthedesert.

2. AskstudentstoimaginetheyareShortyandhavethemwriteadiaryentrytellinghowShortyfeelswhenhehithisfirsthomerun.Studentsshoulddiscusstheirfeelingsabouttheguardwhoworesunglasses.

3. Dividetheclassinhalf.AssignonegrouptowritealetterasShortytotheguardandtheothergrouptowriteastheguardtoShorty.Whatwouldtheysaytotheotheraboutbaseball,theCamp,andthehomerun?Havestudentspairupfromoppositegroupstoreadtheletterstoeachother.Asawholegroup,reflectonwritingasShortyandtheguardandimaginingsomeoneelse’sperspective.

4. HavestudentsreadandcompareHeroes(https://www.leeandlow.com/books/2403)toBaseballSavedUs.WhyareShortyinBaseballSavedUsandDonnieinHeroestreatedliketheyarethe“enemy”?HowwouldyouteachchildrenaroundtheUnitedStateswhatitmeanstobeanAmerican?

5. RetellBaseballSavedUsasapoem.

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PhysicalEducation(ReadingStandards,IntegrationofKnowledge&Ideas,Strand7)(Speaking&ListeningStandards,Comprehension&Collaboration,Strands1and2andPresentationofKnowledge&Ideas,Strands4&5)

1. Ifpossible,takestudentsoutsidetoplayagameofbaseballorkickball.Havestudentstaketurnstryingthedifferentpositionsonthefield.Afterwards,reflectasagrouponhowbaseballisateamsportandwhatittakestobesuccessfulasateam.AlsohavestudentsconsiderwhybaseballwouldbeagoodchoiceactivityinBaseballSavedUs.

2. Studyhumananatomyinrelationtothrowingapitchinbaseball.Whatmusclesandmusclegroupsareinvolvedinthrowingaball?Whatexercisescananathleteperformtostrengthenthosemuscles?Studentscandemonstrateunderstandingwith2-Dpicturesofthehumanformorreconstructionusingmodelingclay.

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Art(Speaking&ListeningStandards,Comprehension&Collaboration,Strands1and2andPresentationofKnowledge&Ideas,Strands4&5)(ReadingStandards,IntegrationofKnowledge&Ideas,Strands7&9)(WritingStandards,ResearchtoBuild&PresentKnowledge,Strands7–9)1. Showstudentsphotographsofmonumentsand

paintingsdepictingsignificanteventsinUnitedStateshistory.HavestudentsdesignamonumenttoremembertheJapaneseAmericans’experienceswiththeinternmentcamps.Whatmoodortonedoyouwantviewerstofeel?Afterstudentspresenttheirideas,showthemrealexamplesofmonumentsorplacessetasidetoremembertheperiodinUnitedStateshistory.

2. HavestudentsexaminetheillustrationsinBaseballSavedUs.Whydoyouthinktheillustrator,DomLee,choosestocolortheillustrationsthisway?Whatmoodortonedotheillustrationssetforthestory?Doesthisremindthemofoldphotographs?Whyorwhynot?Afterthediscussion,askstudentstowritetheiropinions.

3. StudentsinsmallteamsshouldresearchJapaneseAmericanartistswhowereinternedduringWorldWarII.Displayexamplesoftheartworkintheclassroom.

Home-SchoolConnection(Speaking&ListeningStandards,Comprehension&Collaboration,Strands1–3andPresentationofKnowledge&Ideas,Strand4)(ReadingStandards,IntegrationofKnowledge&Ideas,Strand7)(WritingStandards,TextTypes&Purposes,Strands1and2,Production&DistributionofWriting,Strand4,andResearchtoBuild&PresentKnowledge,Strand7)

1. Therearemanyresourcesandscienceexperimentsthatexplainthebiomechanicsofpitching.Additionally,encouragestudentstopracticethrowingaballwiththeirfamiliesanddetermininghowbodypositionandphysicsaffectthespeedandaccuracyofapitch.Checkoutthesescienceexperimentsandgames:ScienceBuddies(http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Sports_p053.shtml)andExploratorium(http://www.exploratorium.edu/baseball/).

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2. Invitestudentstointerviewafamilymemberaboutanathletetheysawwhohadtoovercomeobstacles.Whatchallengesdidthatpersonface(racism,sexism,ableism,ageism,languagebarrier,etc.)?Howdidthesportscommunityreact?Howdidtheteamreact?Havestudentswritedowntheirinterviewandsharetheminclass.

3. IfastudenthasafamilymemberwhohasaconnectiontoWorldWarIIortheinternmentcampsandfeelscomfortablesharing,invitethevolunteertodiscusswiththeclass.Helpstudentspreparealistofquestionsfortheguest.Studentsshouldwriteareflectiononwhattheylearnedaftertheguestspeakervisits.Havestudentswritethank-youlettersfollowingtheguestvisit.

4. Shorty’sfatherdecidestocreateabaseballfieldandteamintheCamp.Writeastorysharingatimewheresomeoneinyourlifehadagreatideaandmadeyouproud.Whathappened?

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BookInformationforBaseballSavedUs

$9.95,PAPERBACK978-1-88000-019-932pages*ReadingLevel:Grade3*ReadinglevelbasedontheSpacheReadabilityFormulaInterestLevel:Grades1–6GuidedReadingLevel:OAcceleratedReader®Level/Points:3.9/0.5Lexile™:AD550LTHEMES:UnitedStatesHistory,SportsandSportsHistory(Baseball),Prejudice,IdentityandPride,SelfEsteemandConfidence,Families(Fathers),ChildhoodExperiencesandMemories,WorldWarIIandJapaneseInternmentCamps,Leadership,Courage,Persistence,ToleranceandAcceptance,ImmigrationandCitizenship,JapaneseAmericans

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ABOUTTHEAUTHORKenMochizukiisanovelist,journalist,andactor.HelivesinSeattle,Washington,whereheteaches,writeschildren’sbooks,andgivespresentationsabouthisworkfulltime.MochizukihascollaboratedwithillustratorDomLeeonhisfirstpictureBaseballSavedUs,aswellasonHeroes,PassagetoFreedom:TheSugiharaStory,andBeWater,MyFriend:TheEarlyYearsofBruceLee,allwithLEE&LOWBOOKS.BaseballSavedUslaunchedMockizuki’scareerasachildren’sbookauthorandisalsooneofthefirsttitlesLEE&LOWBOOKSeverpublished.DuringWorldWarII,hisparentsweresenttotheMinidokacampinIdaho.Visithimonlineatkenmochizuki.com.

ABOUTTHEILLUSTRATORDomLeewasbornandraisedinSeoul,SouthKorea.Hehasamaster’sdegreeinfineartsfromtheSchoolofVisualArtsinNewYorkCity.Withhisuniquestyleofartcombiningtechniquesofpaintingandscratchingdetailsinencausticwax,Leehasillustratedmanyaward-winningpicturebooksforchildrenforLEE&LOWBOOKS.DomLeeandKenMochizukithroughtheirfourchildren’sbookstogetherhaveearnedmanyawards,including“Choices”fromtheCooperativeChildren’sBookCenter,Parents’ChoiceAward,TexasBluebonnetAwardMasterList,AmericanLibraryAssociation’sNotableBookAward,“PickoftheLists”fromAmericanBookseller,andSmithsonian’s“NotableChildren’sBook.”HelivesinNewJersey.TofindoutmoreaboutDomLee,visitwww.domandk.com.

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