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Resiliency in Farewell to Manzanar. INTRODUCTION. What is resiliency ? Well…. Have you ever had a major problem in your life and part of you wanted to run and hide from this problem, but instead you dug in and worked out the problem? That is being Resilient.
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INTRODUCTION What is resiliency? Well…. Have you ever had a major problem in your life and part of you wanted to run and hide from this problem, but instead you dug in and worked out the problem? That is being Resilient.
Qualities of a Resilient Person • Possess Problem Solving Skills and Coping Strategies • Have an Optimistic view of life • Approach life from a proactive perspective • Feel like they can control their environment • Possess a sense of humor • Are able to empathize with others
We can see resiliency in action through the novel of Farewell to Manzanar. Farewell to Manzanar is the story of the Watatuski family during the time of the Japanese Internment
Choose one of the following characters in the story. Make a list of any resilient qualities that that character portrays. Jeanne, Mama, Papa, Woody
The family shows many ways that they are resilient. Write a paragraph on how one of the characters from the book continues to show resiliency throughout the novel. Give at least three examples of the character’s resilience.
Haiku Poetry Haiku Poetry is a form of poetry developed by the Japanese. Choose a character in the book that has prtrayed resiliency throughout the novel and write a haiku about that character *remember a haiku is 5, 7, 5 in syllables
Sample Haiku Birds are talented (5 syllables) Singing a song so sweetly (7 syllables) Never out of tune (5 syllables)