Lesson 4: LEGACIES OF DISPOSSESSION
Landscapes of Injustice tells a story of the loss of home. It is about fear, racism, and measures taken in the name of security that made no one safer. It is also about the resilience of Japanese Canadians confronting injustice.
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This activity brings together the breadth and depth of learning acquired by your students in the course of the lessons in this resource. Museums and other public institutions use the design jam as a way to brainstorm, create ideas, consider challenges, and map out new designs for exhibits. In this lesson the students will design an exhibit intended to educate about the evacuation, internment, dispossession, and relocation of Japanese Canadians.
SUGGESTED TIME: 90 MINUTES
Teaching Instructions
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Create student groups, minimum of four per group. Provide
students with
Handout 4.9 Design Jam. Review the design jam process:
- The Mission – Present the starter ideas and criteria or boundaries for design
- Brainwriting – Three rounds of idea sharing, students build on collective ideas and consider any challenges
- The Design – Student teams move on to finalizing a single design and sketching the design on chart paper
- Showdown/Dot Voting – Student teams present their designs in a competitive format and everyone votes using sticky dots
- Museum exhibit overview. Choose selected museum exhibits to share with the students to help them conceptualize the elements of an effective museum exhibit. Many exhibits can be viewed online, including the complimentary exhibit to this research hosted at the Nikkei National Museum.
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Student teams complete each of the steps and apply the
criteria from
Handout 4.9 Design Jam
to their design.
- Students brainstorm their ideas
- Select the idea that most ideally fits the criteria
- Design the exhibit using chart paper or teacher supplied alternative
- Present their idea and vote on all design concepts