1. The Bracelet Yoshiko Uchida

2. 2 Arrangement  Preview  Lead in  Background Introduction  Detailed Analysis  Sum-up & Discussion

3. 3 Preview  Where and when did the story happen ?  Why were they forced to leave ?  Who gave the narrator a bracelet ? And what was the bracelet like ?  What happened to the bracelet ?

4. 4 Lead in

5. 5 Background Information  Yoshiko Uchida Yoshiko Uchida  Introduction to The BraceletThe Bracelet

6. 6 Plot Home Sweet Memories Given a bracelet church soldiers loyal camp alienated lost the bracelet

7. 7 Text Analysis  Different actions Different actions American government individual white citizens

8. 8 Government  The government sent the Japanese- Americans to concentration camps where they were locked up and their freedom was taken away.  The causes of imprisonment were prejudice, war hysteria, and poor political leadership.

9. 9 Fellow Citizens  Laurie brought Emi a gold bracelet.  Mrs. Simpson drove us to the church.  Mr. Noma helped us settle down in the camp.

10. 10 Writing Techniques  Repetition nothing left loyal the door bell rang  Symbolic meaning Bracelet: heart, gold numbers: 13453; 40

11. 11 Language points  At war -- at the war  In camp – in the camp  Pick up: connotation

12. 12 Sum-up & Discussion  Theme: Eternal friendship Great boundless love  discussion: “Those are things we can carry in our hearts no matter where we are sent”. What are the things? Why?

13. 13 Thank you