ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
The resources below have been compiled for use in conjunction with The Orange Story. The material has been organized by chapter and includes links to relevant curricula, other resources, and discussion questions. These resources are intended primarily for general audiences and a wide range of grade levels, unless specified otherwise.
Tips for Educators
Educators who want to use The Orange Story in their classrooms have several options available to them. The website has been designed as a solo experience for a user to explore individually, but the film can also be viewed in its entirety if teachers prefer having students view it together.
The full film is 17 minutes in length, which should allow most educators to show the film in one class period and then have enough time to follow-up with related activities, resources, and in-class discussion. This option may appeal to educators who would like to use The Orange Story as an introduction to the Japanese American incarceration.
Alternatively, the division of the website and into chapters makes it convenient to explore The Orange Story more slowly, as its own curricular unit. Teachers who prefer this option can have their students go through one or more chapters of the website during a class period, then assign the remaining chapters as homework. For reference, watching the film and going through the online experience takes approximately one hour, depending on how quickly the user scrolls through the archival materials.
The resources below are intended to supplement The Orange Story web site. They are grouped by topic and align with The Orange Story chapter themes so that teachers can pick and choose which areas they would like to explore in more detail.
Learning Standards
As of July, 2017, The Orange Story can be used to fulfill state learning standards for the following states:
- Alabama - Grade 6, Grade 10, and high school elective studies
- Alaska - By end of Grade 12 (see page 64)
- Arizona - Grade 4 (see page 7), Grade 8 (see pages 6-7), and Grades 9-12 (see pages 10-17)
- Arkansas - Grades 9-12 (see page 6)
- California - Grade 4 (see page 14), and Grade 11(see pages 50-51), and the 2016 History-Social Science Framework Chapters 7, 12, 14, 16, & 17
- Colorado - Grade 4 (see pages 12-13) and Grades 9-12 (see pages 12-14)
- Connecticut - Grade 8 (see page 92) and Grades 9-12 (see page 133)
- Delaware - Grades 9-12
- Florida - Grade 8 (see SS.8.A.1) and Grades 9-12 (see SS.912.A.1 and SS.912.A.6)
- Georgia - Grades 9-12 (see pages 4-5)
- Hawaii - Grade 7 (see page 79), Grade 9 (see page 113), and Grade 10 (see page 138)
- Illinois - Grades 6-12 (see page 20)
- Iowa - Grades 9-12 (see pages 42-43)
- Indiana - Grade 4 (see page 6) and Grades 9-12 (see pages 6-7)
- Kentucky - Grades 9-12 (see page 701)
- Kansas - Grade 8 (see pages 81-82) and Grades 9-12 (see pages 93 and pages 96-97)
- Louisiana - Grades 9-12 (see pages 33-35)
- Maine - Grades 6-8 and Grades 9-12 (see pages 15-16)
- Maryland - Grades 9-12 (see expectations 1-3)
- Massachusetts - Grade 4 (see page 25) and Grades 9-12 (see pages 73 and 76)
- Michigan - Grades 9-12 (see page 43)
- Minnesota - Grade 6 (see page 64), Grade 7 (see page 77), and Grades 9-12 (see pages 145 and 148)
- Mississippi - “Minority Studies” (see page 81)
- Missouri - Grades 9-12 (see page 38)
- Montana - By end of Grade 8 and by end of Grade 12 (see pages 5 and 7)
- Nebraska - Grades 6-8 (see page 45) and Grades 9-12 (see page 43)
- Nevada - Grades 6-8 (see pages 27-29) and Grades 9-12 (see pages 35-37)
- New Hampshire - Grades 5-6 (see page 68)
- New Jersey - By end of Grade 12 (see page 36)
- New Mexico - Grades 9-12 (see page 1)
- New York - Grade 8 (see page 107) and Grade 11 (see pages 40-41)
- North Carolina - Grade 8 (see page 3) and Grades 9-12 (see pages 3-6)
- North Dakota - Grade 8 (see page 30) and Grades 9-12 (see page 32)
- Oklahoma - Grade 2 (see page 13), Grade 4 (see pages 17-18), and Grades 9-12 (see pages 60 and 62)
- Oregon - Grades 9-12 (see pages 16-17)
- Pennsylvania - Grades 5-12 (click “Choose Grades and Subjects” and enter relevant criteria)
- Rhode Island - Grades 9-12 (see page 5)
- South Carolina - Grade 5 (see pages 38 and 40) and Grades 9-12 (see pages 110)
- South Dakota - Grades 9-12 (see pages 38-39)
- Tennessee - Grade 5 (see page 6) and Grades 9-12 (see pages 1-2 and 7-8)
- Texas - Grade 5 (see §113.16) and Grades 9-12 (see §113.41)
- Utah - Grade 4 (see page 9) and Utah Core Social Studies - US History II
- Vermont - Grades 5-6 (see page 47) and Grades 9-12 (see pages 41 and 49)
- Virginia - Virginia & US History (see page 13)
- Washington - Grade 3 (see page 4), Grade 7 (see page 6), and Grade 11 (see page 6)
- West Virginia - Grade 6 (see pages 20-21), Comprehensive United States Studies (see page 37), and Contemporary Studies (see pages 40-41)
- Wisconsin - By end of Grade 8 (see page 6) and by end of Grade 12 (see page 7)
- Wyoming - By end of Grade 5 (see pages 17 and 21), end of Grade 8 (see pages 17 and 21), and by end of Grade 12 (see pages 17 and 21)