Activity 16: express yourself
directions: think about the conditions the wakatsukis find when they arrive at manzanar. using the text editor, explain the situation so far. how do the children react to
manzanar? how is this different from the way mama reacts? why do you think that mama does not say anything about the problems she sees with the conditions? finally,
how do you think you would react if you were in the same situation? why? use evidence from the text to support your opinions.

he will find out what went wrong or happened and how.

"the tune the he might never know again." this part build anticipation. dexter got extremely happy by the piano tune. he could see what he was living at that moment in his life throught this feeling. the reader might want to learn more about his happy life. in fact, he called it a state of   'ecstasy'. the fact that he had got in a mood of intense appreciation and that everything about him was extremely bright and glamorous might lead the reader to feel that this state of happiness may not last long. the two parts from the excerpt that exemplify the anticipation are: " the sound of the "; " it was a know again."

characteristic of bad weather

this map shows the geographic distribution of different tidal cycles along some earth's coastlines. areas experiencing tides are marked in yellow and experience one low tide and one high tide each day.