{"id":3433,"date":"2020-05-07T20:49:03","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T20:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/earc\/?p=3433"},"modified":"2020-06-05T16:41:05","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T16:41:05","slug":"day-of-the-western-sunrise-an-interdisciplinary-toolkit-for-teaching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/earc\/day-of-the-western-sunrise-an-interdisciplinary-toolkit-for-teaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Day of The Western Sunrise: An Interdisciplinary Toolkit for Teaching"},"content":{"rendered":"

Teachers engaged in cross-curricular critical thinking opportunities in this online workshop that followed the process of creating and producing the modern animated documentary film Day of the Western Sunrise<\/em><\/a> using traditional Japanese storytelling techniques.<\/b><\/p>\n

The program began with a brief background of the film presented by its director, Keith Reimink<\/strong>, who brought the story of the Japanese fishing boat Lucky Dragon #5 to life.\u00a0 On March 1, 1954, the Japanese crew of a tuna boat was contaminated by nuclear fallout from the U.S. Castle Bravo thermonuclear weapon test in the Bikini Atoll.\u00a0 With a great deal of research, interviews with survivors, collaboration with the memorial museum in Japan, and work with an animation team coupled with grassroots\u00a0help from activists in Japan, Keith developed an invaluable teaching tool for multiple disciplines.\u00a0 Keith discussed the process of working with the museum, obtaining interviews, writing the story and creating artwork.\u00a0 He finished up by describing the steps necessary for editing and releasing the film for public use.<\/p>\n

Keith\u2019s introduction to the filmmaking process was followed by a presentation made by Social Studies and Art teacher Angie Stokes, <\/strong>who\u00a0spoke about the curriculum developed for the film and explained how she integrated the film and its lessons into her own high school class. This curriculum unit offered teachers an assortment of easily adaptable lessons that help bring the message of the Lucky Dragon\u2019s survivors to life. Using the primary and secondary sources of the film and curriculum unit, teachers learned ways to integrate these activities into their lessons through the investigation of storytelling, historical thinking, and human rights.<\/p>\n

Presenters<\/h4>\n

Angie Stokes, 7-12 Teacher, Wayne Trace Junior\/Senior High School, Haviland, Ohio, and\u00a0Keith Reimink, Writer\/Developer.<\/p>\n

Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n

This program took place online on June 2, 2020, from 3:00 to 5:00 PM (PST).<\/p>\n

Program Benefits<\/h4>\n