Write a paragraph Complete a graphic Develop a claim supported Create a list of stated or describing how life was organizer comparing by evidence in favor of or implied reasons for and disrupted for interned arguments from the opposed to the Civil against the exclusion of Japanese Americans. majority and dissenting Liberties Act. people of Japanese ancestry opinions in Korematsu v. on the West Coast made United States. during the 1942 debate over West Coast security. Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources Source A: Toku Machida Source A: Excerpts from Source A: Excerpts from Source A: Excerpts from Shimomura trial entries Korematsu v. United the Conference Report on Walter Lippmann and Lt. Source B: Dorothea Lange States H.R. 442, Civil Liberties Gen. J. L. DeWitt photograph, I Am an Source B: Excerpts from Act of 1988 Source B: Cartoon and American the United States Source B: Liberties editorial from the San Source C: Images from Constitution Act of 1988 Francisco News three online collections Source C: Presidential Source C: Excerpts from focused on internment apologies for Japanese Attorney General Frances camps American internment Biddle and FBI director J. from George H. W. Bush Edgar Hoover and Bill Clinton Source D: Dorothea Lange camp photographs ARGUMENT Should freedom be sacrificed in the name of national security? Construct an argument (e.g., detailed Summative outline, poster, or essay) using specific claims and relevant evidence from historical sources while acknowledging Performance competing views. Task EXTENSION Craft a statement that could be used in a court on the question of how to balance freedom and security. UNDERSTAND the Question Formulation Technique (QFT), brainstorm a list of contemporary local, regional, and/or national issues where freedom and security are in tension. Taking Determine how to contribute to the debate on the contemporary example of the freedom versus security ASSESS Informed debate. Action ACT Create a statement expressing the position of students on the freedom versus security issue and distribute to appropriate outlets.
Create a list of stated or implied reasons for and against the exclusion of people of Japanese ancestry on the West Coast made during the 1942 debate over West Coast security. Write a paragraph describing how life was disrupted for interned Japanese Americans. Complete a graphic organizer comparing arguments from the majority and dissenting opinions in Korematsu v. United States. Develop a claim supported by evidence in favor of or opposed to the Civil Liberties Act. Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources Source A: Excerpts from Walter Lippmann and Lt. Gen. J. L. DeWitt Source B: Cartoon and editorial from the San Francisco News Source C: Excerpts from Attorney General Frances Biddle and FBI director J. Edgar Hoover Source D: Dorothea Lange camp photographs Source A: Toku Machida Shimomura entries Source B: Dorothea Lange photograph, I Am an American Source C: Images from three online collections focused on internment camps Source A: Excerpts from Korematsu v. United States Source B: Excerpts from the United States Constitution Source A: Excerpts from the Conference Report on H.R. 442, Civil Liberties Act of 1988 Source B: Liberties Act of 1988 Source C: Presidential apologies for Japanese American internment from George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton Summative Performance Task ARGUMENT Should freedom be sacrificed in the name of national security? Construct an argument (e.g., detailed outline, poster, or essay) using specific claims and relevant evidence from historical sources while acknowledging competing views. EXTENSION Craft a statement that could be used in a court on the question of how to balance freedom and security. Taking Informed Action UNDERSTAND the Question Formulation Technique (QFT), brainstorm a list of contemporary local, regional, and/or national issues where freedom and security are in tension. ASSESS Determine how to contribute to the debate on the contemporary example of the freedom versus security debate. ACT Create a statement expressing the position of students on the freedom versus security issue and distribute to appropriate outlets. trial
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