CAP US HistoryJapanesnternment Leter to Editor Rubric-3-2

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CAP US History Japanese Internment Letter to Editor Name_________________ Imagine that it is 1943 and you have recently learned about Executive Order 9066. Use Article 1, Sections 8, 9 and 10, Article II, Section 2 and the Bill of Rights on the following website to assist you- http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution Write a brief letter to the editor or an op-ed in response to the government’s action that answers the following question: To what extent is the internment of Japanese Americans constitutional? Can the internment of Japanese Americans be justified as a national security necessity? Why were Japanese Americans treated differently than German and Italian Americans during WWII? /6- Letter to Editor/ Op Ed incorporates inverted triangle model that clearly a developed thesis, includes appropriate mechanics, is written logically and fluidly, includes complex sentence structure and varied diction. Paper is no longer than a page, is double spaced with 11 or 12 point font . Quotes are all sourced. /6- Letter to editor evaluates the extent to which the treatment of Japanese American interns was Constitutional use examples, details and quotes from the Constitution /6- Letter to editor critiques Executive Order 9066, discusses the extent to which Japanese Americans represented a security threat to the US during WWII and describes the treatment of Japanese Americans during WWII using examples, details from the reading and text

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CAP US HistoryJapanese Internment Letter to EditorName_________________Imagine that it is 1943 and you have recently learned about Executive Order 9066. Use Article 1, Sections 8, 9 and 10, Article II, Section 2 and the Bill of Rights on the following website to assist you- http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution Write a brief letter to the editor or an op-ed in response to the governments action that answers the following question:

To what extent is the internment of Japanese Americans constitutional? Can the internment of Japanese Americans be justified as a national security necessity?Why were Japanese Americans treated differently than German and Italian Americans during WWII?/6- Letter to Editor/ Op Ed incorporates inverted triangle model that clearly a developed thesis, includes appropriate mechanics, is written logically and fluidly, includes complex sentence structure and varied diction. Paper is no longer than a page, is double spaced with 11 or 12 point font. Quotes are all sourced./6- Letter to editor evaluates the extent to which the treatment of Japanese American interns was Constitutional use examples, details and quotes from the Constitution/6- Letter to editor critiques Executive Order 9066, discusses the extent to which Japanese Americans represented a security threat to the US during WWII and describes the treatment of Japanese Americans during WWII using examples, details from the reading and text