Thursday, November 14th

Objective
Interpret historical documents in order to make an informed claim on our historical inquiry driving question:  What was life like in Japanese Internment Camps? Prisons or Temporary Inconveniences?

Starter

• What is strict scrutiny and what are the three tests? 
  
• What would the compelling governmental interest for the Civilian Exclusion Order be?

Agenda
1. Discuss starter and take notes on the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses


2. Historical Inquiry Launch!


A. Go to the Korematsu v. U.S. project page:

• Find the links and descriptions to our historical inquiry. 
• Scan through the list and decide which document seems most helpful in answering the driving question and which seems the least.
  
• Click on the link to the google doc folder of all documents and make sure you can view the contents of the folder 
• Download and SAVE the "Internment Inquiry Note-taking Form"

B. Ashley explains the documents and Internment Inquiry Note-taking form and check out the Densho Encyclopedia-  GREAT RESOURCE!

3. Get started!  Decide which 2 documents you want to begin with and start reading and completing the note-taking form for each one.  

4.  SFoC character analysis individual activity

• Go through SFC chapters 8-14 and write down page #'s of these characters: Etta, Carl Heine Jr., Ishmael, Hatsue, Kabou, Art Moran
•  Find 3-5 page #s for each character (significant sections!)

Schedule for Historical Inquiry In-Class Work Time:
Today:  1 hour work time (read and note-take)
Monday:  1.5 hours work time (read and note-take)
Tuesday: 1 hour work time (read and note-take)
Wednesday:  1 hour finish reading and note-taking; 1 hour seminar prep
Thursday: 

• Note-taking forms and annotations for the camp layout and alien's permit are due! 
  
• Seminar