Directions: Write a five paragraph essay in response to the writing prompt. Be sure to use complete sentences, grammar, and spelling, Refer to the rubric at the end of this activity to help guide
your writing. This is the same rubric your teacher will use to grade your essay.
Visit this web site:
http://www. sfmuseum. org/hist8/editoriall. html
This is an editorial in the San Francisco News regarding the placement of Japanese Americans in
internment camps during World War II. These camps were designed to move the entire population
of Japanese ancestry away from the West Coast while the United
States was at war with Japan. Some
Japanese Americans were able to relocate to other states, but many were sent to these camps.
Read the editorial, and then answer the question in essay form.
Thinking of the situation in context (the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, the U. S. was at war with
Japan), do you agree or disagree with the opinion stated in this editorial?