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  1. History Assessments
  2. Sourcing
  3. The New Deal and World War II
  4. Japanese Incarceration
Topic: U.S. History
Historical Skills: Sourcing, Corroboration
Time Period: The New Deal and World War II
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Alternative Versions of Assessment

  • Morale after Fredericksburg
  • 1877 Railroad Strike
  • Anarchism and the Haymarket Affair
  • American Imperialism
  • African American Workers
  • Iranian Constitutional Revolution

Japanese Incarceration

To answer this question correctly, students must first explain why Norman Ikari’s account alone is not conclusive evidence about conditions facing Japanese Americans in incarceration centers. They then must determine whether each of three documents could be used to corroborate Ikari’s account. 

Level: Proficient

Question 1
Student explains that one account may not be representative of the experience of all Japanese Americans during World War II.

Question 2
a. Student explains that the report would be a useful source because it provides information that directly supports Ikari’s account. 

b. Student rejects the source because the soldier is Italian American. Therefore, the letter cannot be taken to represent the experience of Japanese Americans during World War II.  

c. Student rejects the source because the description of the camp directly contradicts the account provided by Ikari.

Level: Emergent

Question 1
Student shows some understanding of the limits of using a single account to gauge the experience of an entire group but does not provide a full explanation as to why.

Question 2
a. Student notes that the report would support Ikari’s claims but provides only a partial explanation.  

b. Student rejects the letter but provides only a partial explanation of why it does not support Ikari’s account.  

c. Student rejects the article but does not provide a full explanation of why it does not support Ikari’s account.

Level: Basic

Question 1
Student does not identify the limitations of using the account to understand the experience of all Japanese Americans during World War II.

Question 2
a. Student rejects the source or provides an unclear explanation.

b. Student does not reject the source or provides an unclear explanation.

c. Student does not reject the source or provides an unclear explanation.

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Alternative Versions of Assessment

  • Morale after Fredericksburg

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  • 1877 Railroad Strike

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  • Anarchism and the Haymarket Affair

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  • American Imperialism

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  • African American Workers

    African American Workers

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  • Iranian Constitutional Revolution

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