THE JAPANESE "THREAT"
MOVING TOWARDS INTERNMENT

II. LESSON PLAN CONTENT: PART 2

FRED KOREMATSU MOCK TRIAL ACTIVITY (4 DAYS)

DAYS 1-3

1. Mock Trial.

2. Teacher ensures that students are playing their respective roles correctly, and that order is maintained (if this cannot be done by the judges)

DAY 4

1. Judges return with their decision

LATER IN THE WORLD WAR II UNIT

1. Assessment: Persuasive Essay*

*Students were given the choice to write on either Japanese internment, or the use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. They must discuss the justification of these actions.