Graded Assignment HST313B/314B: Modern U.S.

History | Unit 1 | Lesson 10: The War at Home

Name: Date:

Graded Assignment
Korematsu v. the United States (1944)
Use the background information and the primary sources in the Graded Assignment: Primary Sources sheet to
answer the following questions.

(2 points)

1. What did Fred T. Korematsu do that resulted in his arrest and conviction? Score
Answer:

(2 points)

2. According to the first paragraph from the excerpts of the majority opinion, what did the U.S. Score
government believe some Japanese Americans would do if they were allowed to remain free
on the West Coast?
Answer:

(2 points)

3. The majority of the court believed that compulsory exclusion of large groups of citizens from Score
their homes was okay in what situation?
Answer:

(2 points)

4. What did the dissenting justices think about the power of military authorities? Score
Answer:

(2 points)

5. The dissenting opinion raises the fact that Japanese Americans were being deprived of what Score
rights?

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Answer:

(40 points)

6. Imagine you are living in Los Angeles in 1944 and have just read about the case of Score
Korematsu v. the United States. Write a letter to the editor of the Los Angeles Times telling
which opinion in the case (majority or dissenting) you support and explain why.

Refer to the rubric and scoring instructions on the next page to see how your teacher will
grade your assignment.

Answer:

Your Score ___ of 50

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Rubric and Scoring Instructions

Category 1 point 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points Score

Content The letter does The letter does The letter fulfills The letter fulfills The letter
not fulfill the not fulfill the the assignment, the assignment. completely
assignment. assignment. but content is Content is fulfills the
Content is not Content is not fully developed and assignment.
developed and poorly developed ideas are clear. Content is well-
ideas are developed and and/or ideas are The letter, developed and
confusing. The ideas are not clear. The however, ideas are
letter is so confusing. The letter fails to demonstrates a original and
inadequate and letter fails to address all less than clear. The letter
flawed as to be address several aspects of the thorough demonstrates a
unacceptable. aspects of the assignment and understanding thorough
assignment and demonstrates a of the concepts understanding
demonstrates a superficial and facts and of the concepts
lack of clear understanding contains minor and facts. It is
understanding of the concepts flaws. There is accurate,
of the concepts and facts. It some room for relevant, and
and facts. It contains some improvement. complete.
contains serious flaws.
flaws.
Organiza- The letter is so The letter lacks The letter is The letter is The letter is
tion disorganized clear somewhat well-organized, clearly and
that it is not organization. It organized but with only minor logically
understandable. is difficult to has significant flaws. organized and
understand. flaws. easy to
understand.
Spelling, The letter The letter The letter The letter The letter
Punctua- contains 10 or contains 7 to 9 contains 5 to 6 contains 3 to 4 contains 2 or
tion, and more errors in errors in errors in errors in fewer errors in
Grammar spelling, spelling, spelling, spelling, spelling,
punctuation, punctuation, punctuation, punctuation, punctuation,
and/or and/or and/or and/or and/or
grammar. grammar. grammar. grammar. grammar.

Rubric Score
Category
Content
____ X 6 = ____
Organization
____ X 1 = ____
Spelling,
Punctuation,
and Grammar ____ X 1 = ____

Total Score:

To calculate the final grade for this assignment, add the scores for each rubric topic for question 6 for a maximum
score of 40 points. Notice that you will give greater weight to Content by multiplying the score for that category by
6. The scores for Organization and Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar are not weighted. Add the total to the
totals for questions 1–5 to arrive at a final score.

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