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Equipment
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Computer with Internet access for teacher
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Computers with Internet access for students (throughout, or just for student research on Day Two)
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Computer projector
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Speakers
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Whiteboard
Teacher Preparation
Follow the instructions below before starting this lesson.
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If teaching this lesson using print materials, make the appropriate number of copies of all student materials. (Quantities listed below.) If running Extension Activity 1 (Gallery Walk of the Japanese American Incarceration) as a physical gallery walk, make one copy of Exhibits A–G and display each exhibit in a different area of the classroom before class starts.
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Set up and test computer, projector, speakers, and all videos before starting the lesson. Confirm that you are able to play and project the videos with adequate audio volume, or that your students can on their own systems.
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Before Day Two, or for both days if you are using online versions of materials, ensure that computers are available for in-class student use.
Students define civil liberties and review excerpts from the U.S. Constitution that guarantee certain civil liberties to all Americans. They then apply their knowledge to hypothetical situations and analyze whether civil liberties violations occurred. For homework, students are assigned a content reading on the Japanese American internment.
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Day One
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Define civil liberties and have students write down examples.
Teacher Information
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Read and discuss key amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
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Students read scenarios and answer questions related to whether civil liberties have been violated.
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CLOSE-UP
Students read about the Japanese American incarceration of WWII and reflect on its lessons.
Students discuss what they learned about the Japanese American incarceration and reflect on its lessons for the present and future. They then view a series of videos and reflect on modern-day civil liberty and social equity issues.
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Day Two
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Students hear young people’s perspectives on modern social equity issues.
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5. Civil Liberties & Social Equity Research Project
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Students hear from Muslim Americans about what it is like to be Muslim in the United States.
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Students consider key discussion points based on their reading on the Japanese American incarceration.
Use these extension activities to extend the lesson and reinforce understanding.
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Extension Activies
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Students explore and analyze various primary sources from the incarceration.
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Use the Japanese American incarceration as a case study to examine how terminology can shape our perceptions.
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Students learn about the differences between these two legal terms.
