Adapted Argument essay directions

Directions:

Closely (read) each of the four texts and write a source-based argument on the topic below. (You may use the margins to take notes as you read and scrap paper to plan your response. Write your argument beginning on page 1 of your essay booklet.)

Topic:   The Japanese internment was a clear violation of the right of habeas corpus (which demands that a prisoner be given an immediate hearing or be released), the Fourth Amendment (against unreasonable search and seizure), and the Fourteenth Amendment (mandating equal protection under the law); therefore the United States should make reparations to those illegally interned.

Your Task:

Carefully read each of the four texts provided. Then, using evidence from at least three of the texts, write a well-developed argument regarding whether or not the internment of Japanese-Americans was a clear violation of habeas corpus and if those interned should be compensated for their imprisonment.

Clearly establish your claim, distinguish your claim from alternate or opposing claims, and use specific, relevant, and sufficient evidence from at least three of the texts to develop your argument. Do not simply summarize each text.

Guidelines:

Be sure to:

• Establish your claim regarding whether or not the internment of Japanese-Americans was a clear violation of habeas corpus and if those interned should be compensated for their imprisonment.

• Distinguish your claim from alternate or opposing claims

• Use specific, relevant, and sufficient evidence from at least three of the texts to develop your argument

• Identify each source that you reference by text number and line number(s) or graphic (for example:

Text 1, line 4 or Text 2, graphic)

• Organize your ideas in a cohesive and coherent manner

• Maintain a formal style of writing

• Follow the conventions of standard written English