Analyze how heightened levels of paranoia and concern after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor among the general public impacted one specific ethnic group in California during WWII.

Covers: Pgs. 245-384 (From WWII up through the end of the 1960s)

Guidelines

(Read Carefully- The grading rubric is based on these guidelines)

• The essay must have a clear thesis statement.
• The thesis statement must be supported by 3 main points.
• The main points must be supported by very specific verifiable facts, data, and/or evidence.
• Provide historical context with dates, events, time period, and time frame.
• The essay must be double spaced, 12 point font, and margins set at “Normal”.
• The essay must be a minimum of 2 pages and no more than 4 pages, not including the list of sources.
• The essay must be a minimum of 5 paragraphs in length.
• The class textbook must be cited at least once in the essay.
• You must cite at least two outside sources in the essay.
• Please do not directly quoteeither the instructor or a member of the class.
• All direct quotes, ideas, and facts pulled directly from a source, as well as all statistics, must be properly cited using MLA citation.
• Avoid absolute statements and hyperbole- both are difficult to support with facts, data, and/or evidence.
• Avoid using more than two single sentence quotes in the entire essay. I want to read what you have to say, not another author.

 

Tips and Suggestions

• Focus your thesis by creating an argument that is based upon your perspective on relevant facts and ideas.
• Write with the idea that your reader knows much less than you do. Don’t rely on the instructor probably understanding what you are saying.
• Avoid absolute statements and hyperbole. They are hard to support with specific facts and often easy to challenge.
• Please do notdirectly reference yourself in the essay.