During today's class, we went down to the auditorium to hear George Nakata (Ethan's grandfather!) speak about his experience with being in a Japanese-American internment camp during World War II.
Hi everyone,
Welcome back from your weekend! I really enjoyed going to hear from Mr. Nakata today! Here's what happened today:
Learning Targets Addressed:
Knowledge LT 5: I can demonstrate an understanding of the principles, structures, and functions of different branches of U.S. government.
Soundtrack: "Oye Como Va" by Carlos Santana. Selected for today because of last weekend being Cinco de Mayo (remembering a famous Mexican victory over the French) and because Carlos Santana is an amazing Mexican-American guitarist. Lyrics here.
News Brief – James
Guest Speaker
Homework: Read the blog. Look at your grade and improve it, if possible! Next news brief: Anakin.
News Brief: James had the news brief today and talked about this story: OregonLive.com - N.J. man accused of plotting to detonate bomb in NYC to help ISIS, authorities say. We talked about the ongoing war against ISIS and how President Trump might expand the war in Afghanistan soon, as well. The next news brief was assigned to Anakin.
If you are 17 and not already registered to vote, here's the online enrollment form:
Yay for participating in our democracy! :-)
Guest Speaker: After the news brief section, we talked for a bit about the landmark Supreme Court ruling of Korematsu v. United States, which basically legalized the government putting Japanese-Americans in internment camps during World War II. As I said in class, Korematsu has never been officially overturned, which leads to the question as to whether a president could do a similar thing now. I also showed students a map of the Japanese Exclusion Zone on the West Coast during World War II and the different internment camps.
After this quick start to class, we spent the rest of the day in the auditorium, listening to Mr. George Nakata. I hope you found this interesting! We will get back to our mock trials next class. Thanks!
If you are 17 and not already registered to vote, here's the online enrollment form:
Yay for participating in our democracy! :-)
Guest Speaker: After the news brief section, we talked for a bit about the landmark Supreme Court ruling of Korematsu v. United States, which basically legalized the government putting Japanese-Americans in internment camps during World War II. As I said in class, Korematsu has never been officially overturned, which leads to the question as to whether a president could do a similar thing now. I also showed students a map of the Japanese Exclusion Zone on the West Coast during World War II and the different internment camps.
After this quick start to class, we spent the rest of the day in the auditorium, listening to Mr. George Nakata. I hope you found this interesting! We will get back to our mock trials next class. Thanks!
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