Student+Inquiry+Project

**Student Inquiry Project** 

 ﻿  ﻿**Objectives** :
 * **Compare the treatment of Japanese Americans after the bombing of Pearl Harbor to the treatment of Muslim Americans after the 911 Terrorist attacks of 2001**
 * **Evaluate the reliability of websites**
 * **Identify and demonstrate the correct procedure to write bibliography entries**


 * The Task:**


 * Students will conduct research to determine in what ways the treatment of Muslim Americans after the September 11th Attack compare to the treatment of Japanese Americans after the bombing of Pear Harbor.** **Consider the response of the Government, as well as social and cultural treatment faced by Muslim Americans.**


 * Based on research and knowledge of the treatment of Japanese Americans:**

//**Mind map must also include sources used to complete it**//. *Rubric for writing piece on the home page
 * 1. Students will create a digital outline to compare the treatment of Japanese and Muslim Americans in preparation for their essay writing. Some sample digital tools include** a. [|Bubl.us] b.[|mindmono] c. [|mind42]
 * 2. Students will write a comparative essay on the political, social and cultural treatment of Japanese Americans after the bombing of Pearl Harbor to the treatment of Muslim Americans after the September 11th Attacks of 2001.**

**Guiding your Research:** This link provides a simple guide to help you assess the quality of the sources you find: [|web quide] This link is great for narrowing down your search and to record bibliographic material [|noodletools] This link is great for creating bibliographies from different types of sources [|Easybib]

**Some Sample Sites to Get You Started** ! Below are some sites that can help guide your research. A brief annotation of what they include is also provided. media type="youtube" key="vIodpV4o7Wc" height="345" width="420" This is a trailer of a 2008 visit of 100 American Muslims who visited Manzanar, a WW II Internment Camp. If you are interested in viewing the full 13 minute video click on the following link:[|Pilgrimage to Manzanar VIdeo] [|Report on Hate Crimes Post 9/11] This report was compiled by the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee [|100 Questions and answers about Arab Americans] This is from the Library of Congress. The Guide was established after the Attacks of 9/11 [|New York Times] New York Times articles in which relatives of Japanese Internment victims describe why they side with Muslims over civil rights violations [|Virtual Internment Camp after 9/11] An American Islamic site that describes the fog of suspicion American Muslims lived under after the 9/11 Attacks