TODAY: Roses and Thorns, Make-up Tests?, Final Paper Requirements, Nuclear Weapons: A Visual History, Ukraine if Time)

Final Paper Requirements:

Your final "Pursuing American Ideals" essay is due NO LATER than June 3rd and must meet the following requirements. If you want feedback before submitting your final essay please send me an email and a link to your essay by May 27th.

1. Contain at least 6 body paragraphs in addition to the introduction and conclusion.
2. You must use SPECIFIC HISTORIC EVIDENCE from at least 6 Eras (See TOC in textbook) Remember to focus your analysis and evidence on answering your thesis.
3. The writing rubric in your student handbook will be used to evaluate this final essay






High Yield V. Low Yield Nukes

APRIL 23rd

TODAY: Test on the Cold War

TODAY: Roses and Thorns, Staple Ch 39 in notebook and check Ch 40 homework, Video Fest;Digging deeper into "Fighting The Cold War At Home"

TEST ON THURSDAY on Cold War, chapters 38, 39, and 40

HOMEWORK: 
   DUE Thursday, April 24th: Complete "Processing assignment" for "The Cold War Expands"

Be thinking of parallels to today and writing them in your notebooks as we go along.
Alger Hiss and the Rosenburgs

 HUAC and the "Red Scare"

The Hollywood Blacklist



 Bert the Turtle Knows What to Do!

A Day Called "X"

A Day Called "X"

After Intro:

1. What are the Characteristics of the film? IWhat sounds do you hear in the opening sequence? What mood  do they create?

2. What does the title mean?

After Film.

1. Who produced the film? What does this collaboration tell you about 1950s Cold War America?
2. What is the film's central message? Give an example from the film. How effective is the film in getting this message across?
3. What sort of impact do you think it had on Americans at the time?

TODAY: Complete Missions 4 and 5 "The Cold War Expands", Homework

HOMEWORK: 
   DUE Thursday, April 24th: Complete "Processing assignment" for "The Cold War Expands"
   DUE Tuesday April 22nd: Complete Reading Notes for CH 40 "Fighting The Cold War At Home"

TODAY: Roses and Thorns, Debrief final section of  Ch 38, Intro to Ch. 38 Assessment as homework,
You are now COLD WAR SPIES.

Ch 38 Assessment due Monday: See below

TODAY: Roses and Thorns, Origins of the Cold War Continued.


Make-up lesson for the movie "American Pastime"
Watch Historical Animated Short: Yamashita (WWII Japanese-American Internment Camps)

Answer the following questions using examples from the short film.
1. How does Yamashita deal with being imprisoned?
2. How does She go about discovering he identity in the camp?
3. How does she affect others in the camp?

TODAY: TURN IN "The Bomb" Homework, Roses and Thorns, 1st Period video?, Origins of the Cold War

THE COLD WAR - PART 1: From World War to Cold War

TODAY: Roses and Thorns, Finish "The Bomb"


(DUE MONDAY April 14th) "The Bomb" Assessment: In a well organized paragraph (2 for an "A") answer the following question. 

Did Truman make the right the right decision when he authorized the use of atomic weapons?

You must have a clear thesis, at least 2 pieces of evidence, and you must address at least one of the objections to your thesis that was presented in class.

TODAY: Roses and Thorns, Conference about homework in table groups & check homework, Debate/Discuss Manhattan Project, Decision to drop "The Bomb" reading, After the fact reading, discussion and wrap-up. "Barefoot Jen" if time.




http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/tGVQzanLmqMQNA2

 Hiroshima Nuclear (atomic) Bomb - USA attack on Japan (1945)

Wrap up:
Was the decision t drop the bomb a military necessity? If not, was it justifiable for another reason?
Why do you think atomic weapons have not been used since WWII?
What is the likelihood they will be used in the future?

Roses and Thorns, Very Brief on Georgia, Recap "American Pastime", Begin "The Bomb"


Quick Write: Is it wrong to lie even if the motivation is good, or do the ends justify the means?

Homework: Answer the question on "Decision A: Whether to build an atomic bomb. Justify your answer.