U.S. History
Wednesday-3/09/16:
o Bell Work-1.) How much damage did the 424 kamikaze pilots inflict on Allied forces? 2.) Of the 20,700 Japanese troops fighting during the Battle of Iwo Jima how many survived? 3.) What were the names of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Thinking Map-Was dropping the Bomb Justifiable?-Tree Map
o Writing Activity-Should we have dropped the atomic bomb? (Part 1)
o Cornell Notes (Part 1) and Argumentative Writing Piece (Part 2)
o Daily Objective-
o Content Objective:
SWD evaluation of the justifiable reason and criticisms behind the decision to drop the Atomic Bomb by explaining why they feel it was the right or wrong decision to drop the bomb in an argumentative essay guided by a set of Cornell notes
o Language Objective:
Students will read and state their opinion on the justifiable reason in addition to the criticisms behind the decision to drop the Atomic Bomb by creating a set of structured Cornell notes and using that to help them write an argumentative essay defending one of the two positions
Supplemental Materials-Thinking Map-Was dropping the Bomb Justifiable?-Tree Map, Writing Activity-Should we have dropped the atomic bomb? (Part 1) and Cornell Notes (Part 1) and Argumentative Writing Piece (Part 2)
Thinking Map-Was dropping the Bomb Justifiable?-Tree Map
Should we have dropped the atomic bomb-Tree Map-US
Writing Activity-Should we have dropped the atomic bomb? (Part 1)
Should we have dropped the atomic bomb-Claim Examples-US
Should we have dropped the atomic bomb-Claim Examples-US
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Government
Wednesday-3/09/16:
o Bell Work-1.) What are concurrent powers? Please provide an example? 2.) What is the Supremacy Clause? 3.) How does the political cartoon at the bottom of page 101 illustrate the concept of the Supremacy clause?
o Attendance- While Class is Doing Bell Work
o Video Clip-Tour the States-Official Music Video (4:08 min)
o Notes-Chapter 4-Section 3-Interstate Relations
o Study Guide-Chapter 3-The Constitution and Chapter 4-Federalism
o Daily Objective-
o Content Objective:
SWD analysis of policies and procedures involved in interstate compacts by outlining important information in guided notes
SWD evaluation of the materials covered in Chapter 3 and 4 through summarizing key information in a structured study guide
o Language Objective:
Students will read and record information on the policies and procedures involved in the process of creating interstate compacts by reading through text and completing a set of student led guided notes.
Students will read, and write the key terms and important concepts covered in Chapter 3 and 4 by completing a structured inquiry based study guide
Supplemental Materials-Notes-Chapter 4-Section 3-Interstate Relations and Study Guide-Chapter 3-The Constitution and Chapter 4-Federalism
Notes-Chapter 4-Section 3-Interstate Relations
Chapter 4-Section 3-Guided Notes
Study Guide-Chapter 3-The Constitution and Chapter 4-Federalism
Chapter 3 and 4-Learning Target-Study Guide
Video Link-Tour the States-Official Music Video (4:08 min)