U.S. History
Monday-3/09/20:
- Bell Work-1. What is Geraldine Snyder’s (the speakers) job at the beginning of the passage and why was it important? 2. Imagine that you were one of Geraldine’s nieces or nephews and you just learned about your aunt’s experience during WWII. What might be two or three questions that you would ask her? 3. How would you have handled the pressure of the feverish pace of the work days during WWII? Do you think you would have been able to keep up with the demands of war?
- Attendance-While Class is Doing Bell Work
- Presentation-How to Write a Claim-Thesis Statement-Supplemental Power Point-2020
- Writing Activity-Should we have dropped the atomic bomb? (Day 2)
- Primary Source Notes (Part I) and Argumentative Writing Piece (Part II)
- Daily Objective-
- 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
- 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: Presentation-How to Write a Claim-Thesis Statement-Supplemental Power Point-2020 and Writing Activity-Should we have dropped the atomic bomb?
Presentation-How to Write a Claim-Thesis Statement-Supplemental Power Point-2020
Writing Activity-Should we have dropped the atomic bomb?
Example of a solid opening paragraph for your essay:
- Following the defeat of Germany President Truman was faced with the difficult decision on how to end the war with Japan. After learning about the Manhattan Project Truman realized that he had the power of the atomic bomb at his disposal. The United States decision to use the atomic bomb was …(insert claim here)
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