Day 134 - Thursday

U.S. History II  - Period 1: 
Essential Questions:
- Should the U.S.A employ atomic weapons to defeat its enemies in war?
-How did World War II serve as catalyst for social change in America?

1. Based off the two articles from last nights homework, please work with you groupmates to discuss the key elements of the Atomic Bombs - Hiroshima and Nagasaki

A. University of Illinois - Group 1 - Last names beginning with A-L

B. BBC Article - Professor Duncan Anderson of The Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, England. - Group 2 - Last names beginning with M-Z

2. For the purpose of your 2 mini debates - Each large group above will split into 2 smaller groups and each group will cover ONE debate question below:

Team 1: "Should the U.S.A employ atomic weapons to defeat its enemies in war?" 

Team 2: "How should we remember the dropping of the atomic bombs?"

*Please use the following resource below to organize a constructive debate. 

Photographs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Leo Szilard's Petition to The President (1945)

Leaflet dropped over Japan

U.S. Strategic Bomb Survey (1946)

Surviving the Atomic Bomb (1945)

Primary Sources - A collection of different sources for a Debate on the Dropping the Bombs

Primary Source Documents from the Harry S. Truman Library: On the Decision to Drop the Atomic Bombs

2. Debate Due on Monday! Everyone MUST fill out an Atomic Bomb Debate Organizer. Just add your question above to it instead of the sample one that is presently there.
***The goal is that everyone can EXPLAIN 3 CLAIMS FOR YOUR VIEWPOINT ABOUT THE ATOMIC BOMB. 

Debate Format

Debate Question 1(Team 1): "Should the U.S.A employ atomic weapons to defeat its enemies in war?" 

OPENING STATEMENTS with your arguments: (3 minutes EACH) 
-This means that 2 speakers will discuss - One Proposition and One Opposition.

1. Team  A STARTS

2. Team B  

CROSS DEBATE: 6 minutes of Open Debate (TOTAL) - One student speaks at a time and the other team has to listen.  No one can dominate or speak for more than 30 seconds at a time.

Summary speech: (TWO MINUTES EACH) One team speaks at a time to give their final statements to sway the decision of the Debate Judge (Mr. Parkin).  You may use this time to counterattack any arguments the other team made.

1. Team A

2. Team B

Debate Question 2 (Team 2) -"How should we remember the dropping of the atomic bombs?"

OPENING STATEMENTS with your arguments: (3 minutes EACH)
-This means that 2 speakers will discuss - One Proposition and One Opposition.

1. Team  A STARTS

2. Team B  

CROSS DEBATE: 6 minutes of Open Debate (TOTAL) - One student speaks at a time and the other team has to listen.  No one can dominate or speak for more than 30 seconds at a time.

Summary Speech: (TWO MINUTES EACH) One team speaks at a time to give their final statements to sway the decision of the Debate Judge (Mr. Parkin).  You may use this time to counterattack any arguments the other team made.

1. Team A

2. Team B

Homework:

1. Please prepare for your debate by filling out the Atomic Bomb Debate Organizer as you review all of your resources. You should also fill the Atomic Bomb Debate Format doc by listing who is on what team and what documents you will be responsible for bringing up during the debate. 

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U.S. HISTORY I - Periods 4, 5, and 6:
Essential Questions:

-Does the United States have a mission in the mid-19th century? If so, was it expansion of freedom, economics, imperialism, etc? Why?
-Which reformer or individual played the biggest role leading up to America's Civil War?
-Can legislative compromises solve moral issues?
-Was slavery a humane or evil institution?

Themes: Sectionalism, Big Government vs. State Rights, Nationalism, Slavery, American Civil War

1. Does anyone have any questions on Harper's Ferry - John Brown or the The Election of 1860. /The Candidates of 1860?

2. Test today on the Causes of the American Civil War - Chapter 10 in your Textbook

Homework:

1. None!
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International Studies - Period 2 
Essential Questions:
1. How do we think about POWER in the 21st Century?

2. How do we define our interest as a country?

3. What does "hard power" and "soft power" capability and how does it impact foreign policy?

4. How is power distributed?

Themes: PEGS (Political, Economic, Geographic, Social)

1. The class has to build a timeline and then I have shared my timeline.  Now I want you to pick out the the most influential event that jeopardized Global Security in the 20th Century. How about which event in the 20th Century impacted the 21st Century the most? Why? Do you think there is more of focus BEFORE or AFTER World War II? Explain you answer.

2. What did you gather and think about the article and podcast (8.55 minutes) from National Public Radio (NPR) on "The Middle East and the West: World War I and Beyond."

3. "The Middle East and the West: The U.S. Role Grows" - We will listen and discuss tomorrow in class. Don't listen to for homework

Homework:

1. "The Middle East and the West: The Clash with Islam" - Please read, listen, and be ready to discuss some of the key points that were made in the article and Podcast.  You should bullet point the highlights and controversial element of why the U.S.A clashes with Islam.

2. DO NOT watch this yet on the Iranian Revolution: How did this help or strain relationships with the Middle East? We will watch in class on Friday.