Day 137 - Tuesday

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. Execution of your Debate #2 will happen TODAY, but you MUST HAVE a your Atomic Bomb Debate Organizer.  Also, do you have the PRIMARY SOURCE Atomic Bomb Debate Format doc that I shared with you yesterday to let me know what documents you will be using for the debate.

***The goal is that everyone can EXPLAIN 3 CLAIMS FOR YOUR VIEWPOINT ABOUT THE ATOMIC BOMB.

Team 1: "Should the U.S.A employ atomic weapons to defeat its enemies in war?"  - Just need the conclusion by Team NO. 

Team 2: "How should we remember the dropping of the atomic bombs?" - Will complete a debate today. 

*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

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 read Chapter 26 - Section 1 - Origins of the Cold War - pages 808-814 and complete the first 3 pages on World War II to Cold War: Transitioning to another kind of war. 

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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. The Civil War Begins discussion will continue from yesterday on (pages 338-341 Stop at BULL RUN) the completed handout titled The Civil War Begins.

2. What happens at Fort Sumner?

3. The Civil War Slideshow - Please download and we will review this week.

Homework:

1. The Civil War Begins Packet - Please read textbook pages 338-345 and complete pages 4-7 (including the Political Cartoon analysis.
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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 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. The Iranian Revolution: How did this help or strain relationships with the Middle East?

3. Understanding Islam and the Quran:


4. What is it Wahhabism and Why should Americans care about Wahhabism?

Homework:

1. Please download, PRINT UP, and REVIEW the Road to 9/11 Video Guide and Questions. You need to complete the 15 identification terms BEFORE we start the video tomorrow.