Atomic Bomb Documents
2/20-We were looking at the atomic bomb documents and why America dropped the nuclear bomb on Japan. We went over each of the confusing documents, and then students read the easier ones.
2/21-Students began working on their DBQ on the atomic bomb, we worked on thesis statements and made a list of which documents we would use.
2/24-Students wrote their dbq in class on the atomic bomb. They didnt need to write a full intro or conclusion though. Only a thesis statement and 3 body paragraphs.
2/25-We began to look at the Cold War now that WWII was over, the Cold war began in a speech in Missouri where Churchill warned America about what was taking place in Europe and how communism was spreading. We did a quickwrite on how the cold war could be viewed from both nations perspectives.
2/26-Students finished the questions on the start of the cold war, and how America was threatening the Soviet Union, while the Soviet Union was threatening, other nations. We finished by looking at the first conflict of the Cold War, the beginning of the Berlin Airlift.
2/27-We collected the start of the cold war assignment. Students got a short handout on the Berlin Airlift and why it was so important to containing communism. Even though it was 1 city it was still an important city and it showed that America would stop at nothing to contain it. We finished class by trying to play a game about finding a communist and how hard it is to spot them, but how much harder it is to defend yourself if somebody accuses you.
2/28-Students had quickwrite 6 on the card game from yesterday. Then we were looking at the fear of communism still in America, students looked at the Loyalty Review Board and the HUAC and how they both were on the lookout for people who were against America. There was a short in class assignment, the bottom part did not need to be finished yet.
3/2-We had a sub, he put the students in groups, they had to begin preparing for KHR which is this friday. Students did a map and a war overview to have a little knowledge of every conflict they may see friday.
3/3-Students began writing questions. I talked a little bit about the project and what needs to be done. There is an individual component and a group component.
3/4-We finished making our questions for KHR. We went over the tables, check in times and things that you may have happen that day. 50 questions should be written.
