For those watching the film: You will answer the questions on the attached document. For those going to the library: Research ONE of the following WWII topics, and create a PREZI or Google Presentation (at least 15 slides) on the topic: 1) Rationing in American & Europe OR 2) The Role of Women in the War (in Europe) OR 3) What Was the War Like for Children (in UK/Europe) OR 4) American Internment: What was it about and what were conditions in the camps? Where were the camps? What has happened to these people since then? OR 5) D-day
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Dear Parent of Guardian, World War II was perhaps the pivotal event of the twentieth century and a defining moment for America and the world. It shifted the borders of the globe, forever changed those who survived it, and shaped the past five decades. As we finish our unit on WWII, we will view a film that captures the feeling of that time. Please fill out the Google Form below to give your student permission to view the film, Saving Private Ryan. FILM SYNOPSIS: Set during and immediately following the invasion of Normandy, Saving Private Ryan tells the story of a squad of American soldiers on a dangerous mission to find Private James Ryan whose three brothers have been killed in combat. On direct orders from Washington, Captain John Miller leads his men deep behind enemy lines. As the squad pushes on, the men find themselves asking: Why is one man worth the lives of eight? Amid the chaos and terror of those days in early June 1944, this remarkable story searches to find decency in the sheer madness of war. 17.1: Read the section and answer the questions attached below.
"We Didn't Start the Fire" HW will be due on Tuesday, following Easter break. For the Ch 16 test: you may have ONE 3"x5" note card with hand written notes on both sides for use during the test. The attached study guide is not an assignment. It is only posted FYI.
Watch the video and open the document on the lyrics. You will look up 1) who or what each person/thing is and provide a BREIF description of them. (why notable) 2) you will explain WHY this person/thing is in the history books. What about what they did or who they are makes them historically significant. "This is important/matters because...."
We will watch a film on the Armenian Genocide and Turkish denial. Students will answer the questions below. Then read "The Eight Stages of Genocide" (see file below) and trace how both the Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust both followed this paradigm. (tun in by end of class). Choose a 20th Century case study OTHER than the Holocaust or Armenian Genocide, on genocide, and write up how, in that situation, the 8 stages occurred. (see button)
The Santa Susana Field Lab, at Burrow Flats, above Simi Valley was run by Rocketdyne for the testing of missile engines. A saline-cooled nuclear reactor was also used there. Watch the following short documentary and read the following articles (UCLA Study, Article 1 and Article 2) to learn about the meltdown(s) that occurred there, the resulting contamination and cancer clusters in the Simi area, the current state of affairs, and plans for the future of the Lab grounds. Peruse other articles from the Article Bank and answer the following questions (either as numbered questions or as an essay. Either way, USE COMPLETE SENTENCES). 1) What was the purpose of the Santa Susana Field Lab? What types of experiments were conducted there? What were the years of operation? 2) What was unique about the reactor? 3) What happened and what was this historically important/significant to us, here in Simi especially? 4) What were the results AT THE TIME of this event? (immediate results) 5) What has happened, as a result of this event, during the remainder of the 20th century? 6) What is the current status of the Santa Susana Field Lab and the grounds in the 21st century? Why is this still an issue all these years later? 7) What is the planned/proposed usage for this land? (discuss all that apply) 8) Why should we care NOW about the current status and planned uses of the site of the former Santa Susana Field Lab? |
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