King George Plea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6fOi_1fu80


Stay with Me.  HILARIOUS!

1850 Compromise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_c_xpBaT2A

Who knew when the Founders at the Constitutional Convention made their compromise that the slavery issue would continue until 1850?

HOW MANY REALLY DIED IN WWII

The fallen in WWII animated documentary.  Puts it all in perspective.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/06/05/interactive_documentary_the_fallen_of_world_war_ii_animates_devastating.html

Journal Prompts/Homework Hero 2014-2015

Journal Prompts (JP) Homework (H)

Week One:

JP – Make a list of all your heroes that you can think of.

H – Write your own definition of a hero

Week Two:

JP – What choices do you still have when you are in bondage?

H – Make a list of kinds of bondage and their causes

Week Three:

JP – Make a short list of leaders that you admire.  Choose one and make a list of his/her most defining character traits.

H – Make a timeline of WWII

Week Four:

JP – What are the synonyms for aid?  When has someone come to your aid?

H – Interviews

Week Five:

JP – Writing: How does adversity affect me?

H – Interviews

Week Six:

JP – How do you feel about America at war today?

H – Interviews

Week Seven:

JP – When is it right to fight for the freedom of another country?

H – Write: What level of impact is possible for one person to achieve?  (good or bad?)

Week Eight:

JP – What is the difference between reading about someone and talking to them in person?

H- Write:  Should we have dropped the bomb?

Week Nine:

JP – What do you personally have in common with the people you have chosen for your hero project?

H – Write: What is my vision for my generation?

Week Ten:

JP – Who are my heroes that are alive today?  Why?

H – Meet with teams and research for the Nuremberg Simulation.

Week Eleven:

Book reports and Hero Projects

Week Twelve:

JP – How is my generation like his and how is it different?

H – Book reports and Hero projects

Week Thirteen:

Book Reports and Hero Projects

Week Fourteen:

Book Reports and HERO PROJECT – they will be presented next week!

Ideas of people to interview.

Who can I interview?

People who were kids during the war.

Wives of soldiers.

People who lived during the war.

People who were in the war.

Places to find people to interview:

Church, friends, neighbors.

Call nursing homes of someone you know who works at one.

Call Veterans Organization's.

Ask people you are interviewing if they know of someone that you can interview.

Be prepared.  Video it if possible (Ask first).

When you go:

Be on time.

Be interested.

Be polite.

Speak loudly.

Be patient.

Be thankful.

Take pictures of their memorabilia.

If you are not prepared RESCHEDULE!!!!!!!

Practice before you go.

Do You Know?
Quiz Questions

31.  What president decided to drop the bomb on Japan?

32.  What is a Demagogue?

33.  What were the names of the two atom, bombs dropped on Japan?

34.  What ere the two cities that were hit with atom bombs?

35.  What city were the Nazi War criminals tried in?

36.  What were the charges against the Nazi War criminals?

37.  What was the panel of judges in the Nazi war trials called?

38.  Who was on the panel of judges for the Nazi war trials?

39.  What are crimes against humanity?

40.  What are crimes against peace?

41.  How does an atom bomb work? (One of two different ways.)

42.  What scientist asked the president to develop the atom bomb and why?

43.  Who was the ruler of Germany?

44.  Who was the ruler of Italy?

45.  What was the Vichy Government?

Chiune Sugihara

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgR6dB9rpw8

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/sugihara.html