Power point presentation: Monday or essay

8-12 slides with pictures/limited text
1.General background or chronology/history 2
2.Describe the Event and its impact on history, the war, individuals—teach 3 key words; 6
3.Conclusion: What can be learned….about human capacity for love and hate, prejudice,
preventing the reoccurence of such events. 3

First Latina on Supreme Court---probably!! Essay.

Barack Obama announces federal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor as his nominee for the Supreme Court on Tuesday at the White House!! First Latina on Supreme Ct

Prompt will be added soon!!!!!!!!!!!!11

info on the Holocaust to consider; see other post

lWhen considering historical significance, students find it easiest to use the criterion of resulting in change. In this case, the death of six million is quite a clear example. However, how the Holocaust is revealing of the past and of contemporary issues, the second criterion, is more challenging.

l5. a. we are obliged to keep alive the memory of the Holocaust and fight against all forms of racism today
lb. we can learn lessons from the Holocaust perhaps about the dangers of racism or about the importance of standing up to a bully

ld. the events of the Holocaust can help us understand today, for example, how social pressure can lead ordinary people to do horrible things to other ethnic groups,

Letter to a Survivor

lhttp://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/orphans/english/

lYour assignment is to write a letter of appreciation to one Holocaust survivor whose testimony you have encountered on the Open Hearts, Closed Door web site . It is also an opportunity to reflect on why the survivors’ experience is historically significant.

lAs you listen to their stories, you should consider what they might reveal to us about the time: the persecution, the struggle to survive. You must take notes on each section of their testimony. Secondly, consider how their stories might reveal to us some issues in today’s world. Moreover, genocides, persecution, propaganda, refugees, and rescuers are with us today and how the Holocaust can help us understand these.
lYour letter should contain five paragraphs:
1.an introduction identifying yourself and expressing appreciation for sharing their experience,
2.a second paragraph on what the testimony reveals about the “phases” of the Holocaust,
3.a third about the concentration camps,
4. a fourth on what might be relevant to us today as a concluding paragraph.
5.Fifth. conclusion

Wed and Thursday HW: Japanese Internment

lRead: Internment of Japanese Americans: 594 take notes; answer q 4

lHW: Read Story about Korematsu vs. US
p. 597 question #1; What other cases were unfair to minorities and were brought to court? Have you heard of these? Explain one.

Prepare for essay: Read and answer questions in packet about Discrimination in WWII

Complete packet questions
We will begin work on the essay in class on Monday.

Happy Mothers Day...

Thursday HW: WWII continued

HW> Read 564-68 Describe each in 3-4 sentences. …and Explain how each of the following helped the war effort: Women, the president FDR; Hollywood; children; food rationing

America at Home; preparing for war

REad p 562-564

Summarize the 2 'personal voices'

Describe the significance of each picture; what does it show about preparation for war?

Explain the Selective Service, Women in the Military, and Racial Discrimination in detail.