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U.S. History March 20, 2014

U.S. History March 20, 2014. Write down everything you know about the dropping of the atomic bomb at the end of WWII. How should we remember the dropping of the atomic bomb ?. How should we remember the dropping of the atomic bomb?.

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U.S. History March 20, 2014

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  1. U.S. HistoryMarch 20, 2014 • Write down everything you know about the dropping of the atomic bomb at the end of WWII. • How should we remember the dropping of the atomic bomb?

  2. How should we remember the dropping of the atomic bomb? • a narrative is a story and like anything, there are many different ways to tell a story. • Read Two Historical Narratives as a class. Complete the questions at the bottom of the sheet.

  3. How should we remember the dropping of the atomic bomb? • Divide into two groups: Japanese Experience Experts and American Experience Experts. • Hand out: Documents A-E to all students with appropriate Graphic Organizer (½ have Japanese Experience; ½ have American Experience) • In pairs, read through the documents and find evidence to support your side.

  4. How should we remember the dropping of the atomic bomb? • New groups of 4, with 2 Japanese Experience Historians and 2 American Experience Historians. • Online Memorial Decision sheet. • Together, each pair shares the evidence for their argument with the other pair.

  5. How should we remember the dropping of the atomic bomb? • Atomic Bomb Images to each group of 4. • Together, the group has to decide which image they think should be selected to represent the dropping of the atomic bomb on a United Nations website.

  6. Debrief: • Each group shares which image they selected and why. • Which images were easy to eliminate? • Students are often asked: Should the United States have dropped the bomb? Why is that a difficult question?

  7. Exit: • Do you feel like we can judge Truman’s decision? Why or why not? What would we need to know to feel qualified to judge?

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