1. Unit 9: WWII

2. Entry Task
Please take out your Atom Bomb worksheets from yesterday.

3. Today’s Goal:
Understand what happened in the bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Understand two different perspectives of the bombing’s significance

4. The Bombing Final stages of WWII in 1945
U.S. decided to use their new weapon – the atomic bomb
The bomb had been developed over several years through the “Manhattan Project”

5. The Bombing Paul Tibbets & the “Enola Gay”
Dropped “Little Boy” on Hiroshima: Aug. 6, 1945

6. The Bombing Frederick Bock & the “Bockscar”
Dropped “Fat Man” on Nagasaki: Aug. 9, 1945

7. The Bombing Fireball – 540,000 degrees F Shockwave Radioactivity
Black rain

8. The Bombing Within 4 months: 90,00-166,000 people died
½ the deaths happened on the first day
Many more deaths in the years later

9. The Bombing Six days after Nagasaki, Japan announced their surrender
Because the U.S. gave no warning or opportunity for the Japanese to surrender, the ethics of America’s decision to use the bomb is still much-debated

11. Smithsonian Controversy
In 1995, the Smithsonian Institution (a collection of 19 museums) attempted to have an exhibit on the 50th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb.

12. Smithsonian Controversy
It was cancelled after intense tension and debate over how to display pictures of the victims, and how many American lives would have been saved if they did not have to invade Japan (low number was 60,000 and the high number was 1,000,000).

13. Your Task
How should the bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki be portrayed on the Smithsonian website?
You will become an expert representing either the views of Japanese survivors or American veterans

14. Your Task Read the background document
Answer the questions in your notebook

15. 1st Period Expert Groups
American Veterans
Japanese Survivors
Sam & Claire
Spencer & Hayden & Tabitha
Ally & Zane
Laila & Tobin
Vinay & Corbin
Cam & Rose
Mason & Arby
Anton & Maddie
Jack & Nathalie
Jacques & Mikail
Blake & Tony & Kiara
Andy & Hunter

16. 2nd Period Expert Groups
American Veterans
Japanese Survivors
Sage & Alden
Clare & Gabe
Austin & Morgan
Sammy & Izzi
Hannah & Lexi
Devin & Chandler O
Rachel & Molly
Emily & Tierra
Liam & Brandon
Jessi & Brianna
Jeni & Spencer
Kayley & Dexter
Riley & Andrew
Chandler C & Abby

17. Expert Groups Read the documents with your partner
Answer the questions to complete the table
Once you finish – discuss the last question and how you might convince others that your perspective is the right one
What quotes are particularly convincing?

18. Unit 9: WWII

19. Entry Task Grab your packet from the back table.
Sit with your partner and finish up the graphic organizer & questions
Discuss with your partner how you would convince someone else that your perspective is the right one – what quotes/facts are convincing?

20. Decision Groups Groups of 2 Japanese Survivors and 2 American Veterans
Discuss how the atomic bombing should be seen and what picture should represent it
Stay in character & represent your character’s perspective!

21. Decision Groups Japanese Survivors go first, THEN American Veterans.
Describe your experience and how you see the Atomic Bombing
Describe how you think it should be represented on the website
Complete the white worksheet as you go
When you’re done, pick up a packet of images from me

22. Decision Groups Sam & Claire Laila & Tobin Ally & Zane Cam & Rose
Vinay & Corbin
Jacques & Mikail
Mason & Arby
Anton & Maddie
Jack & Nathalie
Spencer & Hayden & Tabitha
Blake & Tony & Kiara
Andy & Hunter

23. Decision Groups Sage & Alden Clare & Gabe Austin & Morgan Sammy & Izzi
Hannah & Lexi
Devin & Chandler O
Rachel & Molly
Emily & Tierra
Liam & Brandon
Jessi & Brianna
Jeni & Spencer
Kayley & Dexter
Riley & Andrew
Chandler C & Abby

24. Decision Groups Fill out the white worksheet as you go
When you’re done, pick up a packet of images from me
Discuss which ONE image should be on the Smithsonian’s website about this topic
Complete the white worksheet

25. Class Discussion Questions
What did your group choose and why?
What disagreements came up?
What was difficult about this?
What do you really believe? How should the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki be remembered?

26. Clean Up Purple/yellow packets need to go on the back table
Purple/yellow & white worksheets come to me
White image packets come to me