1. Nuclear War Essay!

2. To what extent did the nuclear arms race make the world a more dangerous place?
Lesson Aim: To apply knowledge to writing an effective essay.
TASK: What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

3. Lesson One: Use your notes from last lesson to create a storyboard on the Cuban Missile crisis – bring it with you completed after lunch.

4. Lets share some story boards (photogleamer).
What was the result of the Cuban Missile Crisis? Lets read and highlight together p110-12

5. Use my sheet to help you plan out your essay, then write for H/W.
To what extent did the nuclear arms race make the world a more dangerous place?
What makes a good essay? – Use pens to make a table top poster.
Have a quick go at a quick plan of factors for the essay – avoid simple yes or no style.
More dangerous: Development of weapons/arms race.
More dangerous: Cuban Missile Crisis/brinkmanship.
Not more dangerous: Politicians didn’t want to use nuclear weapons (arms race highlighted danger).
Not more dangerous: mutually assured destruction.
Use my sheet to help you plan out your essay, then write for H/W.