U. S. History

Students will close read Truman's statement on the dropping of the atomic bomb

To assist students in developing analytical skills that will enable them to evaluate primary sources and images such as documents, photographs, political cartoons and posters related to the Japanese Internment Camps during World War II.

Students will be researching and analyzing the internment of Japanese Americans on the west coast of the US during WWII.

Through cooperative learning and interaction students will examine how our past can have a real impact on our existence. This lesson will incorporate technology (the use of the internet) and various primary and secondary sources.

To assist students in developing analytical skills that will enable them to evaluate primary documents and images such as photographs, political cartoons and posters related to African American women during World War II.

Through a close reading of historic documents from the Truman Library each class will be divided into teams and "translate" and summarize the meaning of their document

Students will look at primary documents in a study of the six day war.

Students will analyze primary documents about the Truman administration and create a textbook page.

Students will analyze primary documents concerning the recognition of Israel.

Students will study Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan as it relates to the early Cold War and U.S. policy of containment.