Seeds of the Sixties + Civil Rights Movement + Hiroshima

Today the Eighth Graders:

• Watched the rest of the second installment of Making Sense of the Sixties-Seeds of the Sixties (which were planted in the 1950s)
• Began reading The 1950s-Pt. 2-Civil Rights Movement-Online US History Textbook
• Read some from Ch. IV of John Hersey's Hiroshima

Assignment for Friday

1. Read The 1950s-Pt. 2-Civil Rights Movement-Online US History Textbook.
2. Finish reading Ch. IV of Hiroshima.

Hiroshima Discussion + Seeds of the Sixties, Pt. 2

Today the Eighths:

• Discussed Ch. II of John Hersey's Hiroshima
• Viewed, pausing periodically to discuss the second installment of Making Sense of the Sixties-Seeds of the Sixties (were planted in the 1950s)
• Began reading Ch. III of Hiroshima

Assignment for Thursday: Read and be ready to discuss Ch. III of Hiroshima

Seeds of the Sixties + Hiroshima Discussion

Today the 8th Graders:

• Finished viewing the first half of Making Sense of the Sixties: Seeds of the Sixties (were sown in the 1950s)
• Discussed Ch. 1 of John Hersey's Hiroshima

Assignment for Wednesday: Read Ch. 2 of Hiroshima.

Vocab Quiz Br. Summ. CW 2 + Making Sense + Hersey's Hiroshima

Today the 8ths:

• Did some last-minute studying for the Vocab Quiz
• Took the Vocab Quiz-Brief Summary of the Cold War - Part 2
• Watched some more of Part 1 of the PBS series, Making Sense of the Sixties: Seeds of the Sixties (were sown in the 1950s)
• Did an activity called Speculating on Chapter Titles in John Hersey's Hiroshima
• Began reading John Hersey's 1946 book, Hiroshima

Assignment for Tuesday: Finish Chapter 1 of Hiroshima - "A Noiseless Flash"