Vietnam

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Agenda 5/22:

1. Work time to organize logbooks and materials.
2. Turn in Political Cartoons and finish Vietnam Background reading questions.
3. Viewed several photos from the Vietnam War. 
4. Brief background lecture on the causes and context of the Vietnam War.
5. Students began a Tea Party about people involved with the Vietnam War.

HOMEWORK:
DUE NOW - China Political Cartoon

Vietnam: Famous Photos

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Map Quiz: Southeast Asia

Students took a map quiz over Southeast Asia. After, they typed and turned in a draft of their persuasive essay.

Geography of Asia

Agenda 4/9:

1. Students peer-checked logbooks.
2. Students read fact sheets about 14 different Asia nations and labelled and colored a map of the region.
3. Students matched pictures from a powerpoint to the countries they illustrated.

HOMEWORK:
Rough Draft of Persuasive Paper - DUE Wednesday 4/11
MAP QUIZ - Southeast Asia - Wednesday 4/11
Asia Map - DUE Wednesday

Persuasive Essay

Students continued working on their persuasive papers. Students were given a packet of materials to assist in organizing their paper.


HOMEWORK:
Checkpoint #7 - DUE Monday 4/9
Persuasive Essay Rough Draft - DUE Wednesday 4/11

Persuasive Essay

Today students began writing introductions for persuasive essays. Students were given a choice of two prompts to write their essays on:

• In war, is it better to be a civilian or a soldier?
• After war, should leader(s) be put on trial from crimes against civilian?

Before starting, I reviewed the key components of a persuasive essay (below).
Persuasive Essay Warmup