HW Mr. Padilla 2.23.16

Parents, please assist your child with today's homework.

Topic: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Fireside Chats

Level 1:

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt- FDR

I can say with … confidence that no Americans, today or a thousand years hence, need feel anything but pride in our patience … toward achieving a peace in the Pacific …  The course that Japan has followed for the past ten years in Asia has paralleled the course of Hitler … in Europe and Africa.

In 1931, Japan invaded Manchukuo—without warning.

In 1939, Hitler invaded Poland—without warning.

In 1940, Hitler invaded Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium --without warning.

In 1940, Italy attacked France …—without warning.

In 1941, Hitler invaded Russia—without warning.

And now Japan has attacked Malaya and Thailand—and the United States— without

warning.

…  We are now in this war. We are all in it—all the way. Every single man, woman and child is a partner in the most tremendous undertaking of our American history.

 Level 2:

 

ON THE DECLARATION OF WAR (FROM A FIRESIDE CHAT) 1941

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt

I can say with …that no Americans, today … need feel anything but pride in our patience … toward achieving a peace in the Pacific …  The course that Japan has followed for the past ten years in Asia has paralleled the course of Hitler …

In 1931, Japan invaded Manchukuo—without warning.

In 1939, Hitler invaded Poland—without warning.

In 1940, Hitler invaded Norway, Denmark… --without warning.

In 1940, Italy attacked France …—without warning.

In 1941, Hitler invaded Russia—without warning.

And now Japan has attacked Malaya and Thailand—and the United States— without

warning.

…  We are now in this war. We are all in it—all the way. Every single man, woman and child is a partner in the most tremendous undertaking of our American history.

 

ON THE DECLARATION OF WAR (FROM A FIRESIDE CHAT) 1941

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)

I can say with …that no Americans, today … need feel anything but pride in our patience … toward achieving a peace …  The course that Japan has followed …in Asia has paralleled the course of Hitler …

In 1931, Japan invaded Manchukuo—without warning.

In 1939, Hitler invaded Poland—without warning.

In 1940, Hitler invaded Norway, Denmark… --without warning.

In 1940, Italy attacked France …—without warning.

In 1941, Hitler invaded Russia—without warning.

And now Japan has attacked … Thailand—and the United States— without

warning.

…  We are now in this war. We are all in it—all the way. Every single man, woman and child is a partner in the most tremendous undertaking of our American history.

Option 1: 

Who is FDR speaking to?

What should people feel proud of themselves?

What does Japan, Hitler and Italy have in common?

Based on FER, who is in this war?

Option  2:

What do you think is the purpose of FDR’s Fireside Chat?

What evidence does he give to support his point?

What part of this speech do you think will convince Americans to join the war? Explain.

Option 3:

What is the purpose of this speech by FDR? What do you think he wants?

What 2 strategies does he use to convince people?

Eventually the USA went to war against Japan, Germany and Italy. How do you think this speech might of helped him win people over?

HW Mr. Padilla 2-22-16

Parents, please assist your child with today's homework. 

Collections: Deciding to Drop the Bomb

 

Level 1
* Japan was defeated but would not surrender. The US was contemplating (thinking about)  an invasion of Japan.

…anywhere from 500,000 to 1 million US and Allied soldiers would die in an invasion. President Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb instead.

*On August 6, 1945 an atomic bomb named Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan.

*Three days later, on August 9, 1945, another atomic bomb, nicknamed Fat Man, was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan.

*Six days after the bombing of Nagasaki, Emperor Hirohito and Japan surrendered to US forces. The Emperor announced this on the radio. It was the first time most Japanese had heard his voice. 

Level 2: 

The US was contemplating (thinking about)  an invasion of Japan.

500,000 to 1 million US and Allied soldiers would die in an invasion. President Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb.

*On August 6, 1945 an atomic bomb named Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima.

*... on August 9, 1945, another atomic bomb, nicknamed Fat Man, was dropped on Nagasaki..

*Six days after the bombing of Nagasaki, Emperor Hirohito …surrendered to US forces. The Emperor announced this on the radio. It was the first time most Japanese had heard his voice. 

Level 3: 

The US was contemplating (thinking about) an invasion of Japan.

500,000 (half a million) to 1 million US and allied soldiers would die in an invasion.

*On August 6, 1945 an atomic bomb named Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima.

*On August 9, 1945, another atomic bomb, nicknamed Fat Man, was dropped on Nagasaki..

*Six days after the bombing, Emperor Hirohito …surrendered to US forces. The Emperor announced this on the radio.

 Option 1: 

Task: Based on the facts presented in the text, why do you think the Americans chose to drop bombs on Japan? Provide evidence to support your point. 

Base on what you know about about the war between Japan and the USA: Do you believe the Americans were justified (they had the right)  in dropping the bomb? Explain why or why not?

Option 2: 

What was the USA contemplating doing when the Japanese would not surrender?

Why didn’t they do it? 

What made the Japanese surrender?

Do you think 3 days was enough warning? Explain.

Option 3: 

 What was the USA contemplating? 

Why do you think Truman decided to drop the bomb? 

What were the names of the 2 bombs?

What happened after the second bomb was dropped? 

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HW Mr. Padilla 2.12.16

Homework: Parent/guardian please assist your child with today’s homework.

Topic: Is it ethical (correct) to sacrifice (let die) a few to save many?

* “But there are many people dying on the riverbank over there.”

“The first duty,” the doctor said, “is to take care of the slightly wounded.”

“Why—when there are many who are heavily wounded on the riverbank?”

The doctor moved to another patient. “In an emergency like this,” he said, …“the first task is to help as many as possible—to save as many lives as possible. There is no hope for the heavily wounded. They will die. We can’t bother with them.”

** But there are many people dying on the riverbank over there.”

“The first duty,” the doctor said, “is to take care of the slightly wounded.”

“Why—when there are many who are heavily wounded …?”

The doctor moved to another patient. “In an emergency like this,” he said, …“the first task is to help as many as possible—to save as many lives as possible. There is no hope for the heavily wounded…. We can’t bother with them.”

*** But there are many people dying on the riverbank over there.”

“The first duty,” the doctor said, “is to take care of the slightly wounded.”

“Why—there are many who are heavily wounded …?”

The doctor moved to another patient. “In an emergency like this,” he said, …“the first task is to help as many as possible—…. There is no hope for the heavily wounded…. We can’t bother with them.”

Option 1: Pretend you are telling a 10 year old what you learned today. How would you explain what ethics is? What examples would you use?

Option 2: Your job is to draw a poster for a movie called: Is it ethical to sacrifice a few to save many? What would you draw in your poster? You can draw or just say what you would draw.

Option 3: Base response on reading.

What was happening by the riverbank?

What did the doctor say was the first duty?

Do you agree with what the doctor said? Explain why or why not? 

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HW Mr. Padilla 2.11.16

Homework: Parents/guardians, please help your child with today’s homework. Topic: Why did the Americans feel the A-Bomb was necessary?

*Mrs. Nakamura took the children out into the street. They had nothing on but underpants, and although the day was very hot, she worried rather confusedly about their being cold, so she went back…and found a bundle of clothes she had packed for an emergency, and she dressed them …The children were silent, except for the five-year-old, Myeko, who kept asking questions: “Why is it night already? Why did our house fall down? What happened?” Mrs. Nakamura, who did not know what had happened … looked around and saw through the darkness that all the houses in her neighborhood had collapsed, The house next door… was…torn down; its owner… lay dead.

** Mrs. Nakamura took the children out into the street. They had nothing on but underpants, … the day was very hot, she worried rather … about their being cold, so she went back…and found a bundle of clothes she had packed for an emergency, and she dressed them …The children were silent, except for the five-year-old, Myeko, who kept asking questions: “Why is it night already? Why did our house fall down? What happened?” Mrs. Nakamura, who did not know what had happened … looked around and saw… her neighborhood had collapsed, The house next door… was…torn down; its owner… lay dead.

*** Mrs. Nakamura took the children out into the street. They had nothing on…, … the day was very hot, she worried… about their being cold, …she went back…and found …clothes she had packed for an emergency, and she dressed them …The children were silent, except for the five-year-old, Myeko, who kept asking questions: “Why is it night already? Why did our house fall down? What happened?” Mrs. Nakamura, who did not know what had happened … her neighborhood had collapsed, The house next door… was…torn down; its owner… lay dead.

Option 1: Base answers on today’s class discussion and reading.

Write a paragraph discussing why the Japanese would not surrender.  Discuss how the Japanese Bushido Code could have something to do with the American dropping the A-bomb. Also, how did this affect innocent victims (use example from the readings).

Option 2: Base answers on today’s class discussion and reading.

The Japanese and Americans are fighting a war. Meanwhile innocent

Option 3: Base answers on the reading.

How did Mrs. Nakamura take care of her children and why?

What did Myeko want to know?

What did Mrs. Nakamura see outside?

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HW Mr. Padilla 2.10.16

Homework:  Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today’s homework.

Topic: Was it necessary to drop the bomb on Japan?

*Immediately after the explosion,… Mr.Tanimoto, … attached himself …to an old lady who was walking along in a daze, holding her head with her left hand, supporting a small boy of three or four on her back …and crying, “I’m hurt! I’m hurt! I’m hurt!” Mr. Tanimoto transferred the child to his own back and led the woman by the hand down the street….He took the woman to a grammar school not far away …At the school, he was much surprised to see glass all over the floor and fifty or sixty injured people already waiting to be treated.

**Immediately after the explosion,… Mr.Tanimoto, … attached himself …to an old lady who was walking along in a daze...supporting a small boy of three or four on her back …and crying, “I’m hurt! I’m hurt! I’m hurt!” Mr. Tanimoto transferred the child to his own back and led the woman by the hand….He took the woman to a grammar school not far away …At the school, he was much surprised to see glass all over the floor and fifty or sixty injured people already waiting to be treated.

***…after the explosion,… Mr.Tanimoto, … attached himself …to an old lady who was walking along in a daze...supporting a small boy … on her back …and crying, “I’m hurt! I’m hurt! I’m hurt!” Mr. Tanimoto transferred the child to his own back and led the woman by the hand….He took the woman to a … school…At the school, he was …. surprised to see glass all over the floor and fifty or sixty injured people ….waiting to be treated.

Option 1:  Base on what we discussed in class and the reading:

What were the initial moments after the dropping of the bomb like? How would you describe the scene after the explosion?   Do you believe that the Americans were justified in dropping the bomb? Explain why or why not?

Option 2:  Write 2 sentences for each of the following words.

Attach(ed); daze; transfer(red).

Option 3: You are a newspaper writer.  Write one sentence describing what happened. Include a one word title for your sentence. Create a drawing that will get people’s attention.

Option 4: Base responses on the reading passage.

What did Mr. Tanimoto do after the explosion?

How did Mr. Tanimoto helpd the old lady?

Where did he take the old lady and what did he see there? 

Take a guess, what do you think may happen next?

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HW Mr. Padilla 2.9.16

Homework: Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today’s homework.

Topic: Is all technology beneficial to human beings? 

* Miss Sasaki went back to her office and sat down at her desk…She settled herself at her desk… She thought that  … she would chat for a moment with the girl at her right. Just as she turned her head away from the windows, the room was filled with a blinding light. She was paralyzed (couldn’t move) by fear…

Everything fell, and Miss Sasaki lost consciousness. The ceiling dropped suddenly and the wooden floor above collapsed in splinters and the people up there came down and the roof above them gave way… the bookcases right behind her swooped forward and the contents threw her down, with her left leg horribly twisted and breaking underneath her. There, in the tin factory, in the first moment of the atomic age, a human being was crushed by books.

** Miss Sasaki went back to her office and sat down at her desk…She settled herself at her desk… She thought that  … she would chat for a moment with the girl at her right. Just as she turned her head away from the windows, the room was filled with a blinding light. She was paralyzed by fear…

Everything fell, and Miss Sasaki lost consciousness. The ceiling dropped suddenly and the wooden floor above collapsed in splinters and the people up there came down and the roof above them gave way… the bookcases right behind her swooped forward and the contents threw her down, with her left leg horribly twisted and breaking underneath her. There, in the tin factory, in the first moment of the atomic age, a human being was crushed by books.

***Miss Sasaki went back to her office and sat down at her desk…She settled herself at her desk… Everything fell, and Miss Sasaki lost consciousness (she passed out). The ceiling dropped suddenly and the wooden floor …collapsed … the bookcases…swooped (fell) forward and …threw her down, with her left leg horribly twisted and breaking ... There, in the tin factory, in the first moment of the atomic age, a human being was crushed by books.

Option 1: Today we continued discussing the good and the bad about technology.  Write a paragraph discussing whether or not technology has been a good thing for human beings or if we would be better off without technology.

Option 2: Mention one technology that you believe has changed the world.  1. Name the technology. 2. What is useful about this technology? 3. How is this technology good or bad?

Option 3: 

Where was Ms. Sasaki and what was she doing when the bomb dropped?

What happened to her when the ceiling dropped?

What happened in the first moment of the atomic age?

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HW Mr. Padilla 2-5-16

Homework: Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today’s homework.

Topic: How is technology (man-made things) both good and bad?

* After an alarm, Father Kleinsorge always went out and scanned the sky, …he stepped outside, he was glad to see only the single weather plane that flew over Hiroshima each day about this time. Satisfied that nothing would happen, he went in and breakfasted with the other Fathers … After the terrible flash—which, Father Kleinsorge later realized…something he had read as a boy about a large meteor colliding with the earth…: A bomb has fallen directly on us. Then, for a few seconds or minutes, he went out of his mind.

Father Kleinsorge never knew how he got out of the house. The next thing he was conscious of were that he was wandering around in the mission’s vegetable garden in his underwear, bleeding slightly from small cuts …; … all the buildings round about had fallen down except the Jesuits’ mission house…

** After an alarm, Father Kleinsorge always went out and scanned the sky… when he stepped outside, he was glad to see only the single weather plane that flew over Hiroshima….Satisfied that nothing would happen, he went in and breakfasted with the other Fathers …

After the terrible flash—…Father Kliensorge realized something he had read as a boy about a large meteor colliding with the earth…: A bomb has fallen directly on us. Then, for a few seconds or minutes, he went out of his mind.

Father Kleinsorge never knew how he got out of the house. The next thing he was conscious of were that he was wandering around in the mission’s vegetable garden in his underwear, bleeding slightly from small cuts …, all the buildings round about had fallen down except the Jesuits’ mission house…

** After an alarm, Father Kleinsorge always went out and scanned the sky… when he stepped outside, he was glad to see only the single weather plane that flew over Hiroshima….Satisfied that nothing would happen, he went in and breakfasted with the other Fathers …

After the terrible flash—…Father Kliensorge realized something he had read as a boy about a large meteor colliding with the earth…: A bomb has fallen directly on us. Then, for a few seconds or minutes, he went out of his mind.

Father Kleinsorge never knew how he got out of the house. The next thing he was conscious of were that he was wandering around in the mission’s vegetable garden in his underwear, bleeding slightly from small cuts …, all the buildings round about had fallen down except the Jesuits’ mission house…

*** After an alarm, Father Kleinsorge always went out and scanned (a quick look)  the sky… he was glad to see only the single weather plane that flew over Hiroshima….Satisfied that nothing would happen, he … breakfasted (had breakfast) with the other Fathers …

After the terrible flash*—…Father Kliensorge….he went out of his mind.

Father Kleinsorge never knew how he got out of the house. The next thing…he was wandering (walking) around in the ….vegetable garden in his underwear, bleeding slightly from small cuts …, all the buildings round about had fallen down except the… mission house…

Option 1: Base response  on what we discussed in class and today’s reading:

How is technology both a good thing and a bad thing?  Give examples of technologies that are both good and bad. Explain why these technologies are good and bad. Compare it to the A bomb. Use an example from the book to make your point stronger.

Option 2: Base response on today’s reading.

Summarize the paragraph about Father Kliensorge in a few sentences, 2-3 max.

Paraphrase (meaning, use your own words). To help you, pretend you are telling a story to a 10 year old. 

Option 3:  Base response on today’s reading.

What did Father Kleinsorge always do after an alarm?

 Describe what happened to him after the terrible flash (the dropping of the A-bomb).

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Bonus Question: Name one technology (invention, like a cell phone,car, etc) that is good for people and one that is bad. Why do you think this technology is good or bad? 

HW Mr. Padilla 2-4-16

Homework:

Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today’s homework.

Today we learned about the unnatural power of the A-bomb.

* The siren jarred her awake at about seven. She arose, dressed quickly, and hurried to the house of Mr. Nakamoto, the head of her Neighborhood Association, and asked him what she should do. He said that she should remain at home unless an urgent warning—a series of intermittent blasts of the siren —was sounded…

Mrs. Nakamura went back to the kitchen, looked at the rice, and began watching the man next door. At first, she was annoyed with him for making so much noise, …

As Mrs. Nakamura stood watching her neighbor, everything flashed whiter than any white she had ever seen. She did not notice what happened to the man next door; the reflex of a mother set her in motion toward her children. She had taken a single step …when something picked her up and she seemed to fly into the next room over the raised sleeping platform, pursued by parts of her house.

** The siren jarred her awake at about seven. She arose, dressed quickly, and hurried to the house of Mr. Nakamoto, the head of her Neighborhood Association, and asked him what she should do. He said that she should remain at home unless an urgent warning…was sounded…

Mrs. Nakamura went back to the kitchen, looked at the rice, and began watching the man next door. At first, she was annoyed with him for making so much noise, …

As Mrs. Nakamura stood watching her neighbor, everything flashed whiter than any white she had ever seen. She did not notice what happened to the man next door…She had taken a single step …when something picked her up and she seemed to fly into the next room over the raised sleeping platform, pursued by parts of her house.

*** The siren awoke (Mrs. Nakamura) at about seven. She arose, dressed … and hurried to the house of Mr. Nakamoto…and asked him what she should do. He said that she should remain at home unless an urgent (very important) warning…was sounded…

Mrs. Nakamura … looked at the rice, and began watching the man next door. At first, she was annoyed with him for making so much noise, …

As Mrs. Nakamura stood watching her neighbor, everything flashed whiter than any white she had ever seen. She did not notice what happened to the man next door…when something picked her up and she seemed to fly into the next room …pursued (chased) by parts of her house.

Option 1: Based on what we read and discussed: Discuss what factors about the bomb make it an unnatural power. Give many details and evidence from the reading that shows unnatural power.

Option 2:  Write one sentence for each word listed below:

Jarred, pursued, unnatural and urgent

Option 3: Base response on the reading.

What happened to Mrs. Nakamura at seven and what did she do?

Why was Mrs. Nakamura annoyed and what happened as she watched her neighbor?

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HW Mr. Padilla 2.3.16

Homework: 

Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today’s HW.

*At nearly midnight, the night before the bomb was dropped, an announcer on the city’s radio station said that about two hundred B-29s were approaching … and advised the population of Hiroshima to evacuate to their designated “safe areas.” Mrs. Nakamura…got her three children—…Toshio, …, Yaeko, …and Myeko—out of bed …and walked with them to … the …edge of the city… They slept until …  awakened by the roar of the planes going over Hiroshima.

… When she looked at the children and saw how tired they were, … she thought of the number of trips they had made in past weeks, all to no purpose…, she simply could not face starting out all over again. She put the children in their bedrolls on the floor, lay down herself…and fell asleep…. so soundly that when the planes passed over later, she did not waken to their sound.

**At nearly midnight, the night before the bomb was dropped… the city’s radio station said that about two hundred B-29s were approaching … and advised the population of Hiroshima to evacuate to … “safe areas.” Mrs. Nakamura…got her three children—…Toshio, …, Yaeko, …and Myeko—out of bed …and walked with them to … the …edge of the city… They slept until … awakened by the roar of the planes going over Hiroshima.

… When she looked at the children and saw how tired they were, … she thought of the number of trips they had made in past weeks, all to no purpose…She put the children in their bedrolls on the floor, lay down…and fell asleep…. so soundly that when the planes passed over later, she did not waken to their sound.

***At nearly midnight… the city’s radio station said that about two hundred B-29s were approaching … and advised the population … to evacuate to … “safe areas.” Mrs. Nakamura…got her three children….out of bed …and walked  them to … the …edge of the city… They slept until … awakened by the roar of the planes going over Hiroshima.

… When she looked at the children and saw how tired they were, … she thought of the number of trips they had made …to no purpose…She put the children in their bedrolls on the floor…and fell asleep…. so soundly that when the planes passed over later, she did not waken to their sound.

Option 1:  Base responses on today’s reading.

What happened at midnight?

What did Ms. Nakamura do immediately?

What happened after she put the bedrolls on the floor?

Take an educated guess, what do you think may happen next?

Option 2:  Base responses on today’s class discussion and reading.

Survival is a theme in the novel Hiroshima.   Do you believe that survival has to do with luck or with being prepared and listening to warnings?  Explain your answer in a brief paragraph.

Option 3: Base responses on today’s class discussion and reading.

Today we also discussed that the book Night and Hiroshima have some things in common.  

Name 3 things that the two books have in common. 

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HW Mr. Padilla 2-2-16

Homework: Parents/guardians, please help your child with today’s homework.

*Like most homes in this part of Japan, the house consisted of a wooden frame and wooden walls supporting a heavy tile roof. Its front hall, packed with rolls of bedding and clothing, looked like a cool cave full of fat cushions. Opposite the house… there was a large, … rock garden. There was no sound of planes. The morning was still; the place was cool and pleasant.

Then a tremendous flash of light cut across the sky… it travelled from east to west, from the city toward the hills. It seemed a sheet of sun. Both he (Mr. Tanimoto) and Mr. Matsuo reacted in terror… Mr. Matsuo…dived among the bedrolls and buried himself there. Mr. Tanimoto …threw himself between two big rocks in the garden…As his face was against the stone, he did not see what happened. He felt a sudden pressure, and then splinters and pieces of board and fragments of tile fell on him. He heard no roar. (Almost no one in Hiroshima recalls hearing any noise of the bomb…)

** Like most homes in this part of Japan, the house consisted of a wooden frame and wooden walls supporting a heavy tile roof. Its front hall… looked like a cool cave full of fat cushions. Opposite the house… there was a large,… rock garden. There was no sound of planes. The morning … was cool and pleasant.

Then a tremendous flash of light cut across the sky… from the city toward the hills. It seemed a sheet of sun. Both he (Mr. Tanimoto) and Mr. Matsuo reacted in terror… Mr. Matsuo…dived among the bedrolls and buried himself there. Mr. Tanimoto …threw himself between two big rocks in the garden…As his face was against the stone, he did not see what happened. He felt a sudden pressure, and then splinters and pieces of board…fell on him. He heard no roar. (Almost no one in Hiroshima recalls hearing any noise of the bomb…)

*** Like most homes in this part of Japan, the house consisted of a wooden frame and wooden walls supporting a heavy tile roof. Its front hall… looked like a cool cave full of fat cushions. Opposite the house… there was a large…rock garden. … The morning … was cool and pleasant.

Then a tremendous flash of light cut across the sky… Both he (Mr. Tanimoto) and Mr. Matsuo reacted in terror… Mr. Matsuo…dived among the bedrolls and buried himself there. Mr. Tanimoto …threw himself between two big rocks in the garden…his face was against the stone, he did not see what happened. He felt a sudden pressure, and then splinters and pieces of board…fell on him. He heard no roar. (Almost no one in Hiroshima recalls hearing any noise of the bomb…)

Today we talked a little about Japanese culture. We saw pictures that show different things about Japan, like: Japanese manners, food, architecture, cities, art, sports, traditions, gardens, etc.

Option 1:  Based on the reading, what we discussed today, and your previous knowledge, compare USA and Japan. What things do you find similar and different.  Include details from the reading.

Option 2:  Write a brief summary (2-3 sentences) of the reading above.  Be specific when describing and use details.  To make your job easier, pretend that you are talking to someone who has never heard about what you read and learned today.

Option 3: Base response on reading.

1.    How is the house described?

2.    Why did Mr. Tanimoto and Mr. Matsuo react in terror?

3.    How did they try to protect themselves? What did each man do?

4.    Have you or someone you know ever had to react quickly to a sudden dangerous situation? Please tell—give details!

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