Nuclear+Proliferation

Unit Calendar
SS: 1. “Winning the War in the Pacific” || ELA: 1. Pre-Reading Science: 2. Radioactive Decay/Types of Radiation SS: 2. Atomic Bomb-security/moral implications and Writing Strategy || ELA: 2. Satire Prezi Science: Continuation of 2 SS: 3. “Challenges of Victory” || ELA: 3. Examine satire in variety of texts Science: Continuation of 2 SS: 4. “Cold War” || ELA: 4. Examine satirical arguments Science: 3. How is radiation affecting me? Graphing Lesson SS: 5. “Cold War” || Science: 4. Science Behind the Atomic Bomb SS: 6. Soviet Threat and Communist China || ELA: 6. Research for paper Science: Continuation of 4 (bring science into ice nine) SS: 7. Korean War and Eisenhower || ELA: 7.Evaluating arguments in speech Science: 5. Intro to mini-projects on Sources/Effects of High Radiation Exposure SS: 8. Arms Race and Hydrogen Bomb || ELA: 8. Create short satire
 * Monday || Tuesday || Wednesday || Thursday || Friday ||
 * Science: 1. Prior Knowledge: Radiation/Nuclear Technology
 * ELA: 5.Satire as a coping mechanism

Science: 6. Mini-projects SS: John Foster Dulles || ELA: 9. Present satires and evaluate satires Science: 7. How should the world use its nuclear capacity? Constructing Pro/Con Lists SS: 9. Kennedy and Krushchev, Cuban Missile Crisis, and Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) || Science: 8. Investigating how personal opinion sways scientific writing (reference Vonnegut’s opinion) || ELA: Work on satires/argumentative papers Science: 9. Analyze Unique Sources through Scientific Lens SS: 10. Cold War treaties and tech strategy || ELA: Work on satires/argumentative papers SS: day 2 of lesson 10 || ELA: Peer workshops on projects SS: Review and prepare for debate || ELA: 11. Debate: Peer critique Science: 10. Debate SS: Debate ||
 * ELA: 10. After Reading Strategy