Today...Friday...we watched Battle 360 "Vengeance at Midway"...

This week we have set up to this epic battle...you have maps, and notes from Ch. 8 handout.  Today you were given a fact sheet and reading about the battle, and the results.

Thursday you broke up into teams and devised strategies for the attack and defense of Midway....we will see how close you were...

On Monday...we finish and discuss battle with slides and fact sheets and video to help guide us...for those that have been gone...you can watch it on Monday in Mr. Harkins room...catch up a bit!

HOMEWORK:    IMPORTANT INFORMATION BELOW

1.  Midway reading is your responsibility...better know the facts of the battle. You will have to provide specific facts on the Exam...with our red and blue arrows as usual.
2.  Select a picture for the Selfie...for Midway I will expect a more thorough Quote...some of you are sketchy...100 word minimum...you will get no higher than a "C" if you do not provide a real grip of the essence of this battle. Picture to Armstrong by next Tuesday.
3. EXAM: Wednesday...all notes...and WWII From Space...Matching, fill-ins, Maps ... ID: The Battle essay...you will have to provide all facts of the battle...your takehome paper will be due the next day... we will have a class forum for participation on your conclusions.(See Below!)

3. Instead of a "One-Pager" in the notebook (I will provide you some images)...I am assigning as of right now a 50 Point take-home assignment...entirely outside the classroom...it must be typed...and you must use the Ch. 8 reading assigned last week.

Here it is... DUE: Thursday, April 28...

"To What Extent, and in What Ways, was the Battle of Midway was an American Battle that Changed World History?"

 

Formulate a position/thesis/ answer to the prompt above. Support or refute the following statement and take a stand.  You must provide a clear answer and explanation that completely and thoroughly addresses the question.  You must select five (5) specific passages from the reading...provide the specific passage in quotation marks, and include page number... (p. 201) in bold. 

Under each "passage" provide a sophisticated and thorough explanation to support your thesis.

Grade will be reduced for spelling and grammatical errors.