January 13, 2020 North Korea
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Learning Target: I can explain the reasons for foreign involvement in Korea including containment of communism?
Standard(s): SS7H3 Analyze continuity and change in Southern and Eastern Asia.
e. Explain the reasons for foreign involvement in Korea and Vietnam in terms of containment of communism.
Warm Up: Political Cartoon: Trump and Kim Jong-un at the DMZ
Opening: The students will answer questions in GoFormative based on today's political cartoon.
GoFormative: Trump and Kimg Jong-un at the DMZ
Work Session: The students will watch videos with questions from 60 Minutes about North Korea. Students may use the transcript to read along with the video, look for answers to questions or even copy and paste the answers.
Video: Inside the Rule of North Korean Leader Kim Jong - 2020 2018 01-12 ABC ***If this wasn't finished on Friday
Video: The North Korean Threat - 60 Minutes - Transcript :The North Korean Threat
Video: Element of Truth - 60 Minutes - Transcript: Element of Truth
Video: God of War - 60 Minutes - Transcript: God of War
Early Finishers:
Closing: The students will answer the following question in GoFormative: "After watching the following videos from 60 Minutes: The North Korean Threat, Element of Truth and God of War, what would you do about North Korea if you were the President of the United States of America? "