January 14, 2020 North Korea
Homeroom Article: North Korean Mother Might Be Jailed for Saving Kids Instead of Kim Portraits in Fire: Report - People
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: Remember when Trump told North Korea the same thing
Opening: The teacher will guide the students through a pair of videos about North Korea's Christmas Surprise.
Video: North Korea Threatens Christmas Gift - December 23th, 2019 NBC Nightly News
Video: US Spy Planes fly over North Korea for Christmas Surprise - December 25th, 2019 NBC Nightly News
Work Session: The students will read an article, use it to answer questions and highlight where the answers came from.
Article: Sorry California, But The U.S. West Coast Is Now In Range Of North Korean Nukes - National Interest
Video: Kim Jong-un Warns of New Strategic Weapon - December 31st, 2019 NBC Nightly News
Video: North Korea Threatens to Resume Nuclear Missile Testing - January 1st, 2020 NBC Nightly News
Video: Inside the Rule of North Korean Leader Kim Jong - 2020 2018 01-12 ABC
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 teacher will guide the students through a video from ESPN about Dennis Rodman going to North Korea
Video: Dennis Rodman and North Korea - 30 for 30_ESPNHD_2019_09_10_20_58_00