Unit 1: Japan and her neighbors (1853-present)

This unit takes us through Japanese Imperialist History and allows to deconstruct the forming of the Japanese military through WW2, psychological implications then and now, and connection to current issues like the island issues between Japan and China and others.

Resources:

VIDEOS:
Philip Zimbardo- Lucifer Effect and questions
Darren Brown (Milgram)
Asch Experiment

Japan Powerpoint 1853-1945
Study Guide for Japan and her neighbors

Iris Chang's Rape of Nanking
Survey after your read the introduction to RoN
Questions to answer pages 35-59

Hata Ikuhiko Fact and Fable ---Homework version

Hata vs. Chang - 5 questions

Horror in the East by Laurence Rees
DVD Q&A- Horrors in the East


Current Events:  What are the arguments?  evidence?
Abe visits Shrine - December 2013
Abe DOES NOT visit Yasukuni Shrine-August 15, 2014
Abe to help rewrite WW2 statement January 6, 2015

Article 9 
Island Controversy (Article 1 and Article 2)
Comfort Women
Chinese release documents
The UN and Comfort women- August 2104
The meeting -Nov. 2014

When reading articles you should answer these questions:

1. Who is the author/organization--is it credible? How do you know?
2. Identify the author’s arguments, main idea, or thesis. 
3. Identify the reasons the author cites and explain how he establishes his line of reasoning?
4. Evaluate the effectiveness of the evidence the author uses to support his argument. 

Assessments:

Socratic Seminar (Rubric) (Peer Review)
Summative Socratic Seminar Prep Guide/Rubric
Editorial Examples, one more
MCQ/Free Response Question (FRQ) Test