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LESSON PLAN
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10. Explore propaganda Objectives: Objectives: Objectives: Objectives: 11. Title: Using the Bomb and American Identity Objectives: Students will analyze and think critically about American identity and nuclear weapons.
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Competency: Students will identify major events in nuclear history. Competency: Competency: Competency: Competency: Students will connect WWII eventsSocial to a history of colonialism, racism, and American exceptionalism. Awareness Learners able toevaluate assess for personal evaluate strategies to oppose Social Social Awareness Awareness - Learners - Learners will will be able be able to to assess personal for personal biasbe bias and and evaluate strategies strategies to oppose tobias oppose Social Awareness - Learners will beassess able tofor-assess for will personal bias and evaluate strategies toand oppose
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