War in the Pacific

As we continue to use the format of "short talks" in this unit, we want to expand the different types of writing they might include. Please use this handout both today and for the remainder of the unit as a guide.

• Short talk suggestions

Today, we'll start by watching three clips from Ken Burns' The War: "Firestorm", "The Old Man" and "It's Hell Up There (just first 5 minutes)" (unfortunately, not available online although the whole series is available on Netflix, Youtube and Amazon Prime) that will provide information about the end of the war in Europe. We'll work to list details that we notice in our notebooks and then do two short talks (one after "Firestorm", the other after the next two).

Next, we'll complete a map activity that gives an overview of the geography and strategy of the Pacific War.

We'll continue to examine the War in the Pacific by watching two additional film segments.

Here are the segments to watch.
Anatomy of the Pacific War
Ken Burns' The War: "Death March" (not available online-see above).

During the last part of class, we'll begin our look at All My Sons.