Grade Level:
6 - 12
Literary Form:
American Novel
Paired with:
On the Beach11 Lesson Plans/30 Handouts/81 Pages
ISBN:978-1-56077-153-1
Description:
Hiroshima is documentary and testament to the survivors who were eyewitnesses to the dawn of the atomic age. Most of the principals involved in the beginning of the atomic age, whether politicians, scientists, military strategists, or residents of Hiroshima, are gone. It falls to those living now to evaluate the moral responsibility of dealing with nuclear power in the present and future. This book offers a glimpse of the awful finality that may be the fate of mankind if understanding and brotherhood cannot triumph over the fear and hostility that breed prejudice and war.
Activities:
Students develop mapping skills. They participate in role playing historical events. Activities cultivate vocabulary enrichment. They gain practice in techniques of interviewing. Students stage an ethics debate. They write a book critique.
Supplementary materials include a test and answer key.
Ethical Values:
Courage
Endurance
Respect
Teamwork
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