Westerly High School Library: Atomic Bomb

US History – World War II

Directions: For this assignment, you will use the internet to explore some of the

controversy around the use of the atomic bomb.

•  First, you have up to 2 class periods to read several websites and consider arguments both for and against the use of the atomic bomb from three different perspectives.
•  Then, on day 3, you will use the information you find to write an essay that argues your position on the issue as the most sensible choice.
•  Your essay should include reasoning and evidence from your research to support your position.
•  You should also consider competing views in your essay and explain why these views are flawed or why they aren’t strong enough to change your position.
•  In your conclusion, emphasize why your topic is important, summarize your arguments, and restate your position as the most sensible choice.

Note: To be able to open an e-book from the WHS catalog (Destiny), you must either download the Destiny Quest App (See bottom box)  or sign in to Destiny (your username will be  wps(plus your cafeteria number - no space) Example - wps12345. Your password will be your birth date dd/mm/year. Example - May 12, 2002=12/5/2001 Note: if your month is a single digit, you do not have to to use a zero in front of it.

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