HIROSHIMA

AFTER THE EXPLOSION

2/17/17 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

**All homework must be signed by a parent.** 

What were the varying views about the ethics of using the atomic bomb? What was the opinion of each of John Hersey's survivors?

After the explosion how did Father Kleinsorge minister to the people of Hiroshima?

How did Miss Saski's fiance react to her injuries?

RADIATION DISEASE

2/16/17 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

**All homework must be signed by a parent.** 

What did the Father find when he returned to the city in August?

What were the symptoms of the mysterious radiation disease?

What were the reactions of those who treated radiation disease and of those afflicted with the disease?

What were the stages of radiation disease?

HIROSHIMA

2/15/17 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

**All homework must be signed by a parent.** 

How did Mr. Tanimoto describe the Japanese Emperor's surrender and notice to the Japanese people?

How did Dr. Saski deal with the fatalities at the Red Cross Hospital? Why is that a typical way of handling a Japanese death?

How id Mr. Tanimoto's ministering to Mr. Tanaka a study in contrasts?

2/14/17 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

**All homework must be signed by a parent.** 

What encouraging news is relayed by the Japanese naval launch? When does the ship actually arrive?

What is the significance of the title of this chapter?

What was Mr. Fukai's reason for running back into the burning city?

SURVIVORS

2/13/17 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

**All homework must be signed by a parent.** 

Who are the six survivors introduced? Include a description of each before the bomb and the experiences they endure.

What do you know about the situation in Hiroshima before the atomic bomb?

Why is this chapter entitled “A Noiseless Flash”?

HIROSHIMA---AN INTRODUCTION

2/10/17 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

**All homework must be signed by a parent.** 

Who are the six survivors introduced? Include a description of each before the bomb and the experiences they endure.

What do you know about the situation in Hiroshima before the atomic bomb?

Why is this chapter entitled “A Noiseless Flash”?

2/9/17 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

**All homework must be signed by a parent.**

When was Hiroshima written?

What is John Hersey's style in writing Hiroshima?  Why do you think he chose such a style?

Who was Mr. B?  Why do you think we give such human names to inanimate objects? 

2/8/17 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

**All homework must be signed by a parent.** 

What was the Potsdam Declaration? What did it say?

What was the Manhattan Project?

Who was President of the United States at the time of the bombings?

When was victory in Europe declared?