Spies like Us

spy |sp| noun ( pl. spies) a person who secretly collects and reports information on the activities, movements, and plans of an enemy or competitor. a person who keeps watch on others secretly : [as adj. ] a spy camera. verb ( spies, spied, spying) [ intrans. ] work for a government or other organization by secretly collecting information about enemies or competitors : he agreed to spy for the West. [ trans. ] ( spy something out) collect information about something to use in deciding how to act : he would go and spy out the land. Project Overview After WWII, much of the eastern world was destroyed and left without leadership. The United States and the Soviet Union were working together during WWII to end the occupation of Nazi Germany in many Eastern European countries. However, with the war over, Stalin determined that the Capitalist structure of the United States and the Communist ideals of the Soviet Union were incompatible. The countries without leaders or governments, such as Germany, were left susceptible to democratic or communist take over. We will study the power struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union through the perspective of countries that were affected. We will analyze how science becomes involved in those power struggles and significantly impacts societies emotionally, physically and environmentally long into the future. Text: 1984 by George Orwell Selections from censored poetry and short stories Challenge Options: Cats Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut (Easy) Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (More difficult!) Writing: 1. Spy Story Trailer (guidelines to follow!) 2. Literary Analysis of 1984 Humanities Essential Questions: 1. How did the United States and the Soviet Union intervene in conflicts around the

world to for their own benefit? 2. How did the Cold War bring about changes in political policy that are still affecting the world today? 3. What is censorship? Why are people, ideas, etc. censored? 4. Why were Western Democracies so concerned about the spread of Communism? 5. What role did spies play in the spread of information/disinformation? 6. How did power struggles during wartime regimes contribute to advancements in chemical weaponry? 7. How is the possession of these weapons impacting the current politics of the countries that still possess them? Chemistry Essential Questions 1. What qualifies a substance as either an acid or a base? How are acid and base reactions significant in Spy Chemistry? 2. What are toxins? 3. What is the difference between a toxic chemical and a chemical weapon? 4. What are the major differences in chemical composition between the four primary types of chemical weapons, blister agents, nerve agents, blood agents and choking agents? 5. What is an isotope? What does half-life mean and why is it significant? 6. What is a radioactive substance? How does a radioactive substance decay? 7. What is the structural difference between a nuclear weapon and a chemical weapon (on a chemical level)? 8. What has become of nuclear and chemical weapons since these times of extreme conflict? How are these weapons impacting the environment of the countries that have disposed of them? Products and Benchmarks You will be placed into groups for the research piece of this project. Each group will select a country that was affected by the Cold War from the list below: Cuba (2) Afghanistan (2) Egypt (1) Nicaragua (2) Iran (1) Congo (1) El Salvador (1) Iraq (1) Angola (1) Argentina (1) Libya (1) Panama (1) Guatemala (1) Vietnam (2) Czechoslovakia (1) Korea (2) Greece (1) China (2) Turkey (1) Cambodia (1) Poland (1) Philippines (1)

 Date: MLA Annotated Bibliography (Group) Each group will find a minimum of 10 sources to use for research on their countrys involvement. At least 4 of your sources have to be books or scholarly journals. For each source, you will summarize, assess and reflect. Resources www.googlescholar.com http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/ Due Friday, Sept 27 Completion of Guiding Research Questions (Group) To assist your research, I have provided some guiding research questions. Your research will differ based on the country you research. Each group member is required to write and answer a minimum of two research questions. Guiding Research Questions: 1. What is the conflict this country is involved in? Civil War? 2. How did the United States and the USSR become involved in the conflict? 3. Why did the United States become involved in the conflict? 4. Why did the USSR become involved in the conflict? 5. How are the effects of United States and Soviet involvement seen in this country today? 6. How did the conflict and the intervention of the the United States and the USSR affect this country economically? 7. Were spies deployed by any country involved in this conflict? If so, how and by which country? 8. Did this country possess/produce chemical weapons? If so, what kind(s)? 9. Did this country possess/produce nuclear weapons? 10. Create a timeline of major events for your country. Country Leader Coding Questions: Due Friday, Sept 27 1. How was my country involved in the Cold War? Who was the leader of my country during the height of my countrys involvement in the Cold War? 2. How was the leader of my country involved? What side were they on?

3. How did the leader of my country embrace capitalism/communism? 4. How did the leader of my country reject capitalism/communism? Benchmarks for Spy Trailer: Spies were used in the Cold War as a way to acquire knowledge or spread false information. Often times the life of a spy was romanticized due to Western films such as James Bond and Mission Impossible. However, the life of a spy was dangerous. They knew that if caught, they would likely not make it out alive. For this piece of the project, you will create a spy that finds himself deep in the conflict of the country you have researched. Using your creative brains, you will write a script for a movie trailer that incorporates facts from your research with fiction you create. Through the eyes of your spy in your trailer, you will tell the story of the conflict that took place in your country during the Cold War. Your spy can either be a US spy or a Soviet Spy but he/she must describe the involvement of his/her country in the conflict. Your Top Secret Spy File and the everyday object in which it is concealed should be addressed/referred to in your spy trailer.

Trailer Requirements 2-3 minutes spy kit must be included in trailer as a tool to enhance mystery or tell the story Setting must be: cold war time and country of groups choice have a minimum of two spies involved Benchmarks Spy Story-board (individual): Oct 8 You will create an outline your spy story by creating a story board. You will be given a graphic organizer to use in your planning. Spy Screenplay First Draft: Oct 11 Final Draft: Oct 15 Final Trailer: Oct 21 CDCDCDCC Essay Students will write a 5 paragraph essay analyzing one of the major themes of the texts: censorship, displacement, freedom or the absence of it, nostalgia, etc. Prompt and Thesis due: Oct 16th Outline due: Oct 18

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Calendar 23 Project Launch! 24 R: Catcher in the Rye 25 R: Catcher in the Rye 26 27 Due: Country Leader Questions and Guiding Research Questions R: Catcher in the Rye 4 W: Annotated Bib at CSUSM R: 1984 11 Due: First draft of Spy script R: 1984 18 Due: Outline 1984 25 Due: Final Draft

30 W: Storyboard Quiz: Catcher in the Rye

1 R: 1984 8 Due: Spy Storyboard W: Celtx R: 1984 15 Due: Final Draft of Script R: 1984 22 Due: First Draft 1984

2 Due: MLA Annotated Bib R: 1984 9 R: 1984

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Chemistry Section Benchmarks for Top Secret Spy File (Individual) You, yes you, have become a Top Secret Spy. As such, you now need to compile a Top Secret Spy file. Your spy file should be safely hidden in a secret compartment within a common object any traveler may have on their person.. You should be prepared to defend your file at all cost. Kidding. You should, however, be prepared to include the following content in the form of diagrams, illustrations and writing within your Top Secret Spy file: 1. Chemical Formula of your specific chemical weapon or Radioactive decay reactions for your radioactive isotopes 2. Diagram/Model of the molecular structure of your chemical weapon or Radioactive decay chain with graphs for your radioactive isotopes 3. Specs on weapon or Radioactive isotopes How was it developed? How/When was it used? How is it made (basic chemical reactions)? How is it used? What does it do? To people? To the environment? How can it be safely disposed of? What is the current status of this chemical weapon or location specific radioactive isotopes? Is it still in use? What countries are still in possession of it? Is it in storage? How has this chemical weapon or radioactive isotope impacted the environment of the country in which it was used?