January 16

Unit 6 Assassins and Assassinations

Guest Speaker, Craig Shackleton - medieval arms and armour expert 

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Review German Medieval Sword/Dagger

Defining Assassination

Wikipedia

Assassinology - read about the failed attempt on George W Bush

Topic 1 Ninja

Ninja Video  - Who were they really?

Review mind map and add to it

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Birth of the Assassins video

Finish Ninja - Mythbusters episode 

Read about Ninja - add to mind map

Questions:

What are the causes of the rise of assassins in a society? 

What motivates assassins?

What are the effects of assassination?

Topic 2 American Assassinations:

Abraham Lincoln

John F. Kennedy

Martin Luther King

Watch videos and discuss question (above) and add to mind map

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Topic 3 Canada's Assassinations:

Thomas D'Arcy McGee

Pierre Laporte

Discuss questions

Add to mind map

Assassination Conclusions

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