Thursday, 2/16/06 - CIA Intelligence Analysts

Bell-Work:

• What did you think of the test yesterday?
• Was it hard? Was it easy?
  
• How do you think our tests could be better?

Objective:
SWBAT save the U.S. government from war by stopping a terrorist plot to assassinate China's president.

Homework:
Read Ch. 19, Lesson 3 in your green textbook and define the Key Vocabulary and Key People at the beginning of the chapter.

The U.S. Government needs your help!!!

• The CIA has gotten word that terrorists may try to attack China.
• We believe the terrorists' goal is to assassinate the president of China, Hu Jintao (click here for a picture).
• It is possible that they will frame the U.S. government.
• If the Chinese think it was the United States, they could go to war with America!!!
  
• The CIA is DESPARATE!!!
• The Central Intelligence Agency does not have enough computers or people to help them stop this plot.
  
• They have asked for your class's help.
• As a group, go to the CIA website and read the introduction about modern China.
• The CIA needs you to locate the Chinese president.
• Read the article below from the Chinese Newspaper "People's Daily"
• Write a 2 paragraph report to the CIA Director explaining where China's president is and what he is doing there, and include in your report any details you learn about China's President Hu Jintao.
1. Go to the CIA website and read the introduction about modern China.
2. Read this article from China's People's Daily to learn where China's president is and what he's doing.
   
3. Look at these pictures to see if they help you locate Hu Jintao.
   
4. Write 2 paragraphs about where the president is, what he is doing there and give as many details as you can about the president.
5. When you have completed your report, give it to Mr. Locke who will then forward it to the CIA.
   
• DO YOUR BEST!!! America needs you!

Closing:
What did you think of today's lesson? Was it fun? Was it hard?