Weekly Lesson Plan
Date:
April 2, 2018 -- Contact Vietnam guest speakers: Rock Efron and Chuck Hall
(see
"guest speakers" file in my
documents, Vietnam folder for digits)
Week:
31
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M
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-- List Korean War pros and cons (see lesson 31 --
Korean War...)
-- Objective: form opinions on the wisdom of political warfare.
*New seating chart
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T
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1. Additional Cold War notes handout (see my documents)
2. McCarthy and The Great Fear classroom simulation
-- Objective:
criticize the use of unsubstantiated info. (McCarthyism)
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W
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1.
Cold War quiz #24
2. Edward Murrow calling out McCarthy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anNEJJYLU8M
3. McCarthy and The
Great Fear simulation conclusion
* Finish reading the article & write
answers to database questions.
* Play the Red Dot game hook if time
4. Show "No Sense of Decency" video clip of
McCarthy(at 3:10):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAur_I077NA
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Objective: criticize the use of unsubstantiated info. (McCarthyism)
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Th
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1.
Students present 1950s Decade project
2. If time, begin Making
Executive Decisions: Bay of Pigs lesson plan (see My Documents), clip of
attempts on Castro's life:
http://www.history.com/videos/history-rocks-castro-must-die#history-rocks-castro-must-die
-- objective: experience the 1950s &
comprehend a military disaster
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F
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*Finish the Bay of Pigs lesson plan if
needed.
1. Present (13
Days movie trailer) Cuban Missile Crisis problem:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSA7Evcy7iE
-- students propose & share their solutions.
2. Watch Kennedy speech for actual solution & see p
675 map
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7YkJxQT_0Y
3. Pass
around my three newspapers
4.
Summary of the crisis video clip:
http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cuban-missile-crisis
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objective:
recommend a course of action to a nuclear threat
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