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

M	-- List Korean War pros and cons (see lesson 31 -- Korean War...) -- Objective: form opinions on the wisdom of political warfare. *New seating chart
T	1. Additional Cold War notes handout (see my documents) 2. McCarthy and The Great Fear classroom simulation hook, questions, begin reading "McCarthyism: A Decade of Fear" -- Objective: criticize the use of unsubstantiated info. (McCarthyism)
W	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 -- Objective: criticize the use of unsubstantiated info. (McCarthyism)
Th	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
F	*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 -- objective: recommend a course of action to a nuclear threat