Weekly Lesson Plan

Date: 4/23/18

Week: 34

M	1. Vietnam War guest speaker Chuck Hall *ask questions from notebook Objective: learn from an actual Vietnam War veteran
T	1. Hoosier Veterans (Sammy Davis) video clip:                   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOWBw7muH9M 2. Review for test with a partner/finish Vietnam vocabulary sheet 3. Crash Course: Cold War (12 min. review video), if needed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9HjvHZfCUI Objective: appreciate heroic actions
W	1. Cold War test 2. Begin Civil Rights study guide Objective: identify and respond to Cold War questioning
Th	1. Civil Rights pretest 2. Watch Civil Rights overview clips, compare to study guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URxwe6LPvkM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL-4I18JFFU 2.  Show Watts riots clip; discuss reasons for https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au9oohI1MuM 3. Continue Civil Rights study guide/Hurricane Carter story Objective: identify the main events of the Civil Rights movement
F	1. Jackie Robinson lesson: http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/jackie-robinson/activities-01.html http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/jackie-robinson/videos -- analyze photograph with the photo analysis worksheet -- groups begin reading his letters/do written document analysis worksheet -- watch the 2 minute clip at the end of class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt17YLJWaJQ Objective: analyze racism through a sports hero’s eyes

Date: April 9, 2018                                  Weekly Lesson Plans

Week: 32

 

M	1. Berlin wall: read p.677-8 & watch Kennedy speech (last 2:00) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56V6r2dpYH8 2. Share highlights of my college paper on Berlin wall 3. watch my Moments of Courage video (10 minutes) 4. Watch the following video, & read "10 Things..." afterwards http://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-berlin-wall 5. Read top 10 escapes at this website & pass around piece of wall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MamJaYs5ydI -- objective: comprehend why the Berlin wall was necessary
T	1. 1960s decade project presentation 2. Begin Assassination of JFK: ·        read info in book (page 682-3) ·        clips from Remembering JFK ·        JFK assassination video clips (see My Documents) & share file info. ·        jot down a list of main events throughout -- objective: defend a position by collecting details
W	Space Race lesson 1. See Space Race Lesson Plan in my documents 2. Homework assignment: 1 paragraph with 3 points on "Who won the space race?" -- Objective: identify the space accomplishments of the US & USSR
Th	1. Collect & discuss homework assignment. 2. Show Challenger launch and Columbia explosion: http://www.history.com/topics/challenger-disaster/videos/engineering-disasters---challenger 3. John Glenn interview on age 77 mission: http://www.nbcnews.com/video/john-glenn-in-1998-today-interview-i-don-t-think-i-m-that-different-828951619865 4. Show space shuttle cock pit: (on Cathy's computer) http://360vr.com/2011/06/22-discovery-flight-deck-opf_6236/index.html 5. Buzz Aldrin punching moon landing doubter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMjD7M8v26o 6. Read p.  730+ on Vietnam War & make list of reasons for US involvement -- objective: critique the objectives & involvement in Vietnam
F	1. Share Vietnam statistic sheets/fragging statistic 2. Begin Letters Home from Vietnam: ·        students make a list of obstacles to US victory -- objective: critique the objectives & involvement in Vietnam