Friday, May 4, 2018


                              Weekly Lesson Plan

Date: May 7, 2018

Week: 36

 

M
 
1. Watergate: pair students to make a timeline of events leading to the break-in thru the tapes & Nixon's resignation
2. Show Watergate video clip from Internet:
http://www.biography.com/video/richard-nixon-watergate-brings-down-the-president-12194371879
Objective: create timelines and react to Watergate
 
T
 
1. 1970s decade presentation
2. Iran Hostage Crisis lesson plan
Objective: analyze primary sources
 
W
 
1. Finish Iran hostage crisis lesson plan, video clip...
2. Modern times study guide
Objective: analyze primary sources
 
Th
 
1. 1980s decade presentation
2. Bruised Egos, Battles, and Boycott lesson (1980 boycott) & video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSLEjGtrvt0
Objective: see the Olympic boycott from different perspectives
 
F
 
1. Finish Bruised Egos, Battles, And Boycott lesson
2. President Carter's address on Olympic boycott...
http://abcnews.go.com/Archives/video/march-21-1980-olympic-boycott-dispute-13166374
3. Read article on Persian Gulf war (in my files)
Objective: see the Olympic boycott from different perspectives
 

Tuesday, May 1, 2018


                           Weekly Lesson Plan

Date: April 30, 2018         

Week: 35

 
Description
M
 
1. Finish Jackie Robinson lesson by watching clips of 42 (see My Documents) & list instances of Jim Crow ... share when done
Objective: analyze racism through a sports hero’s eyes
 
T
 
1. Civil Rights quiz #26
2. Martin Luther King bio. video (5 minutes) & take notes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ank52Zi_S0
3.  Discuss Martin Luther King & watch RFK speech on his death:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoKzCff8Zbs
Objective: summarize MLK's contributions to civil rights
 
W
 
1.  RFK assassination & interview with Sirhan Sirhan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6VekkXkDT4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHgSZ_SaL5U
2. Watch Malcolm X. on 60 minutes (13 minutes)
      -- Answer 5 questions (from Notes-X & MLK) during the video
Objective: compare the methods of MLK & Malcolm X
 
Th
 
1. Do civil rights topics' matching worksheet (see research topics)
2. affirmative action scenarios handout (answer questions)/ discuss
3. Read article/do questions on newly integrated prom, watch...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_B7nvLbRJU
Objective: determine my civil rights' views today
 
F
 
1. Lilly Ledbetter handout (fair wages) & watch clip:
http://www.cc.com/video-clips/x89ju7/the-colbert-report-lilly-ledbetter
2. Civil Rights quest
Objective: show off my civil rights' IQ