Today we looked at the specific parts of the Cuban Missile Crisis and tried to figure out the best way to deal with the situation using this Cuban Missile Crisis Game and playing this game to see what happens with our choices: Cuban Missile Crisis game
Today we analyzed what happened in the Bay of Pigs invasion: Bay of Pigs with multiple choice questions
Today we read about JFK and turned him into a meme.
Reading: Kennedy and the Cold War Chapter 20 section 1
Meme assignment: JohnFKennedyMemeActivity
This week you all presented your topics.
Things to turn in:
-All materials used
-Lesson plan completed
-Make sure to give back your feedback to the other students.
This unit we will be doing a student led lesson. The topic is the Postwar Boom era of the 1950s in America.
Descriptor: Ch 19 Postwar Boom Student Led Lesson Descriptor
Here are the rubrics for the different parts: Student lesson rubric Starter, Student lesson rubric Content Teacher, Student lesson rubric Assessor
Here are the blank lesson plans: Lesson Plan blank
Lesson plans with description and examples: Sample Lesson Plan
Here are the different topics to choose from: Automobiles, Conformity-Consumerism, Music Rock N Roll, Politics-Truman Eisenhower, Readjustment and Recovery, Suburbia, TV and Radio, Urban Issues. We will start the lessons Monday the 23rd.
Here are the groups: 6th hour sign up sheet Postwar Boom student led lesson
Today we had a test on Chapter 18.
Today we reviewed for our test on Monday. Here is the study guide. Ch 18 study guide
Today we learned about what happened in the Cold War in countries like Iran, Guatemala, Egypt, and Hungary. We looked at this: Ch. 18.4 Cold War in other Countries to fill out this organizational chart:The Cold War Around the World.
Today we learned about the arms/space race and had our own arms race. Test will be Monday.
Today we learned about McCarthyism
We went over the attachment (The Second Red Scare), took notes, and watched scenes from “The Majestic” to get a feel for the witch hunt during the 1950s to find communist suspects in America.