Lesson on Monday, April 16, 2018

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT TODAY WE SQUEEZED TWO LESSONS IN ONE PERIOD: DO NOT COMPLETE THE HOME LEARNING FOR THE FIRST LESSON, DO COMPLETE THE HOME LEARNING FOR THE SECOND LESSON. THE TWO LESSONS ARE DIVIDED BY A RED LINE.

Aim: What were the causes of the Korean War?

Bell Ringer: the Civil War was fought in…. (years)


Objectives:
1. Students will examine causes, course, and consequences of the early years of the Cold War (Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, NATO, Warsaw Pact).
2. Students will analyze significant foreign policy events during the Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations.

Agenda:

1. Bell Ringer (5 min)
2. Have students complete the note-taking guide (Attachment B, p. 4) using their textbooks (McGraw-Hill United States History & Geography pp. 318-326), online resources, or class notes as appropriate. Teachers may want to guide students through completing the notes, have students work in small groups, or assign students to complete notes independently.
3. Show the Crash Course US History video clip about the Korean War: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2IcmLkuhG0 ,
stopping at 4:18. Before viewing, ask students to focus on this question:


According to the video, what impact did the Korean War have? Discuss responses as a class.

4. Review anticipation guide (Attachment D) questions to check for learning. Ask students to reflect on what they have learned so far in this unit.

5. Activity: Have students create a movie poster based on Communism in Asia during the early Cold War or the Korean War. Assignment details, including poster requirements and a rubric for grading, can be found in Attachment E. (SKIPPED)

Home Learning: Korean War Movie Poster Assignment

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Aim: How did the United States respond to the post-World War II geo-political climate?  

Bell Ringer: BP: Communism 

Objectives: 

1. Students will examine causes, course, and consequences of the early years of the Cold War (Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, NATO, Warsaw Pact).  

2. Students analyze significant foreign policy events during the Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations. 

Agenda: 

1. 1. Bell Ringer (5 min)  

2. 2. Collect Korean War Movie Poster (SKIPPED)

2. Complete the note-taking guide (Attachment B, p. 4-6) using your textbooks (McGraw-Hill United States History & Geography pp. 318-326), online resources, or class notes as appropriate. (15 min)  

3. Activity: Give small groups of students one of the Herb Block political cartoons reflecting the era of McCarthyism (Attachment F) and a copy of the Library of Congress Political Cartoon Analysis tool (Attachment G). Use the Observe-ReflectQuestion protocol outlined in the analysis tool to develop an understanding of your cartoon and then share your analysis with the class.  

4. Create your own political cartoon based on one of the concepts related to the Red Scare (or another topic from this unit such as Communism v. Capitalism, Truman’s foreign policies, or the Korean War). (rest of class) 

Home Learning:  

Journal 66 – What is the difference between Communism and Capitalism?   

Complete the last pages of EOC Review Packet