Friday, May 29, 2015

Civil Rights & Protest (May 26-June 5)

This is our unit plan.  Under the unit plan is a brief outline of what we do in class each day.
IF YOU ARE ABSENT be sure to check BOTH!!
UNIT: Civil Rights (and Protest)

For links to the assignments/readings/notes below, SELECT HERE!!!!
Learning Targets for the Unit:
I CAN...explain the political, economic & social goals, struggles and achievements of the Civil Rights Era.
I CAN...describe the sacrifices many made to gain rights for all Americans.
I CAN...identify racism that permeated ALL parts of America.
I CAN...analyze tensions in the U.S. caused directly or indirectly by the war in Vietnam.
I CAN...support multiple points of view of the war in Vietnam and of the anti-war protests in the U.S.

Essential Question(s) for the Unit:
What is an individual’s responsibility for protecting the rights of all Americans?
What is America’s responsibility for protecting oppressed people around the world?
COLOR KEY:   DOCUMENT/WEBSITE LINK    SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT    TURNED IN/POINTS TAKEN    DUE DATE
Date
Assignment/Activity
Description/Directions
(select above for unit folder with assignments)
Due Date

Overview of the Movement
1. FOCUS:
   -Equality under the law AND making sure all laws are being
    ENFORCED
2. Important to know:
   -There was discrimination in both the South AND the North
   -The Civil Rights Movement didn’t start in the 1950’s and end in the   
     1960’s - it has been going on since the first European settlement
      and continues today.


Murder of Emmett Till - spark that started the contemporary Civil Rights Movement
1. Documentary clips & answer questions on the wkst (if absent, use THIS WEBSITE: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/till/ to complete the questions.
2. Large group discussion - significance of this event, the actions of Emmett Till’s mother & the outcome of the trial


Major Events of the Civil Rights Movement
2. Complete #3-32 on the chart (using textbook OR internet)





6/3-6/5Vietnam War Assignment
As you watch the documentary, write down examples from the video of TENSIONS/PROBLEMS caused directly or indirectly by the war in Vietnam (think about soldiers, families, protesters, students, faculty, companies, government, university staff, etc.)
HINTS:
-Overseas = soldiers (part of "Black Lions" regiment), upper "Brass", enemy (Viet Cong), families at  home
-At Home = college students (pro-war & anti-war), university officials, university professors, police officers, etc.
IF ABSENT FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT:
#1 - Go to the folder (linked at the top of this blog post) for the worksheet
#2 - Go to the website http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/twodays/index.html
#3 - Select “People and Events” to the left of the banner picture                              
#4 – Under “People” select from the headings that are the titles before each set of questions (OR use the specific webpage addresses noted below each heading)
FRI 6/5
6/3 OR 6/4
FINAL!!!!
SELECT HERE for link to the form to submit your answsers to the final.










































Daily Activities
Most activities/assignments listed here are explained & detailed in the chart above.
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May 25 - May 29, 2015
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Monday (May 25)
No School - Memorial Day

Tuesday (May 26)
1. Finish Cuban Missile Crisis
2. Turn in packets!!
3. Intro to Civil Rights Movement - Emmitt Till

Wednesday (May 27) 
1.  Emmett Till Documentary Clips & wkst

Thursday (May 28)
1.  Large group discussion - Emmett Till

Friday (May 29)
1.  Crash Course - Civil Rights 1950's
2. Work on chart - #3-32 due Monday
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June 1 - June 5. 2015
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Monday (June 1)
1. Crash Course Video - Civil Rights Movement in the 1960's
2. Those who were murdered assignment - the victims of the Civil Rights Movement
3. Civil Rights Assignment - work on this DUE: Wed

Tuesday (June 2)
1. Civil Rights Locally - Duluth Lynchings
2. Vietnam - overview

Wednesday & Thursday (June 3 & 4) 
1. FINAL
2. Two Days in October documentary & assignment (Vietnam Era, anti-war protest, local connection from MANY points of view
3. Hand back papers - put into folders

Friday (June 5)
1. Finish Documentary & assignment

HAVE AN AMAZING SUMMER VACATION!!!!
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!

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Thursday, May 21, 2015

UNIT: Cold War (Starting May15-26, 2015)

This is our unit plan.  Under the unit plan is a brief outline of what we do in class each day.
IF YOU ARE ABSENT be sure to check BOTH!!
UNIT: Cold War

For links to the assignments/readings/notes below, SELECT HERE!!!!
Learning Targets for the Unit:
I CAN…compare the ideologies, values and lifestyles of America and the USSR during the Cold War Era.
I CAN...explain the major events of the Cold War and evaluate their impact on America and Americans.

Essential Question(s) for the Unit:
When should the rights of Americans be limited?
COLOR KEY:   DOCUMENT/WEBSITE LINK    SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT    TURNED IN/POINTS TAKEN    DUE DATE
Date
Assignment/Activity
Description/Directions
(select above for unit folder with assignments)
Due Date
5/14-5/15
Story of Us: Superpowers
1. Watch documentary & complete questions on wkst

5/15
Cold War Ideologies
1. Contrast the ideologies, beliefs and lifestyle of America and the USSR - use chart below to fill in your own (on wkst)


5/18
Events that Led to the Cold War
1. use chart below to fill in your own (on wkst)


5/15
Overview/Review
5/18-5/22
Cold War’s Global Impact
1. Use blue textbook and Global Impact handout to complete #1-6 in Cold War Big Picture packet
2. Complete map, shading the areas addressed in the handout as either “Communist” or “Supported by America”
TUES 5/19
5/20-5/22
Cold War at Home
1. Use text handouts to complete the rest of the packet (and the Red Scare chart)
2. Clips from the Cold War Era - How-To’s (building a bomb shelter, “duck and cover” in school, etc.)
3. CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS - SELECT HERE for link to a quick overview video
4. RED SCARE/MCCARTHYISM
-SELECT HERE for a video connecting it to The Crucibile
-SELECT HERE for a video showing how a reporter helped to bring McCarthy down
TUES 5/21
5/21-5/22
Nuclear Threat
(Watch These to better understand the “Nuclear Threat” in the U.S. during the Cold War)
1. Trinity & Beyond - actual footage (previously classified government footage) and first person scientist accounts of the creation, testing and use of the atomic bomb - ADD TO YOUR ASSIGNMENT CHART as you watch the clips and interviews
SELECT HERE FOR LINK TO THE VIDEO CLIP This video is free but has commercials.  Just watch the first segments (up to the second commercial break - about 20 minutes)
2. Educational Videos from the 1950's that contains training drills to prepare school children from a nuclear attack (created by the Civil Defense Agency) - ADD TO YOUR ASSIGNMENT CHART as you watch the clips and interviews
SELECT HERE FOR CLIP - drills to prepare children for nuclear attack (tuck & cover)
SELECT HERE FOR  CLIP - nuclear war preparation for housewives - vintage film
SELECT HERE FOR CLIP - bomb shelter from the 1950's in someone's house today
SELECT HERE FOR CLIP - bomb shelter from the 1950's in the basement of a school
SELECT HERE FOR CLIP - gov't educational video on how to build a bomb shelter
SELECT HERE FOR CLIP - Civil Defense film on how to survive a nuclear attack
SELECT HERE FOR CLIP - gov't educational film on the effects of nuclear fallout









Daily Activities
Most activities/assignments listed here are explained & detailed in the chart above.
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May 13 - May 15, 2015
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Wednesday (May 13) 
1.  PROJECT DUE!!!  
2. Packet DUE!!
3. Story of Us - Cold War & questions

Thursday (May 14)
1. Finish Story of Us & go over answers
2. Crash Course: Cold War

Friday (May 15)
1. Contrasting Cold War Ideologies & Events that led to the Cold War- lecture notes

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May 18 - May 22, 2015
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Monday (May 18)
1. Finish notes
2. Cold War - Global Impact (finish wkst using handout) - due: Tues

Tuesday (May 19)
1. CNN Student News
2. Review
3. Work time on "Cold War at Home" wkst (using reading handouts) - Due: Thurs

Wednesday (May 20) 
1.  CNN Student News
2. Discuss Global Impact charts & Mapping

Thursday (May 21)
1. Finish going over Global Impact chart & mapping


Friday (May 22)
1. Collect Cold War Packets
2. Cuban Missile Crisis - overview
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May 25 - May 29, 2015
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Monday (May 25)
No School - Memorial Day

Tuesday (May 26)
1. Finish Cuban Missile Crisis
2. Turn in packets!!
3. Intro to Civil Rights Movement - Emmitt Till

Wednesday (May 27) 
1.  

Thursday (May 28)
1. 

Friday (May 29)
1. 

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