UNIT: Civil Rights and Protest (May 28-June 5, 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: 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	1. Crash Course Overview Video - 1950’s 2. Crash Course Overview Video - 1960’s 2. Complete Civil Rights Assignment (staple Emmett Till worksheet onto the Civil Rights Assignment and turn in)	WED 6/3
	Historical Eras Project	Eras Project Update: RESEARCH IS DUE BY THURSDAY!! Project part is now optional (to help offset another lower grade) and is due on Tuesday.	TURN IN THROUGH THURS 6/4
6/3-6/5	Vietnam 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 28 - May 29, 2015

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Thursday (May 28)

1.  Overview - Civil Rights Movement
2. Large group discussion - Emmett Till

Friday (May 29)

1.  Finish Emmett Till clips
2. Large group discussion - Emmett Till

Eras Project Update:
RESEARCH IS DUE BY THURSDAY!!
Project part is now optional (to help offset another lower grade) and is due on Tuesday.

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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 1950's
2. Finish going over Emmett Till wkst
3. Civil Rights Assignment DUE: Wed

Tuesday (June 2)

1. Finish up Civil Rights Era
2. Intro to the Vietnam War

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

Friday (June 5)

1. Finish Documentary & assignment

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

UNIT: Cold War (Starting May 21-28, 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
	Story of Us: Superpowers	1. Watch documentary & complete questions on wkst
5/21	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)
	Events that Led to the Cold War	1. use chart below to fill in your own (on wkst)
	Overview/Review	1. Crash Course Review Video (select here)- USA versus USSR - Cold War
	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”
	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. - SEE "NUCLEAR THREAT" BELOW 3. CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS - SELECT HERE for link to a quick overview video
	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 21 - May 22, 2015

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Thursday (May 21)

1. Actual footage from the Internment camps 
2. Turn in Japanese Internment wkst
3. Intro to Cold War - Contrasting Cold War Ideologies
5. Cold War packet = use handout to complete "Global Impact" chart DUE: Monday (entire packet)

Friday (May 22)

1. Finish going over contrasting ideologies
2. Crash Course - Cold War (USA versus USSR)

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May 25 - May 29, 2015

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Monday (May 25)

No School - Memorial Day

Tuesday (May 26)

1. Crash Course World History
2. Read & complete #1-6 on page two of the packet (using blue textbook)
3. Complete (and discuss) CHINA row in packet
4. Brief review of Korea, Vietnam and Cuban Missile Crisis
5. Using "Cold War in the Atomic Age" text reading, complete last page of packet (due: Wed)

Wednesday (May 27) 

1.  Archieved films - "Duck and Cover"
2. TURN IN PACKETS
3. Finish going over Cold War Info

UNIT: World War II Homefront (May 4-May 21)

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: World War II - American Homefront
	For links to the assignments/readings/notes below, SELECT HERE!!!!
Learning Targets for the Unit: I CAN…visualize the major events of World War II chronologically. I CAN...categorize facts into themes based on their commonalities. I CAN...create quality, specific main idea statement (topic sentence) for a series of facts (evidence). I CAN...identify and explain times in which our values and our actions don't match. I CAN...connect popular culture during the 1940's with the political/social/economic events of the time. I CAN...evaluate, compare and contrast post-war actions and trials. I CAN...create a definition "justice" and apply and evaluate it with the Nuremberg & Tokoyo war crimes trials. I CAN...choose a side and defend it with evidence Essential Question(s) for the Unit: When/why should should a nation go to war? When should citizens freedoms be limited? What could happen if we don't protect the rights of minority groups in America?
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
5/5	Crash Course Video	Crash Course Review Video - SELECT HERE for link - on World War II Homefront
5/5 - 5/7	Categorizing Facts about WWII	1. In groups read over the 40-ish facts about life in America during World War II 2. Sort the facts into themes 3. When you have narrowed down/increased your themes from about 6-8, create MAIN IDEA sentences that fit all of your facts (your facts become the supporting details) 4. Write down your MAIN IDEA sentences and mark the numbers for each support fact that fits for this main idea 5. Summarize a couple supporting facts for each of your main idea statements **SELECT HERE FOR LIST OF SUPPORT FACTS** SAMPLE TOPIC SENTENCES/MAIN IDEA STATEMENTS: ENTERTAINMENT/MEDIA Entertainment, mass communication and recreation all reflected the war era by including related war themes and ideas. SHORTAGES Consumers were required to put up with shortages and hardships that many had not known before the war. SUPPORT/PATRIOTISM There was a general efforts to show patriotism and contribute to the war effort in at least small ways. DISCRIMINATION Racial segregation and racial tensions continued during the war years. OPPORTUNITIES The war opened employment opportunities for women, but gender discrimination still persisted. The war provided opportunities for persons and groups who had been discriminated against in the past. PROSPERITY / GROWTH The war years were characterized by prosperity and economic growth. VIEW OF THE WAR Americans were not touched as directly by the war as were the citizens of many other nations.
5/7 & 5/19	Japanese-American Internment (Stages of Prejudice)	1. Read through "Japanese-American Evacuation: 1942" handout.  As you read, complete the chart on the "Stages (and Dangers) of Prejudice" wkst.  Also finish Part 2 & Part 3 of the worksheet 2. Watch 9066-9/11 documentary - complete the video questions as you watch 3. Discuss Prejudice questions 4. 1943 Government Propaganda Film (9 minutes) justifying the internment of Japanese-Americans SELECT HERE FOR LINK TO THE PROPAGANDA FILM 5. Actual footage (contraband home video) from inside the Japanese Interment Camps	FRI 5/8
4/20-4/23	Primary Documents - Decision to Drop the Bomb & SUMMATIVE QUIZ - comprehension & analysis of primary documents	To complete "The Decision to Drop the Bomb" packet, follow these steps: STEP 1: Read over the "Turning Point: Dropping the Bomb Case Study" STEP 2: Complete question #1 AND the first row of the chart (#2) in your packet STEP 3: Read over the "Atomic Bomb DBQ" documents; as you read complete the corresponding questions for #3-8 in your packet STEP 4: Go back to the chart and fill in the second row (#2) STEP 5: In class (or on your own if absent) watch the documentary clips SELECT HERE FOR LINK TO CLIP #1 SELECT HERE FOR LINK TO CLIP #2 STEP 6: Complete the "Pro & Con Chart" (#9) putting together all of the information you read/watched STEP 7: Complete #10 by choosing one decision and defending it with evidence

Daily Activities

Most activities/assignments listed here are explained & detailed in the chart above.

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May 4 - May 8. 2015

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Monday (May 4)

1. Go over project directions
2. Work time on Historical Era's Theme Project

Tuesday (May 5)

1. Crash Course Overview Video (World War II Homefront)
2. Small group - categorizing supporting details to into common themes

Wednesday (May 5) 

1. Finish categorizing and work on topic sentences

Thursday (May 6)

1. Finish topic sentences & turn in
2. Start Japanese Internment reading/wkst DUE:FRIDAY

Friday (May 7)

1. Watch Government Propaganda Film (link above)
2. Work time on project

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May 11 - May 15, 2015

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Monday (May 11)

1. ASPIRE TESTING TODAY

Tuesday (May 12)

1. Decision to Drop the Bomb - read primary & secondar sources (handouts) and complete the first three pages of the packet (DUE: Wed)

Wednesday (May 13) 

1.  Assessment - reading primary documents

Thursday (May 14)

1. Documentary clips - Hiroshima & fill in bottom row on chart 

Friday (May 15)

1. Photos, charts, graphs, etc. discussion & add to bottom row on chart
2. Complete "Decision to Drop the Bomb" packet (due: Monday)

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May 18 - May 22, 2015

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Monday (May 11)

1. Work on Project

Tuesday (May 12)

1. Turn in "Decision to Drop the Bomb" assignment (summative)
2. Quote & discussion
3. Start documentary

Wednesday (May 13) 

1.  Oklahoma City Bombing
2. Finish documentary & go over questions

Thursday (May 14)

1. Actual footage from the Internment camps 
2. Turn in Japanese Internment wkst
3. Intro to Cold War - Contrasting Cold War Ideologies
4. Crash Course - Cold War (USA versus USSR) - in 6th hour (wasn't working 1st hour - 1st hour will watch on Friday or Tuesday)
5. Cold War packet = use handout to complete "Global Impact" chart DUE: Monday (entire packet)

Friday (May 15)

1.