Class Agenda: Civil Rights Era Unit

1.  Bellringer:  What rights are we guaranteed by our Constitution?  Bridge discussion to the Civil Rights Era and segregation.  Rights were NOT guaranteed to our African-American citizens...

2.  Civil Rights Case Study:  Emmett Till.  Why was Emmett Till so important to the Civil Rights Era? 

HW -

Class Agenda

MATH TESTING DAY:  We will be operating on a 2 hour delay schedule, so our class periods will be shortened. 

1.  Bellringer:  Brain-Pop..."Cold War" review
2.  Quiz

HW - none

Class Agenda

MATH TESTING DAY:  We will be operating on a 2 hour delay schedule, so our class periods will be shortened. 

1.  Bellringer:  Brain-pop review of the Vietnam War
2.  The Cold War Goes Global (pg. 48...powerpoint)

HW - Cold War Quiz tomorrow (use the studying hints given in class)

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  What was your impression of our guest speaker yesterday?  Identify one "tid-bit" that you learned....
2.  Vietnam Stations (pgs. 58-60).  Movie clip for pg. 58
3.  Review Station work

HW - pg. 57

Class Agenda

Class will meet today in the LGIR for our guest speaker Mr. Rybek, who will be sharing some stories about his experiences in Vietnam.

HW - finish questions from "Fall of Saigon" article

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Watch Video Clip...as a summary of our last 2 classes.
2.  Guided Reading Activity (pgs. 62-65)

HW - none

Class Agenda

ELA TESTING DAY:  We will be operating on a 2 hour delay schedule, so our class periods will be shortened. 

1.  Bellringer:  What is the difference between gorilla and guerilla?
2.  Finish Vietnam (powerpoint)...pg. 48

HW - none

Class Agenda

ELA TESTING DAY:  We will be operating on a 2 hour delay schedule, so our class periods will be shortened.  

1.  Bellringer:  What was the domino theory?
2.  Vietnam Notes (powerpoint)...pg. 48

HW - none

Class Agenda

ELA TESTING DAY:  We will be operating on a 2 hour delay schedule, so our class periods will be shortened.  

1.  Bellringer:  View Clip:  What was McCarthyism?
2.  Review Rosenberg Questions
3.  Notes:  pg. 49-50

HW - none

Class Agenda: Cold War Unit Part II

1.  Bellringer:  Complete a "T" chart for review.  Label one side Western Bloc, and the other side Eastern Bloc....classify the following:  democracy, totalitarian, command economy, capitalism, NATO, Warsaw Pact, USSR, USA.  Bridge bellringer from review/known to new/unknown...

2.  The Rosenberg Trial (pg. 51-56)

HW - finish Rosenberg questions

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  How are your interests/hobbies/music/likes/dislikes different from your parents or guardians?  Create a "T" chart to contrast.  Introduce concept of generation gap

2.  1950s Culture Story (pgs. 28-33)

3.  Brain pop review.....time permitting
4.  Anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr....discuss the Civil Rights Era in the 1950s.

HW - Cold War (part I) Quiz tomorrow

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Top Secret Activity!  pgs. 31-33.  Develop solutions to the crisis in Cuba.

2.  Cuban Missile Crisis Notes (pg. 6)

• "Hour of Maximum Danger" movie clip

HW - QUIZ Thursday

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Take out a piece of paper and label it "Butter Battle Book" Active Listening Notes.
2.  Watch the reading of the "Butter Battle Book"...and take notes.  This is good practice for the ELAs when we get back from break.

3.  Activity:  Compare an Contrast the Butter Battle Book with what you have learned about the Cold War (pg. 25).  Lastly - write an ending to the book...based on what we know today about the end of the Cold War...how should this ending be re-written?

HW - Read about the Cuba Crisis (pg. 29-30)...and answer the questions at the end.