Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  The Cold War is like a peanut butter and mayonnaise sandwich because...(add explanation here)
2.  "The Butter Battle Book" group read.  Complete pg. 21 by comparing and contrasting the Butter Battle vs. the Cold War
3.  Read pgs. 22-23, answer questions on bottom of 23
HW - Finish 22-23

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  View clip...and indentify 2 vocabulary words from our study of the Cold War, AND your own definition.

2.  Pg. 3
3.  Ike and JFK's Cold War (powerpoint)
HW -

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Complete Map on pg. 20
2.  Finish Berlin Wall powerpoint (see Thursday May 5 for notes)
3.  Korea MVP (pg. 17, pg. 19, and handout)
4.  Brain pop:  Korean War.  Discuss current events...
HW -

Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  What would be the motivation for someone to "run away" from home?  Bridge into concept:  defect
2.  Brain-pop - Review/Preview Activity:  Identify 3 facts, concepts, ideas that you already have learned in regards to the Cold War.  AND 3 that we will be covering later...
3.  Review "Berlin Crisis (pg. 16)."  Bridge into discussion on Berlin Wall (powerpoint).  Apply concept:  defect
HW - 

Class Agenda

ELA Testing Day #2:  We will be operating on a 2 hour delay schedule...therefore, Mrs. Patton will be conducting class today.
1.  Bellringer:  Cold War Map (pg. 11)
2.  Notes (pg. 7-8)
HW - Berlin Crisis (pg. 15-16)

Class Agenda

ELA STATE TESTING:  NO Social Studies class today.  Good luck!

Class Agenda

BREAKING NEWS:  US forces hunt down and kill Osama bin Laden...for the latest coverage go to www.cnn.com

1.  Bellringer:  Create a "T" chart and label one side USA and one side USSR.  Classify the following vocabulary terms/adjectives for each nation during the Cold War.  Totalitarian, Democracy, Capitalism, Command Economy, Freedom, Controlled
2.  Notes (pg. 7)
3.  Read "A Curtain of Iron" (pg. 12)...and complete the MVP handout
HW - Finish MVPs.  Good luck on the ELA Exam!