3/31 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  The Venona Project.
2.  The Rosenberg Trial (pg. 34-35)
3.  Review closure.  Venona project and the Rosenbergs…

• Clip (time permitting):  Heir to an Execution

HW -
       - Are you going away early?  If so…see me!

3/30 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  "Dot" simulation…
2.  Red Scare (Again…) pg. 33
3.  Case Study:  Alger Hiss.  Was he a "dot"…or not???

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3/27 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 3…and try to use as many unit vocabulary words as possible!
2.  QUIZ:  Cold War Part I
3.  Birth of Rock & Roll.  What role did the radio and tv play?  How did this new medium contribute to the generation gap?

HW - Butter Battle Assignment due Monday!

3/26 Class Agenda

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

2.  1950s American Culture clip:  Interstate Highway Act, suburbs, new technology
3.  Powerpoint overview 

HW - TOMORROW - Cold War (part I) Quiz.  Review "Part I" of your packet... Vocab (pgs. 5-6) ...excluding #12-16, 18-19, 22-23.
- TOMORROW - extra credit assignment (article - handout)
- MONDAY - Butter Battle Assignment

3/25 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Read pg. 23
2.  Watch the reading of the "Butter Battle Book"...complete pg. 23 (top).  Discuss.
3.  Activity:  Complete pg. 23

HW - Finish pg. 23 (bottom assignment).  Due MONDAY.
       - QUIZ FRIDAY:  Cold War (Part I)

3/24 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Do pg. 30
2.  Class Activity:  Pg. 27-29
3.  Cuban Missile Crisis (pg. 13)

• Episode 14
• What is the state of Cuban relations today?  clip.

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3/23 Class Agenda

1.  Bellringer:  Pg. 26...bomb drill primary source.  What was the purpose of this document?  Clip.
2.  The Cold War - Ike and JFK (pg. 24-25)...Compare and contrast their approaches to the Cold War
3.  Current Events:  Nuclear weapons in the world today.
4.  Movie Review:  Identify 3 unit vocabulary words in the movie...and draw a simple picture representing one of those vocabulary words.

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