Lesson Snapshot
BLOOM’S TAXONOMY
Creating
Julius Zuke
Co-Teacher:Diehl
Subject: English
Date:1/24/12
Periods:1,3,4/5
Long Range Learning
Target: I can create a
five-paragraph essay
about a historical
event, using both
primary and
secondary sources.
Helpful Hint—This study guide is available online at
www.baltimorecityschools.org/341
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History Through
Poetry
History Through Poetry
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• primary source
• secondary source
• citation
• discrepancy
Alignment to National Standards-Information Literacy Indicators (AASL):
1. Inquire, Think Critically, and Gain Knowledge.
2. Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to
new situations, and create new knowledge.
3. Share Knowledge and Participate Ethically and Productively as
Members of Our Democratic Society.
4. Pursue Personal and Aesthetic Growth.
ASSESSMENT LIMITS
4.3.2 Recognize that resources are
created for a variety of purposes.
3.g Consider and respect diverse
and global perspectives in
drawing conclusions and
interpreting new ideas.
Industrial Revolution
http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi1413.htm with audio
Vietnam War
http://www.war-stories.com/aspprotect/warstory-vietnam-war-poetry-1.asp
World War I
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1914warpoets.html
World War II
http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/users/04/sorelle/poetry/wwii/poetry.html
Holocaust
http://www.datasync.com/~davidg59/holo_art.html
Korean War
https://generalmacarthurshonorguard.com/Korean_War_Poem.php
Space Travel
http://authorsden.com/visit/viewpoetry.asp?id=197332&authorid=57051
Cold War
http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/leningrad-lyrics-billy-joel/525cb7fefa2323e448256870001f3831
Pollution—Presnt Day
http://www.ecopoems.altervista.org/pollution_poems1.htm
Civil War
http://www.civilwarpoetry.org/
Pick a time period and
read one poem that
someone who lived during
this time period has written.
http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/
1ushist.html
Look up the time period
in an online
encyclopedia to get
additional information
from today’s scholars,
who were not alive
during the time period.
 Primary Resources—READ VERY CAREFULLY AND LOOK
FOR HIDDEN MEANINGS!
 Seondary Resources--Skim. NOBODY understands everything.
 Do not copy word-for-word unless you are quoting a poem.
Example:
TCharts
Viktor was a Russian “child of war.”
He became a solider, “followed the
rules and drank” to escape his sad
“life in Leningrad.” After finishing his
time as a solider, he became a clown
and enjoyed making people happy.
The other person, an American, lived
in the pretty suburbs of Levittown,
Pennsylvania. While he was in
elementary school, he participated in
air raid drills by hiding under his desk
and going to an underground shelter.
They did this in case the “yellow
reds” tried to bomb America . He
watched his friends “go off to war
when the Russians “tore the Cuban
missiles down.”
What was the Cold War?
President Kennedy
wanted to get rid of
Cuba’s leader, Fidel
Castro by invading
Cuba. The invasion
failed, and Castro
asked Russia to
back him up.
Russia parked
several nuclear
missiles in Cuba,
which made
America scared.
Therefore, Kennedy
blocked in all of
Cuba’s ships.
Discrepancies
The Russian man did what he had to do, and then went on
enjoying life. The American man feared for his life, hated the
Russians, and watched a lot of his friends get upset and agitate
the Russians. President Kennedy made everything seem like a
big crisis, and the military was called into action. In the end,
the men from the two countries became friends, and so all the
stress and drama was for nothing.
So What? What did I learn about
the event?
Americans made a mistake messing with Cuba. They wanted to
get rid of Fidel Castro. Not only did Castro not disappear, but
now America had deadly rockets aimed at it.America had to
save face by blocking in Cuba’s boats. In the end, everyone
backed off. The American and the Russian became friends. Why
couldn’t they have just done this in the first place?
Now say it like you mean it!
Introduction:
How you feel about the Cuban missile crisis may depend upon how
much you depend upon primary and secondary sources which give
information about the event.
Idea #1
From the
poem,”Leningrad, “
we get a personal
view of the Cuban
missile crisis.
Idea #2
From
contemporary
internet stories
about the Cuban
missile crisis, a
different view of
the event
becomes clear.
Idea #3
The poetic version
of the story and
the historic
version of the
story, therefore,
tell slightly
different stories.
Details for Idea #1
Viktor was a Russian “child of
war.”
He became a solider, “followed
the rules and drank” to escape
his sad “life in Leningrad.” After
finishing his time as a solider, he
became a clown and enjoyed
making people happy.
The other person, an American,
lived in the pretty suburbs of
Levittown, Pennsylvania. While
he was in elementary school, he
participated in air raid drills by
hiding under his desk and going
to an underground shelter. They
did this in case the “yellow reds”
tried to bomb America . He
watched his friends “go off to war
when the Russians “tore the
Cuban missiles down.”
The two men met in Russia and
became friends. They were not
enemies anymore.
Details for Idea #2
Details for Idea #3
President Kennedy wanted to get
rid of Cuba’s leader, Fidel Castro
by invading Cuba. The invasion
failed, and Castro asked Russia
to back him up. Russia parked
several nuclear missiles in Cuba,
which made America scared.
Therefore, Kennedy blocked in
all of Cuba’s ships. After a lot of
threatening back and forth, the
ships were unblocked and this
missiles went away. Suspicion
and fear between the Americans
and the Russians remained.
The Russian man did what he
had to do, and then went on
enjoying life. The American man
feared for his life, hated the
Russians, and watched a lot of
his friends get upset and agitate
the Russians. President Kennedy
made everything seem like a big
crisis, and the military was called
into action. In the end, however,
the fear was removed by
personal contact rather than
military force. he men from the
two countries met and became
friends, and so all the stress and
drama was for nothing.
Conclusion:
Americans made a mistake messing with Cuba. They wanted to
get rid of Fidel Castro. Not only did Castro not disappear, but now
America had deadly rockets aimed at it. America had to save face
by blocking in Cuba’s boats. In the end, everyone backed off.
Everyone saved face. The Americans and the Russian became
friends. Why couldn’t they have just done this in the first place?
Find it on YouTube
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgD_-dRZPgs
Citations—Page 1
 A citation is just a fancy word that means “note.”
 Citations tell where you got your information from. If you don’t include
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citations in your research, it is easy for people to assume that you didn’t
do much research. Citations proved that you really looked around for a
good answer.
The easiest (and sloppiest) way to cite your work is to just give the title
of the book or the URL (web address) for where the information came
from.
The most professional way to cite your work is to plug the title or URL
(web address) into www.bibme.org and create a citation that is
respected worldwide by the Modern Language Association (MLA).
Cite everything you take notes from. If you used two books and three
web sites, you need five citations. If you used six web sites and three
books, you need nine citations.
Directions for making citations are on the back of this sheet.
Citations—Page Two
1.
Go to www.bibme.org.
2.
Click “book” or”website,” whichever applies.
3.
Make sure the search box is empty.
4.
If you are using a web site, skip to step #8.
5.
If you are using a book, type in the title of the book, and click “find book.”
6.
Click the green check next the book you used.
7.
Skip to step #10.
8.
Paste the URL (web address) into the search box. Make sure the URL begins
with http://
9.
Click “load information.”
10. Click “add to my bibliography.”
11. Scroll to the top of the page and copy your citation. Paste it into your
project. Citations should be in alphabetical order.
My information came from
health.nih.gov.
"NIH - Health Information."
NIH - Health Information.
N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Feb.
2011.
<http://health.nih.gov/>.
1. Go to www.bibme.org
2. Tell the computer
what kind of resource
you are using.
3. Type in the book title or
http://ww address, then click
the FIND or LOAD button.
4. Scroll down to the
bottom of the page.
5.
Click
here.
6. Scroll back
to the top of
the page.
7. Copy the
citation
exactly as it
appears.
Fill in what you can,
then click OK.
Click Bibliography,
then Insert
Bibliography. Copy the
citation exactly.
Clearly defined limits
Frequent breaks
Seating to reduce distractions
Tutoring assistance (peer, pal, teacher, etc.)
Proofreading to refine grammatical conventions.
Proofreading to refine spelling conventions.
Proofreading to refine writing structure.
Proofreading to refine citations.
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Using technology to communicate with the instructor.
Researching to find alternate viewpoints.
Reflecting and relating current knowledge to new situations or
applications.
Review
Additional time for
reading assignments
Adjustment of time allotment
Amount of work the student is expected to complete
EXIT TICKET
Here are some resources
that I know not to use again:
Name__________Date________Starting Time_______Ending Time_________
I worked within the time frame allotted and completed the task. True_____False_____
I lost focus during library research and needed direction. True_____False_____
Here’s the new information I
gained today:
I was unable to work independently in the library. I accomplished little. True_____False_____
I found most of the answers I was looking for. True_____False_____
I did not find very much useful information. True_____False_____
The materials I used were very helpful. True_____False_____
Based on the answers I
just gave, here is what I
need to do next time:
The materials I used did not help me very much. True_____False_____
I asked for help from the teachers in the room. True_____False_____
I used the help from the teachers in the room. True_____False_____
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1.4.3 1.4.4 2.4.1 2.4.2 2.4.3
2.4.4
1.4.2