Westside High School Lesson Plan
Teacher Name:
Course:
Kindred
US History
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Dates:
Unit 6: Cold War
Jan. 5 – Jan. 9, 2015
*TEACHER WORK DAY*
Monday
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Tuesday
What do I need to before next class?
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What are we learning?
Daily Objective: I can trace Soviet aggression during the Cold War and analyze how it led to
foreign policy decisions such as the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, Berlin Airlift, NATO,
and U.S. involvement in Korea as an attempt at containment.
TEKS/AP/Standards: ⓇUSH.8A Describe U.S. responses to Soviet aggression after World War
II, including the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,
the Berlin airlift, and John F. Kennedy's role in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
How will we learn it?
Do FIRST – Write a sentence about the outcome of World War II.
Learning Activities:
1. U.S. vs. U.S.S.R. T-Chart
2. Cold War Power Point: Guided Notes
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods: EXIT TICKET – Explain one example of CONTAINMENT
Checks for Understanding: FIST TO FIVE
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Materials: powerpoint, notes, assisted notes for modified
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Review two column notes. Ask your parents/ grandparents about the Cold
War
Wed/Thur
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: I can evaluate the impact of Cold War rivalry on the arms race, space race,
McCarthyism, defense spending, and educational priorities.
I can describe the G.I. Bill as one cause of prosperity during the 1950’s and explain increased
consumption and the growth of suburbs, agriculture, and businesses as effects of that
prosperity.
TEKS/AP/Standards: ⓈUSH.8B Describe how Cold War tensions were intensified by the
arms race, the space race, McCarthyism, and the House Un-American Activities Committee
(HUAC), the findings of which were confirmed by the Verona Papers.
ⓇUSH.17B Identify the causes of prosperity in the 1950s, including the Baby Boom and the
impact of the GI Bill (Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944), and the effects of prosperity
in the 1950s such as increased consumption and the growth of agriculture and business.
How will we learn it?
Do FIRST – What did your parents say about the Cold War?
Learning Activities:
1. Duck and Cover Video Analysis
2. Cooperative Learning: Life in the 1950s
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Assessment Methods: Cooperative Learning: Life in the 1950s Poster
Gallery Walk – Notes, Discussion Questions
Checks for Understanding: - Duck and Cover Drill, Video Questions, Discuss Effectiveness
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: One pagers, art supplies, notebook
Friday
What do I need to before next class?
Follow Up/HW: Review Two column notes, and 1950’s vocabulary
What are we learning?
Daily Objective: I can evaluate the impact of Cold War rivalry on the arms race, space race,
McCarthyism, defense spending, and educational priorities.
I can describe the G.I. Bill as one cause of prosperity during the 1950’s and explain increased
consumption and the growth of suburbs, agriculture, and businesses as effects of that
prosperity.
TEKS/AP/Standards: ⓈUSH.8B Describe how Cold War tensions were intensified by the
arms race, the space race, McCarthyism, and the House Un-American Activities Committee
(HUAC), the findings of which were confirmed by the Verona Papers.
ⓇUSH.17B Identify the causes of prosperity in the 1950s, including the Baby Boom and the
impact of the GI Bill (Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944), and the effects of prosperity
in the 1950s such as increased consumption and the growth of agriculture and business.
How will we learn it?
Learning Activities:
1. Cooperative Learning Review with Cards.
2. Cold War Learning Quiz/Noted corrections
How will we tell if we’re learning it correctly?
Assessment Methods- Grade Quiz and find answers in notebook
Checks for Understanding – Look at card placement
What do I need to be successful?
Materials: Review Cards/pictures
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