Cold War Time Capsule Project – Academic
7th Grade U.S. History
Imagine that you have moved to a new house in an older neighborhood. There is a giant
tree in the backyard that provides a lot of shade for you to sit in while reading a book. This
morning, when you were sitting against the tree, your dog started digging near the roots.
Curious about what he was trying to find, you got up to take a closer look. You started to see
something shiny and decided to help little Fido dig up the item. You have discovered a time
capsule left behind from the prior homeowners!
Your job is to create (by typing or neatly writing) the following items below to show
what you have found in your Cold War era time capsule:
Time capsule letter by “Baby Boomer” William Dloc
10 sentence minimum
Use and HIGHLIGHT the following words:
Consumer goods
Credit
Baby Boom
Labor unions
Economy
Education
Interstate highway system
G.I. Bill of Rights
*Copy of William Dloc’s birth certificate*
Time capsule letter by Korean War Veteran Bruce
“Raw” Dloc
10 sentence minimum
Use and HIGHLIGHT the following words:
NATO
Warsaw Pact
South Korea
North Korea
China
Desegregation of armed forces
Stalemate
Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
*Copy of Bruce “Raw” Dloc’s dog tag*
Time capsule letter about Dorothy Dloc, secretary in
Kennedy’s White House
10 sentence minimum
Use and HIGHLIGHT the following words:
Educational opportunities
Economic opportunities
Eleanor Roosevelt
Cuban Missile Crisis
Blockade
John F. Kennedy
Fidel Castro
*Dorothy Dloc’s fallout shelter packing list*
Time capsule letter by Vietnam War Veteran
Kenneth Dloc
10 sentence minimum
Use and HIGHLIGHT the following words:
Communism
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Domino Theory
Containment
Protest
Cease-fire
*Copy of Kenneth Dloc’s draft card*
Write a minimum 10-sentence time capsule letter from the perspective of William
Dloc, a “Baby Boomer.” Use the following words in his letter: consumer goods, credit,
baby boom, labor unions, economy, education, interstate highway system, G.I. Bill of Rights.
Make sure to fill-out William Dloc’s birth certificate (keeping the information relevant
to the baby boomer generation).
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Write a minimum 10-sentence time capsule letter from the perspective of Korean
War Veteran Bruce “Raw” Dloc. Use the following words in his letter: NATO, Warsaw
Pact, South Korea, North Korea, China, Desegregation of armed forces, stalemate, Korean
Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Make sure to complete Bruce “Raw” Dloc’s military dog tag.
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Write a minimum 10-sentence time capsule letter from the perspective of a
secretary in the Kennedy White House. Use the following words in her letter:
Educational opportunities, economic opportunities, Eleanor Roosevelt, Cuban Missile Crisis,
blockade, John F. Kennedy, Fidel Castro. Make sure to create Dorothy Dloc’s fallout shelter
packing list.
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Write a minimum 10-sentence time capsule letter from the perspective of
Vietnam War Veteran Kenneth Dloc. Use the following words in his letter: communism,
North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Domino Theory, containment, protest, cease-fire. Make sure to
fill out Kenneth Dloc’s military draft card.
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Grading Rubric – Cold War Time Capsule Project – Academic
# Sentences (40)
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# Highlighted Vocabulary Words _______ x 1 point each = ____________ of 30 points
# Completed supplements
_______ x 2.5 points each = __________ of 10 points
TOTAL
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Converted to 30-point scale:
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Grading Rubric – Cold War Time Capsule Project – Academic
# Sentences (40)
_______ x 1.5 point each =___________ of 60 points
# Highlighted Vocabulary Words _______ x 1 point each = ____________ of 30 points
# Completed supplements
_______ x 2.5 points each = __________ of 10 points
TOTAL
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Converted to 30-point scale:
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