Grade: 11th
Subject: U.S. History
Week: 2/25-3/1
Monday:
Bellringer: Explain one of the following: What were the four causes of the Vietnam War?
8E: Analyze the major events and issues of the Vietnam War such as the Tet-offensive, escalation of forces, Vietnamization, and the fall Saigon.
Big Idea: The War Abroad
Activates: Students will be asked to place a series of pictures into a timeline format (Pics will be four main events from 8E). They will write a caption for the photos, explain the significance and write how it leads to the next event.
Tuesday:
Bellringer: Can you place the following events in order: Tet-Offensive, Vietnamization, escalation, fall of Saigon.
8F: Describe the response to the Vietnam War such as the draft, 26th Amendment, the role of Media, the credibility gap, the silent majority, and the anti-war movement.
Big Idea: The War at Home
Activities: Stations activity. Students will be asked to analyze a set of readings, political cartoons, and primary sources to answer a series of open ended questions about Vietnam at home.
Formative assessment: Ticket out the door: Of these problems which would cause the most drama in the US and why?
Wednesday:
SAT Day
Thursday:
Activates: Must know info vocabulary activity
Students will be shown a series of pictures/documents/cartoons and asked to apply knowledge on a vocabulary worksheet.
Friday:
Bellringer: Explain one of the ways that the war in Vietnam effected life in America.
8E & 8F: Standards combined
Vietnam DBQ: Would you have been a draft dodger? Students will be shown a series of documents and be asked to answer guiding questions. Using their answers they will write their responses to the question.
Subject: U.S. History
Week: 2/25-3/1
Monday:
Bellringer: Explain one of the following: What were the four causes of the Vietnam War?
8E: Analyze the major events and issues of the Vietnam War such as the Tet-offensive, escalation of forces, Vietnamization, and the fall Saigon.
Big Idea: The War Abroad
Activates: Students will be asked to place a series of pictures into a timeline format (Pics will be four main events from 8E). They will write a caption for the photos, explain the significance and write how it leads to the next event.
Tuesday:
Bellringer: Can you place the following events in order: Tet-Offensive, Vietnamization, escalation, fall of Saigon.
8F: Describe the response to the Vietnam War such as the draft, 26th Amendment, the role of Media, the credibility gap, the silent majority, and the anti-war movement.
Big Idea: The War at Home
Activities: Stations activity. Students will be asked to analyze a set of readings, political cartoons, and primary sources to answer a series of open ended questions about Vietnam at home.
Formative assessment: Ticket out the door: Of these problems which would cause the most drama in the US and why?
Wednesday:
SAT Day
Thursday:
Activates: Must know info vocabulary activity
Students will be shown a series of pictures/documents/cartoons and asked to apply knowledge on a vocabulary worksheet.
Friday:
Bellringer: Explain one of the ways that the war in Vietnam effected life in America.
8E & 8F: Standards combined
Vietnam DBQ: Would you have been a draft dodger? Students will be shown a series of documents and be asked to answer guiding questions. Using their answers they will write their responses to the question.