If you have not seen the recent film Bridge of Sighs, I would encourage you to see it before it leaves theaters. It's a great Cold War story and will bring to life the era we are studying.
We began our study of Chapters 15 & 16 today, covering the time period 1945-1960. Students learned (or reviewed, as we learned much of this in World History last year), how events at the end of WWII led to the Cold War. See the Home page for your reading schedule from these two chapters.
If you have not seen the recent film Bridge of Sighs, I would encourage you to see it before it leaves theaters. It's a great Cold War story and will bring to life the era we are studying.
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We watched the last few minutes of Unpinned, then students answered the film guide questions working in their study groups. We talked through the seven long answer questions on the test, which are listed on the home page.
After watching the CNN Student News report on Paris, we turned to the life of LBJ. Students defined vocab together, then watched a brief CSPAN video biography. We finished watching The Century: Unpinned 196501970 today. I discussed the vocabulary with students. We will watch the last minutes of the film Tuesday, then students will answer questions in their study groups. Note: the test over Chapter 17 is on Wednesday.
Quiz over Chapter 17. Many students earned at least 17 out of 19 points. We watched the first half of the film Unpinned 1965-1970.
We finished watching Poisoned Dreams, Students worked in study groups answering the film guide questions. Quiz on Friday over Chapter 17.
This week we are watching two episodes from The Century: America's Time. Students defined vocabulary terms from the film, then we read through the questions on the film guide. The episode we began today, Poisoned Dreams, covers the years 1960-1964.
We are studying the Kennedy and Johnson administrations this week and are watching two episodes from The Century to watch the history of the 1960's. Students received a study guide for the first film today. We discussed some of the vocabulary, then read through the discussion questions. On Tuesday, students will be divided up into 10 study groups to answer the questions after we finish watching the first episode.
We watched a C-SPAN bio of JFK: students used their textbooks and online sources to define/identify vocabulary, then answered questions about President Kennedy as we watched the film. Kennedy wanted Congress to pass a Civil Rights Act, but was killed before that could happen. His successor, President Johnson, pushed Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Then we looked at primary sources on pages 640-41 in the textbook and answered questions based on the readings and photos. Most students turned in this assignment by the end of class. You can turn it in next week if you need a little more time. Students created a timeline of events from 1954-1968 using information in the A Time for Justice handout, the accompanying poster and online sources. Study these events from your book, your film guide answers and online sources to prepare for a later test over this material. The only dates you will need to know for the test are: 1954 (Brown v. Board of Education), 1955 (Emmett Till and Rosa Parks), 1957 (Little Rock), 1961 (Freedom Riders), 1963 (16th Street Baptist Church), 1964 (Murder in Philadelphia MS, Civil Rights Act), March 7, 1965 (Bloody Sunday), 1965 (Voting Rights Act).
We took a Louisiana state literacy test today - an example of tests used in the South to prevent African-Americans from voting. Students had 10 minutes to answer 19 questions. No one passed. Fred Thompson, the former senator and actor, died last Sunday. He was the Republican minority counsel in the Senate Watergate hearings who asked Butterfield about an Oval Office taping system. We watched a CBS News report on his life and death. Many people will remember his role in the film Hunt for Red October.
We watched the film A Time for Justice today. Students have questions to answer based on the film. Please type and print your answers, even if you started writing them in longhand on the handout. I explained the Photo Essay assignment - see the handout. This is a chance for those students with artistic talents to shine. |
James WaltersMr. Walters has taught at RAA since 1985. He currently teaches Geography, World History, American History, Government, Economics and Handbell Ensembles. He is Music Director/Organist of Magnolia Presbyterian Church and is an adjunct professor at Concordia University Wisconsin, teaching Handbell Methods and Materials. Archives
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