Students took a 30 point quiz over Chapter 15, which we graded. After watching the CNN Student News, students used their textbooks to answer questions about Eisenhower and the Cold War.
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Students took a quiz over 1950s popular culture, which we traded and graded. Most of you did very well. The answer to the extra credit question was Little Richard, the 1950s rock 'n roll singer who later attended Oakwood College and became an ordained SDA minister. We watched two video clips of him and his band.
We began our study of the Cold War. I briefly introduced Chapter 15 section 1. Students then read the section and answered questions on page 537 and 536, after we read portions of Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech and studied the accompanying map. At the end of class we watched the CNN Student News. Quiz next Thursday over Chapter 15. Students watched a brief C-Span video on the life of President Eisenhower and answered questions about him. Study the information you have learned about Truman & Eisenhower in preparation for the test over Chapters 15 & 16 after Christmas Vacation.
We discussed terms from Chapter 16.3, then students answered questions 1-3 and 5 on page 587 as we discussed the issues affecting different groups of Americans in the 1950s. We watched a few brief clips from television
I shared a quote from William Faulkner which illustrates how the societal problems we read about today are still with us: "The past isn't dead, it isn't even past." Our country is still looking for solutions to what seem like intractable issues: poverty, immigration, and lack of economic opportunity. We were able to watch a bit more of The Century, 1945-1960, but had problems with the DVD. We finished class by watching the CNN Student News. The quiz over Chapter 16.1-2 which we would have had today, is rescheduled to Thursday. Students took a quiz over Chapter 16.1 & 2, then we traded and graded. Today we studied popular culture in 1950s America. Students took notes and reviewed information in their textbooks concerning television, movies, radio and popular music. Along the way we learned what is meant by broadcast television, the names in the acronyms NBC and CBS, and how rhythm and blues music influenced young American and British musicians.
Students wrote brief essays in their notes on changes in popular culture, using information from their notes and textbook. Next Tuesday I will select students at random to read their essays. We watched video clips of Buddy Holly and the Crickets, and Elvis Presley from 1956 and 1957 television, then finished class with the CNN Student News. Remember to prepare for the quiz over section 2 next Tuesday. See the Assignments page for more information. Today we began our study of the years 1945-1960, which are covered in Chapters 15 & 16 of our textbook. To introduce this time period we watched a C-Span short film on the life of Harry Truman. Students answered questions based on the film. This is the last time period we will study in which TV was broadcast, so we will watch a few video clips over the next few weeks. Today we say two brief clips from Candid Camera, which ran from 1947-2004.
Students read Chapter 16.1, taking notes on bold-faced terms as they read. There will be a quiz over sections 1 & 2 on Thursday. Continue reading and taking notes in preparation for the quiz. We also watched part of The American Century episode on this time period. |
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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