-AP US History!-

THEME OF WEEK - MAKING OF MODERN AMERICA! - THE 1960S!

WEEK 34 - AMERICA IN THE 1960S! - POLITICS, ECONOMICS, CIVIL RIGHTS, VIETNAM AND COUNTERCULTURE!

Weekly Theme - This week, students will be finishing their unit study on Chapter 23 and 24 - Living in a World at War and the World the War Created! Specifically - students will be taking the unit test assessment. After that - students will proceed to the final unit of the AP US History curriculum - Making of Modern America! Students will begin their study of the 1960s first then move into the later years accordingly.

Of course - Students will be taking the unit test assessment with help of their chapter outline compositions which will be passed back. Then - students will complete the LEQ on a separate document uploaded to Google Classroom. The last notebook of the year will have the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s in it which will finish the year! Key parts of study will comprise the politics, war, economics, society and cultural parts of emphasis!

HOMEWORK! - CHAPTER 23 AND 24 NOTEBOOK PACKET DUE: MONDAY! (CAN USE ON EXAM)!

PLANNING AHEAD! - Students should work progressively on key tasks within the notebook for Making of Modern America - timeline, chart, map!

-unit test assessment!-

OBJECTIVE:

SWBAT demonstrate key content knowledge and competencies learned from chapter 23 and 24 by taking a unit test assessment.

METHOD:

Warm-Up / Q of the Day!
Unit Test Assessment - Chapter 23 and 24 - Living in a World at War / World War Created - Students will take unit test assessment.

a. True/False

b. Multiple Choice

c. LEQ

HOMEWORK: UNIT VOCABULARY - MAKING OF MODERN AMERICA DUE: WEDNESDAY!

-THE 1960S: POLITICS, ECONOMICS, CIVIL RIGHTS!!-

OBJECTIVE:

SWBAT identify, describe, explain key political, economic and social events of the 1960s by viewing a video and answering questions.
SWBAT identify, describe, explain key events, people, impacts of Civil Rights Movement by taking guided lecture notes and then completing correspinding worksheets!

METHOD:

Warm-Up / Q of the Day!
Notes - Civil Rights - Students will take guided lecture notes on Civil Rights Movement!
Video/Chart - JFK and LBJ - Ultimate Guide to Presidents - Students view video and complete analysis chart.

JFK
LBJ
Decision Points

Timeline/People to Know - Students will complete worksheet resources on content pertaining to Civil Rights.

HOMEWORK: TIMELINE/PEOPLE TO KNOW CHART DUE: FRIDAY!

-vietnam war!-

OBJECTIVE:

SWBAT identify, describe, explain key accomplishments and shortcomings of Kennedy and Johnson Administraitons by taking guided lecture notes.
SWBAT identify, describe, evaluate key characteristics, events and controversies of Vietnam War by viewing a video and answering questions.
SWBAT locate and desginate key places of importance in Vietnam War by completing a map assignment.

METHOD:

Warm-Up / Q of the Day!
LBJ and Great Society - Students will complete guided notes on LBJ and Great Society!
Video/Qs - Cold War in Asia! - Students will view video and answer questions!
Map - Mapping Vietnam War - Students will use resource to complete map on Vietnam War

HOMEWORK: MAP ASSIGNMENT - VIETNAM WAR! DUE: TUESDAY!

RESOURCES!

John F. Kennedy - Facts, Presidency & Assassination | HISTORYElected in 1960 as the 35th president of the United States, 43-year-old John F. Kennedy became the youngest man and the first Roman Catholic to hold that office. Learn about his personal and political life and his assassination in 1963.

Civil Rights Movement: Timeline, Key Events & Leaders | HISTORYThe civil rights movement was a struggle for justice and equality for African Americans that took place mainly in the 1950s and 1960s. Among its leaders were Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, the Little Rock Nine, Rosa Parks and many others.

Lyndon B. Johnson - Facts, Great Society & Civil RightsLyndon B. Johnson was the 36th president of the United States; he was sworn into office following the November 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. As president, Johnson launched an ambitious slate of progressive reforms aimed at creating a “Great Society” for all Americans.

How the Vietnam War Empowered the Hippie Movement | HISTORYThe hippie counterculture reached its height during the war's escalation, and subsided as the conflict drew to a close.