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United States History 1950's - 1960's - Students will learn how much of modern America was created in the post World War II era of the 50's and 60's. We will examine the social and political events of that time period and how they played a role not just in that time period but continue to play a role today. We will also be using the Colorado Academic Standards.
What We Did Today:
Tuesday January 21, 2025
* Class Introductions
* Familiarize yourself with Mr. J's Website Questions
* Go over the 1950's Packet
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
Thursday January 23, 2025
* Go over the 1950's Packet
* Watched The Story of Us "Super Power" and did the corresponding worksheet
Story of Us Super Power Worksheet
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
Tuesday January 28, 2025
* Took the McCarthyism Notes
* Did the Witch Hunt Worksheet
* Did the When Would You rather Live Worksheet
When Would You Rather Live Worksheet
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
Thursday January 30, 2025
* Did a Worksheet on the US Containment Policy
* Watched a Prager University Video on the Korean War. Wrote down two things you learned about the Korean War. What justifications did the video make for fighting the Korean War? Do you agree with the video's thesis for fighting the Korean War? Why or why not?
* Took Notes on the Korean War
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
Tuesday February 2, 2025
* Reviewed for the test
* Took 1950's Test
Colorado Academic Standard: Construct and defend a historical argument that evaluates interpretations by analyzing, critiquing, and synthesizing evidence from the full range of relevant historical sources
Thursday February 4, 2025
* Answered the question: What rules are teenagers today expected to follow and why?
* Watched a video on teenagers in the 1950's and did a corresponding worksheet
* Concluded the writing assignment by comparing expectations of teenagers in the fifties to today.
Colorado Academic Standard: Analyze continuity and change in eras over the course of United States history.
Tuesday February 11, 2025
* Wrote about how TV and pop culture influence our society today
* Watched an episode of "Leave it to Beaver"
* Finished the writing by asking how may TV have influenced society in the 1950's
* Took a Quiz
Colorado Academic Standard: Analyze continuity and change in eras over the course of United States history
Thursday February 13, 2025
Took a Quiz
Tuesday February 18, 2025
* Took Notes on Elvis Presley
* Listened to songs on Elvis Presley and wrote reactions to those songs
* Watched the Elvis video and did the corresponding video worksheet
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
Thursday February 20, 2025
* Took Notes on JFK
* Wrote 50's Teen Pop Culture Essay
Colorado Academic Standard: Construct and defend a historical argument that evaluates interpretations by analyzing, critiquing, and synthesizing evidence from the full range of relevant historical sources
Tuesday February 25, 2025
* Did the JFK Foreign Policy Worksheet
* Started watching the film "Thirteen Days" and did the corresponding Cuban Missile Crisis Worksheet
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
Thursday February 27, 2025
* Finished watching the film "Thirteen Days"
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
Tuesday March 4, 2025
* Took notes on the Kennedy Assassination
* Looked at reasons why the mafia, the Cuban Government, or the CIA may have been behind the Kennedy Assassination
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
Thursday March 6, 2025
* Took notes on, watched a video of, and listened to songs of The Beatles
Tuesday March 11, 2025
* Took notes on, watched a video of, and listened to songs of The Beatles
* Took a quiz
Colorado Academic Standard: Analyze continuity and change in eras over the course of United States history.
Thursday March 13, 2025
* Reviewed for test
* Took the Early 1960's Test
Colorado Academic Standard: Construct and defend a historical argument that evaluates interpretations by analyzing, critiquing, and synthesizing evidence from the full range of relevant historical sources
Tuesday March 25, 2025
* Watched a movie
Colorado Academic Standard: Gather and analyze historical information to address questions from a range of primary and secondary sources containing a variety of perspectives.
Thursday March 27, 2025
* Started working on Album Project
Colorado Academic Standard: Gather and analyze historical information to address questions from a range of primary and secondary sources containing a variety of perspectives.
Tuesday April 1, 2025
* Continued working on Album Project
Colorado Academic Standard: Gather and analyze historical information to address questions from a range of primary and secondary sources containing a variety of perspectives.
Thursday April 3, 2025
* Continued working on Album Project
Colorado Academic Standard: Gather and analyze historical information to address questions from a range of primary and secondary sources containing a variety of perspectives.
Tusesday April 8, 2025
* Familiarize yourself with Mr. J's Website Questions
* Started Civil Rights notes
* Started watching a MLK video and did the corresponding worksheet
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
Thursday April 10, 2025
* Finished Civil Rights notes
* Finished MLK video and did the corresponding worksheet
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
Tuesday April 15, 2025
SAT Day
Tuesday April 17, 2025
* Took notes on African American militant groups of the 1960's
* Watched a video on "The Freedom Summer" and did corresponding worksheet
Freedom Summer Video Worksheet
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History* Reviewed for Civil Rights Test
Tuesday April 22, 2025
* Started watching the film "Malcolm X"
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
Thursday April 24, 2025
* Finished watching the film "Malcolm X"
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
Tuesday April 29, 2025
* Took Civil Rights Test
Colorado Academic Standard: Construct and defend a historical argument that evaluates interpretations by analyzing, critiquing, and synthesizing evidence from the full range of relevant historical sources
Tuesday May 1, 2025
* Watched the Vietnam Video and did the corresponding worksheet
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
Thursday May 3, 2025
* Took Vietnam Notes Parts I and II
* Played Vietnam Jeopardy
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
Tuesday May 8, 2025
* Took the Space Program Notes
* Watched the video Moonshot Part I and did the corresponding worksheet
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
Thursday May 10, 2025
* Did the Great Society Worksheet
* Watched the video Moonshot Part II and did the corresponding worksheet
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
Tuesday May 15, 2025
* Started the film "Apollo 13"
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
Thursday May 17, 2025
* Finished the film "Apollo 13"
* Took 1968 Notes
* Took a quiz
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
Tuesday May 22, 2025
*Reviewed for test
* Took the Late 1960's Test Part I
Colorado Academic Standard: Construct and defend a historical argument that evaluates interpretations by analyzing, critiquing, and synthesizing evidence from the full range of relevant historical sources
Tuesday May 27, 2025
* Students wrote about the purpose of protest and examples of recent protest
* Watched a video on hippies "Making Sense of the 1960's"
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
Thursday May 29, 2025
* Counter Culture Packet - Read readings about The Weather Underground, Kent State, and The Manson Family Murders and drew a a drawing for Weather Underground, wrote a diary for Kent State, and wrote a poem for the Manson Family
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
Tuesday June 3, 2025
* Read about Woodstock and did the corresponding worksheet
* Reviewed for the Late 1960's Test Part II
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
Thursday June 5, 2025
* Took the Late 1960's Test Part II
Colorado Academic Standard: Construct and defend a historical argument that evaluates interpretations by analyzing, critiquing, and synthesizing evidence from the full range of relevant historical sources
* Class Introductions
* Familiarize yourself with Mr. J's Website Questions
* Go over the 1950's Packet
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
* Watched The Story of Us "Super Power" and did the corresponding worksheet
Story of Us Super Power Worksheet
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
* Took the McCarthyism Notes
* Did the Witch Hunt Worksheet
* Did the When Would You rather Live Worksheet
When Would You Rather Live Worksheet
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
* Did a Worksheet on the US Containment Policy
* Watched a Prager University Video on the Korean War. Wrote down two things you learned about the Korean War. What justifications did the video make for fighting the Korean War? Do you agree with the video's thesis for fighting the Korean War? Why or why not?
* Took Notes on the Korean War
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
* Reviewed for the test
* Took the 1950's Test
Colorado Academic Standard: Construct and defend a historical argument that evaluates interpretations by analyzing, critiquing, and synthesizing evidence from the full range of relevant historical sources
* Answered the question: What rules are teenagers today expected to follow and why?
* Watched a video on teenagers in the 1950's and did a corresponding worksheet
* Concluded the writing assignment by comparing expectations of teenagers in the fifties to today.
Colorado Academic Standard: Analyze continuity and change in eras over the course of United States history.
* Wrote about how TV and pop culture influence our society today
* Watched an episode of "Leave it to Beaver"
* Finished the writing by asking how may TV have influenced society in the 1950's
Colorado Academic Standard: Analyze continuity and change in eras over the course of United States history.
* Took a quiz
* Took Notes on Elvis Presley
* Listened to songs on Elvis Presley and wrote reactions to those songs
* Watched the Elvis video and did the corresponding video worksheet
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
* Took Notes on JFK
* Wrote 50's Teen Pop Culture Essay
Colorado Academic Standard: Construct and defend a historical argument that evaluates interpretations by analyzing, critiquing, and synthesizing evidence from the full range of relevant historical sources
* Did the JFK Foreign Policy Worksheet
* Started watching the film "Thirteen Days" and did the corresponding Cuban Missile Crisis Worksheet
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
* Finished watching the film "Thirteen Days"
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
* Took notes on the Kennedy Assassination
* Looked at reasons why the mafia, the Cuban Government, or the CIA may have been behind the Kennedy Assassination
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
* Took notes on, watched a video of, and listened to songs of The Beatles
Colorado Academic Standard: Analyze continuity and change in eras over the course of United States history.
* Finished taking notes on, watched a video of and listened to songs of The Beatles
* Took a quiz
Colorado Academic Standard: Analyze continuity and change in eras over the course of United States history.
* Reviewed for test
* Took the Early 1960's Test
Colorado Academic Standard: Construct and defend a historical argument that evaluates interpretations by analyzing, critiquing, and synthesizing evidence from the full range of relevant historical sources
* Started working on Album Project
Colorado Academic Standard: Gather and analyze historical information to address questions from a range of primary and secondary sources containing a variety of perspectives.
* Finished working on Album Project
Colorado Academic Standard: Gather and analyze historical information to address questions from a range of primary and secondary sources containing a variety of perspectives.
* Familiarize yourself with Mr. J's Website Questions
* Started Civil Rights notes
* Started watching a MLK video and did the corresponding worksheet
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
* Finished Civil Rights notes
* Finished MLK video and did the corresponding worksheet
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
* Took notes on African American militant groups of the 1960's
* Watched a video on "The Freedom Summer" and did corresponding worksheet
Freedom Summer Video Worksheet
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
* Started watching the film "Malcolm X"
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
* Finished watching the film "Malcolm X"
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
* Reviewed for Civil Rights Test
* Took Civil Rights Test
Colorado Academic Standard: Construct and defend a historical argument that evaluates interpretations by analyzing, critiquing, and synthesizing evidence from the full range of relevant historical sources
* Took Vietnam Notes Parts I and II
* Played Vietnam Jeopardy
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
* Watched the Vietnam Video and did the corresponding worksheet
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
* Did the Great Society Worksheet
* Watched the video Moonshot Part I and did the corresponding worksheet
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
* Took the Space Program Notes
* Watched the video Moonshot Part II and did the corresponding worksheet
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
* Started the film "Apollo 13"
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
* Finished the film "Apollo 13"
* Took 1968 Notes
* Took a quiz
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
*Reviewed for test
* Took the Late 1960's Test Part I
Colorado Academic Standard: Construct and defend a historical argument that evaluates interpretations by analyzing, critiquing, and synthesizing evidence from the full range of relevant historical sources
* Students wrote about the purpose of protest and examples of recent protest
* Watched a video on hippies "Making Sense of the 1960's"
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
* Counter Culture Packet - Read readings about The Weather Underground, Kent State, and The Manson Family Murders and drew a a drawing for Weather Underground, wrote a diary for Kent State, and wrote a poem for the Manson Family
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
* Read about Woodstock and did the corresponding worksheet
* Reviewed for the Late 1960's Test Part II
Colorado Academic Standard: Investigate causes and effects of significant events throughout US History
* Took the Late 1960's Test Part II
Colorado Academic Standard: Construct and defend a historical argument that evaluates interpretations by analyzing, critiquing, and synthesizing evidence from the full range of relevant historical sources
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