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Fear and Conformity

• Puritanism

• Japanese internment

• McCarthyism

• Cold War

• 1950s society

• Beatniks

• Hippies

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Unit 7: Fear and Conformity

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Monday 04/22

Objective: Students examine how to write an introduction

 

Task: 1) Puritans Lecture and Reading 

2) Original Research Work Time 

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HW: Continue Working on research

Tuesday 04/23

Objective: Students will explain the origins of Puritanism in the US.

 

Task: 1) Salem-Do Stanford Salem Lesson instead

2) Logical Fallacies 

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HW: Continue Working on research

Wednesday 04/24

Objective: Students will examine the relationship between history and "The Crucible"

 

Task: 1) Annotated Bib due on Turnitin.com

2) Plan original research 

3) Even Stephven: Logical Fallacies

4) Checkout The Crucible, read prologue and pages 3-8

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 Thursday 04/25

Warm-Up: What era are these pictures from? What happened? Page 4

Objective: Students will analyze the impact of Japanese relocation during WWII. 

 

Task: 1) Watch Japanese Relocation Film

2) Japanese Internment Day 1

3) Crucible Character Handout 

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 Friday 04/26

Warm-Up: Describe the areas where the Japanese internment camps were located. Page 5 

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Objective: Students will analyze the causes of Japanese Internment. 

 

Task: 1) Japanese Internment lesson plan

2) Discuss Crucible Act I

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Monday 04/29

Objective: Students will analyze reactions to Japanese internment. 

 

Task: 

1) Loyalty oath transition -- No-No Boy reading-Go over Enemy Alien Internment also 

2) Research Project Step 4: Original Research

3) Read The Crucible Act II in class

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Tuesday 04/30

Objective: Students will analyze reactions to Japanese internment. 

 

Task: 1) Discuss The Crucible  Act III (to page 103)

2) Journal #2: Mass Hysteria

3) Cold War Terms

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Wednesday 05/01

Objective: Students will examine the origins of McCarthyism.

 

Task: 1) Go over Act III 

2) Logical Fallacy 

2) Red Scare Readings Jigsaw and Worksheet

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Thursday 05/02

Objective: Students will examine the impact of the "Day After" and its impact on the Cold War 

 

Task: 1) McCarthy and the Hollywood 10

2) Finish Logical Fallacy Posters 

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 Friday 05/03

Objective: Students will compare The Crucible and McCarthyism. 

 

Task: 1) Fear during the Cold War 

2) In-Class: Cast and read The Crucible Act IV & Echoes Down the Corridor

 Monday 05/06

Objective: Students will create a Cold War Timeline and describe major events from the Cold War.  

 

Task: 1) Finish Fear During Cold War 

2) Economic Systems 

3) Journal #3: Crucible and McCarthyism Allegory

 Tuesday 05/07

Objective: Students will create a Cold War Timeline and describe major events from the Cold War.  

 

Task: 1) CIA Involvement in Cold War 

2) Research Project Step 5: Intro Rough Draft Peer Workshop

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Wednesday 05/08

Objective: Students will create an illustrated review of the Cold War.  

 

Task: 1) Identify "We Didn't Start the Fire" Lyrics-Begin Cold War Timeline

2) Howl reading and Bigger Picture HO

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Thursday 05/09

Objective: Students will examine artifacts from the 1950's.   

 

Task: 1) Finish Timelines 

2) Howl Response by Mark Doty (essay) and Complete Bigger Picture HO with supporting evidence & debrief before Explication

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Friday 05/10

Objective: Students will examine artifacts from the 1950's.   

 

Task: 1) Howl Explication  & Poetry Terms Glossary (jigsaw style)

2) Research Project Step 6: Context/ Background Drafting in class

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Monday 05/13

Warm-Up: Describe beat culture

Task: 1) Howl update assignment (use the structures of “Howl” to write your own critique)

2) Research Project Step 7: Original Research

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Tuesday 05/14

Objective: Students will examine the connections between the movie and moments of fear and conformity. 

Task: 1) Begin "The Village" 

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Wednesday 05/15

Objective: Students will examine the connections between the movie and moments of fear and conformity. 

Task: 1) Finish the Village 

2) Village Questions

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Thursday 05/16

Objective: Students will analyze what a generation of conformity looked like. 

Task: 1) 1950's Culture Review  

2) Research: Context/ Background Workshop

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Friday 05/17

Objective: Students will analyze how the counter culture movements of the 60's led to a great deal of fear in society

Task: 1) CNN-Sex, Drugs, Rock n' Roll

2) 60's Culture Jigsaw 

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Monday 05/20

Objective: Students will continue to work on research project. 

Task: 1) League of Women Voters Pre-Registration 

2) Go over CNN The 60's questions 

3) Research Project Step 7: Original Research Drafting (Google Classroom) 

4) Assign group numbers for in class presentation. 

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Tuesday 05/21

Objective: Students will finish their conclusions. 

Task: 1) Roll the Dice Vocab 

2) Research Project Step 8: Conclusion Draft

Wednesday 05/22

Objective: Students will create lesson plans for their research project> 

Task: 1) Research Project Step 9: Lesson Drafts Due by end of class

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Thursday 05/23

Objective: Continue to work on research paper 

Task: 1) Workshop Original Research and Conclusion Drafts & revise

Friday 05/24

Objective: Prepare for research paper 

Task: 1) Research Project Work Time: Final Paper & Lesson Prep

2) HW: Research paper due to Turnitin.com by Tuesday 5/28

Monday 05/27-Memorial 

Tuesday 05/28

Have to figure out what to do with this day.

Task: 1) Research Project Step 10: Final Draft Due

2) Research Lesson Group Check in Time

3) Exam Review

Wednesday 05/29

Warm-Up: None

Task: 1) Group 1+ 2- 3rd Period 

Group 3+4- 4th Period 

Unit 6 Review (if time permits) 

Thursday 05/30

Warm-Up: None

Task: 1) Group 5+6 -3rd Period 

Group 7+8- 4th Period

Review if time permits 

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Friday 05/31

Warm-Up: None

Task: 1) Group 9+10-3rd Period 

Group 11+12- 4th period 

Review if time permits 

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(After school review session) 

Monday 06/03-4th period final 

1) Group 13 present 

2) Take Final 

 

Wednesday 06/05-3rd period final 

1) Watch Rocky 4 

2) Have in class party 

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Monday 06/03-Thursday 06/06 Finals 

06/07-Graduation 

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