Name:
Jake Simpson
WGU
Task Objective Number: 603.2.3-04,
603.2.3-08, etc.
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GENERAL
INFORMATION |
Subject(s):
US
History
Topic
or Unit of Study: Cold
War – McCarthyism
Grade/Level:
9
Instructional
Setting:
A
diverse class of 28 students. All of the students are freshmen. The
class has 5 ESL students. The class has 1 autistic and resource
student. Students will be positioned in individual desks which will
be staged like a congressional hearing: teacher at podium in the
front of the room, 3 desk in a row in the middle for those being
questioned, other desks in rows on each side of the class.
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STANDARDS AND
OBJECTIVES |
Your
State Core Curriculum/Student Achievement Standard(s):
Arkansas
Frameworks Curriculum
CUS.19.AH.2
Discuss the influence of McCarthyism on American society and politics
Lesson
Objective(s):
Students
will be able to demonstrate their knowledge and opinion of
McCarthyism during the 1950s after being subjected to a McCarthy-like
hearing in class.
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MATERIALS AND
RESOURCES |
Instructional
Materials:
Notes
Textbook
Pen/Pencil
Resources:
Ayers,
Edward L. (2009) American
Anthem.
Holt, Rinehart, & Winston: Austin.
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INSTRUCTIONAL
PLAN |
Sequence
of Instructional Procedures/Activities/Events (provide description
and indicate approximate time for each):
- Identification of Student Prerequisite Skills Needed for Lesson:
Students
will have prior knowledge of communism and the Cold War.
- Presentation of New Information or Modeling:
Introduce
new terms and names:
Joseph
McCarthy
McCarthyism
House
Un-American Activities Committee
Langston
Hughes
Hollywood
Ten
5 min
- Guided Practice:
Have the
students get move into desks on the sides of the classroom. Explain
to them that your school is conducting a cold war with the rival
school. Explain that you believe that there are spies and
sympathetics to other school in our midst. You will call at least
three students to be interrogated. When conducting the
interrrogation, ask the following questions:
- Do you love your school?
- Have you ever been a member of the [rival school's mascot] Party?
- When did you join the [rival school's mascot] Party?
- Who recruited you to the [rival school's mascot] Party?
When students try to answer, quickly ask another question or try
to twist their answers. Also, when students try to deny
something, wave papers around stating they are witness testimony
refuting the student's claims.
25 min
- Independent Student Practice:
When
finished with the interrogations, have the students not called take a
few minutes and consult with each other on each case. When this is
complete, have each student declare whether each of the three
students called are guilty.
5
min
- Culminating or Closing Procedure/Activity/Event:
Do a quick
review of the concept of McCarthyism. Ask the following discussion
questions:
- After witnessing our hearing, how do you think it would have felt like to be in front of a real hearing like the House of Un-American Activities Committee?
- Do you think McCarthy went too far with some of his allegations?
- How do you think this affected the lives of every day Americans?
Pedagogical
Strategy (or Strategies):
Direct
Instruction: Introduction of terms and names
Independent
Practice: Watch the students as they decide who is guilty of the
students being interrogated.
Differentiated
Instruction:
Gifted/Talented:
Write an essay explaining how you think it would have felt to be
accused of being a communist during the 1950s.
ELL:
Give copies of the hearing questions so that students can better
follow the hearing and understand the accusations levied.
Student
Assessment/Rubrics:
Formative:
Do
a quick review of the concept of McCarthyism. Ask the following
discussion questions:
- After witnessing our hearing, how do you think it would have felt like to be in front of a real hearing like the House of Un-American Activities Committee?
- Do you think McCarthy went too far with some of his allegations?
- How do you think this affected the lives of every day Americans?
Summative:
Students will be tested on McCarthyism on the Unit test and the
Semester test.
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