1950S/60S Cold War/Civil Rights

1950s/60s Cold War/Civil Rights

Monday Wednesday Friday 2/22 2/24 2/26 Korean War worksheet McCarthy worksheet McCarthyism: Primary Source analysis Primary source analysis: McCarthy Introduction to Research Project HW: cartoons Library: Locate sources on your research topic HW: HW: 2/29 3/2 3/4 Annotated Bibliography Due Pathways Presentation Library for Research—biblio Library for Research-- taking notes Develop a Research Question HW: Finish Annotated Bibliography HW: HW: 3/7 3/9 3/11 Primary Sources Due Notes Check-In #1 Library for Research—analyze primary How to Write an Outline Library sources Library: Research HW: Analyze 2 primary sources HW: Keep Doing Research 3/14 3/16 3/18 Outline & Thesis Due Staff Development Day Lab: Outline & Thesis Lab: Outline & Thesis No School for Students  HW: Research Outline & Thesis HW: Continue Research 3/21 3/23 3/25 Lab: Revise Outline Civil Rights Movement Civil Rights Movement

HW: Continue Research/Revise HW: Continue Research/Revise Outline HW: Revise Outline/Write Rough Draft Outline 3/28 3/30 ROUGH DRAFT Due 4/1 Lab: Write Rough Draft Peer Edit Rough Drafts Lab: Research Writing Time Civil Rights Movement HW: Revise Outline/Write Rough HW: Revise Outline/Write Rough Draft Draft HW: Write Final Draft 4/4 4/6 4/8 FINAL ESSAY DUE Computer Lab: Research Writing Civil Rights Movement Civil Rights Movement Time HW: Write Final Draft HW: Write Final Draft HW: None! Enjoy Spring Break!

Cold War Questions 1. To what extent were the 1950s and early 1960s a time of peace and prosperity? 2. To what extent does the decade of the 1950s deserve the reputation of a time of cultural, political, and social conformity?

Civil Rights Questions 1. Why was a civil rights movement needed? 2. How effective were the methods of the civil rights movement? How successful was the movement? 3. To what extent did the Civil Rights Movement address the failures of Reconstruction? 4. How did the movement influence other social movements of the 1960s and 70s? How does it continue to impact us today?