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=Unit 5: Turmoil & Change (1950-1980)=

Overview:
In this unit, students explore the social and political movements and events that defined the later half of the 20th century; including the Civil Rights Movement, Women's Lib, Vietnam & Watergate and helped set the stage for modern America.

Lesson 1:
In this lesson, students explore the changing political and economic tide of the 1950's, as well as the social events that defined the "Baby Boom Generation"

Lesson 2:
Students compare the accomplishments and failures of JFK & LBJ.

Lesson 3: Civil Rights Movement
Students explore primary source materials to gain understanding of the development, division, and accomplishments of the movement.

Students discuss the legal precedents for segregation & integration, explore key vocabulary, and identify major groups and events within the movement.
 * Day 1 - Groups & Events**
 * Lesson:Demands for Civil Rights
 * Handout 1: Terms, Cases, Groups Worksheet In Classroom
 * Handout 2: [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document.png width="32" height="32" link="http://academicus2.wikispaces.com/file/view/Civil+Rights+Mvmt+Timeline+Activity.docx"]] [|Civil Rights Mvmt Timeline Activity.docx]
 * HW: Document A - Martin's "Letters from a Birmingham Jail"
 * Document B - Malcolm's "Autobiography"


 * Day 2 - Movement Development**

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Students explore primary source documents relating to each phase or belief system of the movement. Additionally, students explore how reality of these two leaders and their beliefs may be different from student perceptions.======
 * Lesson: [[file:Movement Development.pptx]]
 * Handout: Document C: Carmichael's "What We Want"

Students review the growth and directional changes of the movement through readings & statistical & political cartoon analysis. Handouts Available in Classroom
 * Day 3 - Rights Wrap Up**


 * Day 4 - Assessment Task**

Lesson 5: Vietnam
Students analyze the causes for and development of US involvement in the Vietnam War; additionally, they explore the fluctuations of public support.


 * Day 1 - Map** (Available in classroom) & **Background Reading** Questions (Available in classroom)


 * Day 2 - Lesson**


 * Day 3 - Vietnam thru Music**

Lesson 6: Student Newsletters
This final activity has students exploring the legal & political, economic, and cultural changes of the 1960s and 70s by creating student newsletters about various topics.

Lesson 7: Rise & Fall of Richard Nixon
Students explore Nixon's personality and how it influenced his political activitites and personal downfall.

Lesson 8: The Forgettable Years (Ford & Carter)
Students explore how lingering domestic issues & foreign events combine to leave us 2 back to back 1 term administrations.