Impact On Student Learning

Impact on Student Learning
Caleb Hany
University of Mississippi
EDCI 419: Ellen J. Foster
Contextual Information
1. Knowledge of characteristics of students

Use the spaces provided below to address indicated characteristics of your students.
Age-Range (14 17), Gender (Male 51, Female 61), Total number of students - 112
Achievement Levels (Remedial, Average, Advanced/ Accelerated, or specify range in

percentiles or grade-equivalent). I have classified this information by grade equivalent using
the S1 information provided by my clinical instructor.
A 11
B 40
C 29
D 15
F - 17
Coach Daniel Parrish, Oxford High School.
Socio-Economic Description
Students in Mr. Parrish's class are from varying socio-economic backgrounds. This ranges from
the severely impoverished to the extremely wealthy. When comparing data from socio-economic
descriptors to ability level a few trends become very evident. Those students who are from less
advantaged backgrounds do worse than those students who come from advantaged backgrounds.
While this trend is true nationwide, it is especially true in Oxford.
"Oxford, Mississippi Economy." Sperling's Best places. Sperling's Best Places, n.d. Web. 04 Mar.
2017.
Typical Demeanor of Students
The typical demeanor of students in Mr. Parrish's classes are typical of high school students
everywhere. He has very few discipline problems because of the expectations he sets in his
classroom. Most students are engaged in the lessons and want to succeed on assignments and
assessments.
Typical Interest and Involvement of Students

The interest level that students portray in the classroom is what you find in most secondary
history settings. They find American history to be more exciting than other classes I have
observed and are generally engaged in the content. Students ask questions in class and work
generally well together in small groups. I have observed Mr. Parrish playing a review game a
few times with the students that they seem to really enjoy. It is called Quizlet Live.
An interest inventory that I made shows that students are involved in a wide variety of clubs and
activities including band, football, golf, food club, track, volleyball, anchor club, yearbook,
ultimate Frisbee, dance, powerlifting, JORTC, and many others.
They also have a wide variety of extra-curricular activities including reading, video games,
movies, running, arts, working with horses, playing guitar, tutoring exercising, and more.
https://docs.google.com/a/go.olemiss.edu/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6T5epCnxiKbklohQEn39dZA9l
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2. Knowledge of students varied approaches to learning (Include information from

learning styles inventory)
A learning styles inventory given to all classes shows that 46.9% are visual learners, 28.3% are
auditory learners, and 24.8% are tactile learners.
http://www.educationplanner.org/students/self-assessments/learning-styles.shtml
3. Knowledge of students skills and prior learning

Students have a limited amount of prior knowledge to apply to this particular American history
course. There work in early American history in 8th grade will help apply background
knowledge and their curriculum from world history helps when Mr. Parrish taught World War I
and World War II. The primary skill that is necessary to succeed in American history is reading
comprehension. The state test (SATP U.S. History) requires students to analyze prompts
(political cartoons, maps, charts, graphs, etc.) in order to answer the question asked.
4. Knowledge of community and school district (Include a description of the community

and school district)
The city of Oxford is located in Lafayette county, and home to the University of Mississippi.
USA Today has named Oxford in their top six college towns in the nation.
Oxford is a very tight knit community that supports its school system in a variety of ways. The
school district is a wonderful example of what a strong tax base can provide its students. For
example, Oxford is an Apple 1 to 1 school. This means that every student has an Apple
MacBook Air at his/her disposal. They use their laptops for every aspect of the classroom
experience. From note-taking, to assessment, to cooperative learning and presentation, to
creation of keynote presentations, iMovie's, etc. The resources that are available to students at
Oxford High School is incredible.
User, Super. "About Oxford." About Oxford. The City of Oxford, n.d. Web. 04 Mar. 2017.
Introduction
This unit introduces the students to the 1960s. It is geared toward the major economic, social,
and political changes that occurred, continuing from those of the 1950s, which were in turn
largely a result of WWII. This unit does not cover everything in the 1960s. Specifically the Civil
Rights Movement and the Vietnam War, have their own dedicated units. This unit does, however,
introduce the students to the chaos and transformations that defined the 1960s, preparing them to
better understand those units.
Brief Summary of Unit: A survey of the policies and major events of the Kennedy and Johnson
administrations, including the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Space Race, the elections of 1960 and
64, the Great Society programs and the Warren Court.
Goal: Identify overall goal (s) of the unit based on the Mississippi Curriculum
Frameworks.
Students will study the events in the 1960s from the American point of view. They will come to
understand how past events caused the circumstances of the time, and how those circumstances
caused the events. They will learn about the politics of the time through studying the elections of
1960 and 1964. They will understand the stresses of the Cold War through studying the Cuban
missile crisis and the space race. They will gain understanding of the role and power of the
Supreme Court through studying the Warren Courts various landmark cases.
What understandings are desired?
Mississippi Social Studies Framework: United States History from post-reconstruction to present
1. Understand the evolution of the American political system, its ideals, and
institutions post-reconstruction.
a. Cite and analyze evidence that the United States Constitution is a living document as
reflected in Supreme Court cases, Amendments, and presidential actions. (DOK 3)
b. Analyze and evaluate the impact of presidential policies and congressional actions on
domestic reform. (DOK 3)
c. Explain and analyze the expansion of federal powers. (DOK 3)
2. Understand major social problems and domestic policy issues in post reconstruction
American society.
b. Trace the response of American institutions such as government and non-profit
organizations to environmental challenges such as natural disasters, conservation and
pollution, and property rights (including but not limited to the expansion of the national
park system, the development of environmental protection laws, and imminent domain).
(DOK 2)
c. Compare and contrast various social policies such as welfare reform and public health
insurance and explain how such social policies are influenced by the persistence of
poverty. (DOK 2)
3. Understand how the global position of the United States has evolved as a result of
imperialism, economics, technological changes, and involvement in international
wars and conflicts.
d. Analyze the origins and development of the Cold War between the United States and
the Soviet Union and their respective allies, including ideology, technology, economics,
and geography. (DOK 3)
e. Explain and analyze Americas role in international organizations, humanitarian relief,
and post-war reconstruction efforts throughout the 20th century. (DOK 3)
6. Understand the scope of government involvement in the economy including the
following: the regulation of industry and labor, the attempts to manipulate the money
supply, and the use of tariffs or trade agreements to protect or expand U.S. business
interests.
a. Cite and explain evidence that led to the transition of the U.S. economy from laissez-faire
capitalism to an increasingly regulated economy. (DOK 2)
b. Analyze and evaluate historical arguments regarding monetary policy. (DOK 3)
d. Evaluate deficit spending as a means of financing government programs. (DOK 3)
7. Understand cultural trends, religious ideologies, and artistic expressions that
contributed to the historical development of the United States.
a. Examine cultural artifacts (including but not limited to visual art, literature, music,
theatre, sports) to contextualize historical developments. (DOK 2)
b. Analyze and evaluate the impact of religion on various social movements,
domestic/foreign policies, and political debates. (DOK 3)
c. Evaluate the role mass media has played in shaping perceptions toward certain
policies, social groups, other nations, and political ideas. (DOK 3)
C3 Frameworks:
D2.His.1.9-12. Evaluate how historical events and developments were shaped by unique
circumstances of time and place as well as broader historical contexts.
D2.His.2.9-12. Analyze change and continuity in historical eras.
D2.His.3.9-12. Use questions generated about individuals and groups to assess how the
significance of their actions changes over time and is shaped by the historical context.
D2.His.4.9-12. Analyze complex and interacting factors that influenced the perspectives of
people during different historical eras.
D2.His.5.9-12. Analyze how historical contexts shaped and continue to shape peoples
perspectives.
D2.His.6.9-12. Analyze the ways in which the perspectives of those writing history shaped the
history that they produced.
D2.His.7.9-12. Explain how the perspectives of people in the present shape interpretations of the
past.
D2.His.8.9-12. Analyze how current interpretations of the past are limited by the extent to which
available historical sources represent perspectives of people at the time.
D2.His.9.9-12. Analyze the relationship between historical sources and the secondary
interpretations made from them.
D2.His.11.9-12. Critique the usefulness of historical sources for a specific historical inquiry
based on their maker, date, place of origin, intended audience, and purpose.
Daily objectives: What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?
What should learners be able to do as a result of such knowledge? Include integrated content
areas from the Mississippi Curriculum Frameworks. Label objectives with the DOK level of
learning.
Critical Thinking:
Day 2 opening: Have question on board as students enter: Imagine you are president during the
cold war. The Soviet Union is attempting to spread communism, often by force, and sometimes
to your democratic allies. You both have nuclear weapons. How would you deal with this?
Day 2 Closure: Exit Ticket: in one paragraph (3-5 sentences) explain why the United States and
Cuba became enemies.
Cuban Missile Crisis Roleplay activity:
Cuban Missile Crisis: What Would You Do?
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Decision/Consequence #1
U.S. President John F. Kennedy discovers that the Soviet Union placed nuclear missiles in Cuba,
and the heads of his military (the Joint Chiefs of Staff), his national security advisor, and
secretary of state are all saying he should invade Cuba and destroy those missiles. The leaders of
the army, navy, air force, and marines (together, the 4 men are called the Joint Chiefs of Staff)
are suggesting that he:
1) Increase attempts to kill Fidel Castro. Hope that his death will end Cuban friendship with
the USSR
2) Prepare for an invasion of Cuba to remove the missiles.
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy (his brother) and his other political advisors are saying he
should:
3) Get more evidence of the missiles using low-level flying planes with camera on them
4) Talk to other nations about confronting the Soviet Union and demanding they remove the
missiles.
What should he do? Any of these? More than one? Something different? Write down your
thoughts.
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Kennedy decided not to invade. Instead, he blockaded Cuba (stopped all sea transportation from
getting in). But the Soviet ships with nuclear weapons were still sailing to Cuba. What should
Nikita Khrushchev, the leader of the Soviet Union, do?
1) Call the ships back. Stop trying to send any new warheads.
2) Withdraw entirely from Cuba if the US promises not to invade.
3) Send your ships through the blockade. Order them not to attack the Americans unless
boarded or attacked first.
4) Attack the US ships using missiles from Cuba, and then tell your ships to continue.
What would you do, and why?

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The blockade stops the ships, but what about the missiles in Cuba already? On October 27, a
late-night message came in from Khrushchev that said he would remove the missiles if the U.S.
promised not to invade Cuba. But the next morning, a second letter, also from Khrushchev, came
in saying that if there is any attack on Cuba, there will be war between the Soviet Union and the
US. The second letter kind of looked like it was written by hard-liners in the Soviet government
(hard-line = stubborn and aggressive). So, if you were John F. Kennedy, what would you do?
1) Respond to the soft letter - agree to never invade Cuba in exchange for removal of the
missiles.
2) Respond to the hard letter (assume that Khrushchev was forced to become tougher
OR that there was a coup dtat against him and new people are in charge) and prepare to
invade Cuba
3) Dont respond at all continue the blockade and wait for more communications.
What should he do? Any of these? More than one? Something different? Write down your
thoughts.
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GROOVINGUP. "Cuban Missile Crisis Role-Play/Thirteen Days." Blog post. Share My Lesson.
AFT, 15 July 2016. Web. 31 Jan. 2017.
Day 4 opening: Have on board: Imagine you are president. Poverty is spreading across America
and the world. In your country, the unemployment rate is increasing. In other countries, homeless
and hungry families are common. Given the powers of the president, what would you do about
it? How much do you think that would cost?
Day 5: Space Race DBQ
RACE TO SPACE
Instructions
Answer each question based on the source above it, and explain what in the source gave
you that answer.
Document A
Source: Leonard David. (October 2002). Sputnik 1: The Satellite That Started It All.
Space.com. Retrieved August 13, 2009, from
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/sputnik_45th_anniversary_021004.html.
Sputnik came as a surprise to most Americans - but it should not have, observes
John Logsdon, Director, of the Space Policy Institute, Elliott School of International
Affairs at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
Our movies and television programs in the fifties were full of the idea of going into
space. What came as a surprise was that it was the Soviet Union that launched the
first satellite. It is hard to recall the atmosphere of the time. Fallout shelters, rabid
anti-Communism, a sense of imminent danger from without and within, Logsdon
said.
With the launch of the Soviet satellite, Logsdon said, the reaction was more fear
than surprise, because it showed clearly that the United States was no longer safe
behind its ocean barriers. The claim that who controlled space would control the
Earth seemed plausible, and the Soviet Union had taken the first step towards that
control, he said.
What motivated America to create an effective space program?
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Document B
Source: Robert D. Launius. (n.d.). Sputnik and the Origins of the Space Age. In
NASA History Division. Retrieved September 2, 2009, from
http://history.nasa.gov/sputnik/sputorig.html.
On that same evening of 4 October, Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson
...heard the announcement of Sputnik 1's launch on the radio...Johnson's mind kept
returning to the heavens as he pondered the Soviet triumph. He recollected, Now,
somehow, in some new way, the sky seemed almost alien. I also remember the
profound shock of realizing that it might be possible for another nation to achieve
technological superiority over this great country of ours.
...One of Johnson's aides, George E. Reedy, summarized the feelings of many
Americans: the simple fact is that we can no longer consider the Russians to be
behind us in technology. It took them four years to catch up to our atomic bomb and
nine months to catch up to our hydrogen bomb. Now we are trying to catch up to
their satellite.
How did the launch of Sputnik I change Americans perceptions of the Cold War? How did
the feel before? After?
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Document C
Source: Library of Congress, Lyndon B. Johnson, Senate majority leader, Senate

Armed Services Committees Preparedness Subcommittee report, January 8, 1958.
In essence, the Soviet Union has appraised control of space as a goal of such
consequence that achievement of such control has been made a first aim of
national policy. [In contrast], our decisions, more often than not, have been made
within the framework of the Governments annual budget. Against this view, we now
have on record the appraisal of leaders in the field of science, respected men of
unquestioned competence, whose valuation of what control of outer space means
renders irrelevant the bookkeeping concerns of fiscal officers.
Which president would have been more effective at completing the space program?
Eisenhower, or Kennedy?
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Document E
Source: Nikolai Petrovich Kamanin, head of the cosmonaut corps, Kamanin Diaries,
December 21, 1968
In the last four years the U.S. has been ahead of us in manned space flights. But
few people in the Soviet Union know about it. It is only now when Americans have
launched their Apollo-8 that it will be brought home to everyone that we have
yielded our supremacy in outer space... It is a red-letter day for all mankind, but for
us it is marred by a sense of missed opportunities and a regret that Frank Borman,
James Lovell and William Anders and not Valery Bykovsky, Pavel Popovich or
Alexei Leonov are flying toward the moon.
...In 1962... the U.S.S.R.'s authority as the top space power was unassailable... we
had no doubt that the U.S.S.R. will remain the front-runner in the Space Race. We
had faith in our technology and our plans had the backing of our country's
leadership headed by [Soviet premier Nikita] Khrushchev... but then we made a
terrible blunder... haste brought about the death of [Soyuz 1 commander Vladimir]
Komarov and that in turn created a tendency of hedging..."
What does this document tell you about the Russians view of the space race? How
does this reaction compare to American reaction to the launch of Sputnik I?
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NASA EDUCATION. "Race to Space." Share My Lesson. N.p., 15 July 2016. Web. 06 Feb.
2017.
Day 6 opening: Have on board: What do you think was the most important part of the space-race
and why?
Day 6 Closure: Lyndon B. Johnson called himself a New Dealer after FDRs New Deal
program. Do you think that is accurate? Why or why not?
Day 8: Propaganda activity
American Cartoon
1.What does each side of the fence Represent?
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2.Who is talking? Who is he talking to?
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3.Is there a Soviet Symbol in the picture? How is it being used?
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4.What is the overall message of this cartoon? What is the artist accusing the U.S.S.R. of? How
can you tell?
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Soviet Cartoon
"Soviet Union offers to stop nuclear weapon tests"
1.Where do you see the United States depicted in the cartoon?
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2.Who is the man in the picture and what is he doing?
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3. What is the Soviet Union doing in this image?
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4.What is the overall message? What is America being accused of? How is the U.S.S.R. being
depicted in contrast? How can you tell?
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Assessment Plan
Performance Task(s): List the names of each performance task here and attach a copy of the
entire assignment (including grading rubric) to your plan.
1. Cuban Missile Crisis Roleplaying activity (effort grade)
2. Space Race DBQ
Rubric (Per Question)
CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Completion Student gives a reasonable and complete answer for every part of the question.
Student answers the bulk of the question but may have forgotten a part, or given a vague
or questionable answer. Student gave a bare-bones response that does not completely
answer the question asked. Student left the question blank or gave a clearly made-up answer.
citing evidence Student sites strong evidence for each part of the answer. Student sites
weak or questionable evidence, or only cites evidence for part of the answer Student sites
weak or questionable evidence and for only part of the answer Student fails to cite evidence
for their answer
(Rubistar.4teachers.org)
Date Created: Feb 16, 2017 02:26 pm (CST)
3. Design a federal budget (effort grade)

Propaganda activity:
American Propaganda Cartoon:
1. Western Europe at the top (2.5 points), and Eastern Europe at the bottom. (2.5 points)
2. Joseph Stalin is talking to Russian Workers (peasants, farmers, etc. will also count) (5
points)
3. The Soviet Hamer and Sycle is being used as a plow. (5 points)
4. The overall message is that Capitalist Americans are advanced and prosperous, while
Soviet Communists are backwards and miserable. (5 points) The cartoon accuses the U.S.S.R. of
lying to its people to keep them enslaved. (5 points) You can tell because of the dirty clothes and
miserable expressions of the Russian citizens, the cleaner happier American farmers, Stalins
line, the Americans having tractors while the Russians are forced to work like Mules chained to
the plow of communism, etc. (5 points) (At least two pieces of evidence should be listed to
receive full credit. Alternative interpretations may be accepted if convincing and relevant
evidence is stated.)
Russian Propaganda Cartoon
1. The man in the picture is Uncle Sam, the U.S.s mascot. (5 points)
2. Uncle Sam is setting off nuclear bombs. (5 points)
3. The Soviet Union is trying to make piece. (5 points)
4. The overall message is that the U.S. is warmongering while the U.S.S.R. is peaceful. (5
points) The cartoon accuses the U.S. of gleefully testing nuclear weapons. (2.5 points) It depicts
the Soviet Union as trying to make peace. (2.5 points) You can tell because of the look on Uncle
Sams face, the numerous detonators around him, the fact that he is using both his hands and his
feet to detonate the bombs, the line coming out of the loudspeaker, the mushroom clouds in the
background, etc. (5 points) (At least two pieces of evidence should be listed in order to receive
full credit. Alternative interpretations may be accepted if convincing and relevant evidence is
stated.)
Preparation for Listening and Analysis (PLA) Worksheet

Ultimately this is a participation grade. The questions are meant to make the students think about
the music rather than to test knowledge, and therefore are widely left to interpretation. I believe
therefore that rather than trying to apply specific correct answers, these questions should only
be counted off if the answers show a complete lack of effort in understanding, such as saying the
theme of Masters of War is Stalins rise to power.
Each question is worth Five Points.
Formal Assessments: Pre-test (day 1) and posttest (day 10). (The pretest is used to judge what
areas should be focused on, and which could be skimmed over. The post test will determine how
much review will be needed of the unit material. This information will also be catalogued for
review later in the year, while preparing for the state test.)
PRETEST
NAME__________________________________
DATE_______________
1) The 1960 election was the first to have_

a) A debate over radio.
b) A debate on television.
c) A Vice-Presidential candidate of color.
d) A significant impact on the Vietnam war.
2) The theory that no one would use nuclear weapons out of fear of nuclear retaliation is called_
a) Mutually assured destruction.
b) Nuclear sense.
c) The Armageddon theory.
d) The Apocalypse theory.
3) The idea that a nation should have more military options than using nuclear weapons is called_
a) Nuclear sense.
b) Broad-militarism.
c) Flexible response.
d) Nuclear downplay.
4) In the 1960s Cuba was led by a communist dictator named_

a) Fidel Castro.
b) Mao Zedong.
c) Nikita Khrushchev.
d) Robert Kennedy.
5) What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a) A race between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. to be the first to place missiles in Cuba.
b) When the United States threatened communist Cuba with nuclear missiles.
c) When the U.S.S.R. threatened Americas ally Cuba with Nuclear weapons.
d) When the U.S.S.R. armed Cuba with Nuclear weapons.
6) A government spending more money than they take in, through borrowing, is called_
a) Credit spending.
b) Bubble forming.
c) Deficit spending.
d) Negative revenue.
7) The first man in space was _

a) Neil Armstrong
b) Laika Gorbachev
c) Yuri Gagarin
d) Alexey Leonov
8) Which of the following were assassinated in 1963?

a) John F. Kennedy
b) Robert Kennedy
c) Lyndon Johnson
d) Nikita Khrushchev
9) The Great Society was _

a) A series of domestic programs put in place by Lyndon B. Johnson.
b) The name of John F. Kennedys inaugural address.
c) A series of domestic programs put in place by John F. Kennedy.
d) The Soviet Unions answer to FDRs New Deal program.
10) All of the following were social reform measures passed by Lyndon B. Johnson except_
a) Medicare.
b) The Economic Opportunity Act.
c) Immigration Act of 1965.
d) The Warren Commission.
POST TEST
Name___________________ Class Period___________ Date___________
Multiple Choice: 2pts each
1) The 1960 election was the first to have_
a) A debate over radio.
b) A debate on television.
c) A Vice-Presidential candidate of color.
d) A significant impact on the Vietnam war.
2) The theory that no one would use nuclear weapons out of fear of nuclear retaliation is called_
a) Mutually assured destruction.
b) Nuclear sense.
c) The Armageddon theory.
d) The Apocalypse theory.
3) The idea that a nation should have more military options than using nuclear weapons is called_
a) Nuclear sense.
b) Broad-militarism.
c) Flexible response.
d) Nuclear downplay.
4) In the 1960s Cuba was led by a communist dictator named_

a) Fidel Castro.
b) Mao Zedong.
c) Nikita Khrushchev.
d) Robert Kennedy.
5) What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a) A race between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. to be the first to place missiles in Cuba.
b) A standoff caused by the United States threatening communist Cuba with nuclear missiles.
c) A standoff caused by the U.S.S.R. threatening Americas ally Cuba with Nuclear weapons.
d) A standoff caused when the U.S.S.R. armed Cuba with Nuclear weapons.
6) A government spending more money than they take in, through borrowing, is called_
a) Credit spending.
b) Bubble forming.
c) Deficit spending.
d) Negative revenue.
7) The first man in space was _

a) Neil Armstrong
b) Laika Gorbachev
c) Yuri Gagarin
d) Alexey Leonov
8) Which of the following was assassinated in 1963?

a) John F. Kennedy
b) Robert Kennedy
c) Lyndon Johnson
d) Nikita Khrushchev
9) The Great Society was _

a) A series of domestic programs put in place by Lyndon B. Johnson.
b) The name of John F. Kennedys inaugural address.
c) A series of domestic programs put in place by John F. Kennedy.
d) The Soviet Unions answer to FDRs New Deal program.
10) All of the following were social reform measures passed by Lyndon B. Johnson except_
a) Medicare.
b) The Economic Opportunity Act.
c) Immigration Act of 1965.
d) The Warren Commission.
11) 10 points
1. Brown v. Board of Education (1954) A. Ruled that school segregation was

unconstitutional
2. Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
B. Established the exclusionary rule; evidence
3. Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) seized illegally cannot be used in state courts
4. Escobedo v. Illinois (1964) C. Required criminal courts to provide free legal

counsel to those who cannot afford it
5. Miranda v. Illinois (1966)
D. Ruled that an accused person has the right to a
lawyer during questioning
E. Ruled that suspects must be read their rights

before questioning
12) 20 Points
1. Economic Opportunity Act (EOA) A. $1 billion dollar set of programs including the
Job corps Youth Training Program, Volunteers in
2. Medicare Service to America (VISTA) Project Head Start
and the Community Action Program
3. Medicaid
B. Provided hospital and medical insurance for
4. Department of Housing and Urban people 65+
Development (HUD)
C. Provided hospital and medical insurance for
5. Immigration act of 1965 welfare recipients
6. Water Quality act of 1965 D. Builds low cost homes and helps people afford
them.
7. Peace corps
E. repealed previous limits on immigration
8. Alliance for Progress
F. required states to set standards on water
9. The Warren Commission pollution.
10. Limited Test Ban Treaty G. A program sending volunteers to developing

nations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America
H. offered economic and technical assistance to

Latin American countries.
I. The team who investigated the Presidents

assassination
J. Agreement between U.S. and U.S.S.R. to stop

testing nuclear weapons in the atmosphere
13) 10 points
1. John F. Kennedy A. President of the United States who created the
Peace Corps and the Alliance for progress.
2. Lyndon B. Johnson
B. President of the United States who
3. Nikita Khrushchev implemented Medicaid and Medicare.
4. Fidel Castro C. The Premier of Russia during the Cuban

Missile Crisis.
5. Earl Warren
D. The leader of Cuba who was supplied with
Nuclear Weapons by the Soviet Union.
E. The Chief Justice who presided over the

Supreme Court during several landmark cases.
TRUE/FALSE 1 Point Each (10 total)
14) Americans were generally excited about the launch of Sputnik 1_ (F)
15) The Peace Corps had much more success than the Alliance for Progress_(T)
16) The Bay of Pigs invasion is considered to have been successful_ (F)
17) Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon _ (T)
18) NASA put the first man in space_ (F)
19) Lee Harvey Oswald was charged with the assassination of John F. Kennedy_ (T)
20) The United States put Nuclear Missiles in Turkey during the Cuban Missile Crisis_ (F)
21) Lyndon B. Johnson considered himself a New Dealer _ (T)
22) John F. Kennedy refused to interfere with the imprisonment of MLK in Georgia_ (F)
23) JFKs most trusted advisor was his brother Robert _ (T)
Use the following sources to answer the questions below. (2pts. Each)
In the last four years the U.S. has been ahead of us in manned space flights. But few people
in the Soviet Union know about it. It is only now when Americans have launched their
Apollo-8 that it will be brought home to everyone that we have yielded our supremacy in
outer space... It is a red-letter day for all mankind, but for us it is marred by a sense of
missed opportunities and a regret that Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anders and
not Valery Bykovsky, Pavel Popovich or Alexei Leonov are flying toward the moon.
...In 1962... the U.S.S.R.'s authority as the top space power was unassailable... we had no doubt that the
U.S.S.R. will remain the front-runner in the Space Race. We had faith in our technology and our plans had
the backing of our country's leadership headed by [Soviet premier Nikita] Khrushchev... but then we
made a terrible blunder... haste brought about the death of [Soyuz 1 commander Vladimir] Komarov and
that in turn created a tendency of hedging..."
24) Who is most likely speaking here?
a) Head of the Cosmonaut Corps, Nikolai Kamanin.
b) Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev.
c) Head of NASA, Dr. Thomas O. Paine.
d) An American reporter.
25) What is the general mood of the source?
a) Anger.
b) Celebration.
c) Disappointment.
d) Fear.
26) Why does the source believe that America put a man on the moon before the Soviet Union?
a) America had a better technology.
b) The Soviet government failed to properly fund their space program.
c) Hesitation caused by a disastrous mistake.
d) All of the above.
27) Which of the following is the above picture most related to (2pts.)
a) The Cuban Missile Crisis.
b) The Bay of Pigs Invasion.
c) The election of 1960
d) Kennedys assassination
28) What does this map suggest about American politics in 1964?
a) Kennedy had been unpopular.
b) Using Deficit Spending for Domestic Aid programs was popular.
c) The American people did not want to elect a Catholic president.
d) A strong militaristic stance against communism was popular.
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The assassination of John F. Kennedy is relatively well known. Everything else must be covered in detail.
Unit Test Results:
Question 1: The 1960 election was the first to have... See stats
Multiple Choice - 2 points A debate over
Points Earned - Most: 2 Least: 0 Avg: 1.9 radio.: 1 (5%)
A debate over
te ...: 19 (95%)
Question 2: The theory that no one would use nuclear weapons out of fear of nuclear See stats
retaliation is called...
Mutually
Multiple Choice - 2 points Assured ...: 18 (90%)
Points Earned - Most: 2 Least: 0 Avg: 1.8 Nuclear
Sense: 2 (10%)
Question 3: The idea that a nation should have more military options than using nuclear See stats
weapons is called...
Nuclear
Multiple Choice - 2 points Sense: 1 (5%)
Points Earned - Most: 2 Least: 0 Avg: 1.8 Broad-
Militarism: 1 (5%)
Flexible
Response: 18 (90%)
Question 4: In the 1960s Cuba was led by a communist dictator named... See stats
Multiple Choice - 2 points Fidel
Points Earned - Most: 2 Least: 0 Avg: 1.8 Castro: 18 (90%)
Mao
Zedong : 1 (5%)
Nikita
Khrushchev : 1 (5%)
Question 5: What was the Cuban Missile Crisis? See stats

Multiple Choice - 2 points A race
Points Earned - Most: 2 Least: 0 Avg: 0.8 between t ...: 3 (15%)
A standoff
cause ...: 7 (35%)
A standoff
cause ...: 2 (10%)
A standoff
cause ...: 8 (40%)
Question 6: A government spending more money than they take in, through borrowing, See stats
is called...
Deficit
Multiple Choice - 2 points Spending: 19 (95%)
Points Earned - Most: 2 Least: 0 Avg: 1.9 Credit
Spending: 1 (5%)
Question 7: The first man in space was ... See stats

Multiple Choice - 2 points Neil
Points Earned - Most: 2 Least: 0 Avg: 1.9 Armstrong: 1 (5%)
Yuri
Gagarin: 19 (95%)
Question 8: Which of the following was assassinated in 1963? See stats

Multiple Choice - 2 points John F.
Points Earned - Most: 2 Least: 2 Avg: 2 Kennedy: 20 (100%)
Question 9: The Great Society was ... See stats

Multiple Choice - 2 points A series of
Points Earned - Most: 2 Least: 0 Avg: 1 dome ...: 10 (50%)
The name of
John ...: 6 (30%)
A series of
dome ...: 4 (20%)
Question 10: All of the following were social reform measures passed by Lyndon B. See stats
Johnson except... Medicare: 8
Multiple Choice - 2 points (40%)
Points Earned - Most: 2 Least: 0 Avg: 0.7 the Economic
Opp ...: 4 (20%)
the
Immigration ...: 1
(5%)
the Warren
Commi ...: 7 (35%)
Question 11: Matching Court Cases See stats

Brown v. Board o ...
Matching - 10 points Correct: (100%)
Points Earned - Most: 10 Least: 4 Avg: 7.8 Incorrect: (0%)
Mapp v. Ohio
(1961)
Correct: (75%)
Incorrect: (25%)
Gideon v.
Wainwr ...
Correct: (70%)
Incorrect: (30%)
Escobedo v. Illi ...
Correct: (60%)
Incorrect: (40%)
Miranda v. Illin ...
Correct: (85%)
Incorrect: (15%)
Question 12: Matching Laws and Acts See stats

Economic
Matching - 20 points Opportu ...
Points Earned - Most: 20 Least: 12 Avg: 17.8 Correct: (70%)
Incorrect: (30%)
Medicare
Correct: (90%)
Incorrect: (10%)
Medicaid
Correct: (90%)
Incorrect: (10%)
Department of
Ho ...
Correct: (100%)
Incorrect: (0%)
Immigration act ...
Correct: (100%)
Incorrect: (0%)
Water Quality ac ...
Correct: (100%)
Incorrect: (0%)
Peace corps
Correct: (85%)
Incorrect: (15%)
Alliance for Pro ...
Correct: (65%)
Incorrect: (35%)
The Warren
Commi ...
Correct: (100%)
Incorrect: (0%)
Limited Test Ban ...
Correct: (90%)
Incorrect: (10%)
Question 13: Matching leaders See stats

John F. Kennedy
Matching - 20 points Correct: (50%)
Points Earned - Most: 20 Least: 4 Avg: 15.2 Incorrect: (50%)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Correct: (50%)
Incorrect: (50%)
Nikita Khrushchev
Correct: (90%)
Incorrect: (10%)
Fidel Castro
Correct: (90%)
Incorrect: (10%)
Earl Warren
Correct: (100%)
Incorrect: (0%)
Question 14: Americans were generally excited about the launch of Sputnik 1. See stats
True/False - 2 points True: 5 (25%)
Points Earned - Most: 2 Least: 0 Avg: 1.5 False: 15
(75%)
(No answer): 0
(0%)
Question 15: The Peace Corps had much more success than the Alliance for Progress. See stats
Points Earned - Most: 2 Least: 0 Avg: 1.5 False: 5 (25%)
(No answer): 0
(0%)
Question 16: The Bay of Pigs invasion is considered to have been successful. See stats
(80%)
(No answer): 0
(0%)
Question 17: Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. See stats
(No answer): 0
(0%)
Question 18: NASA put the first man in space. See stats
(90%)
(No answer): 0
(0%)
Question 19: Lee Harvey Oswald was charged with the assassination of John F. See stats
Kennedy.
True: 20
True/False - 2 points (100%)
Points Earned - Most: 2 Least: 2 Avg: 2 False: 0 (0%)
(No answer): 0
(0%)
Question 20: The United States put Nuclear Missiles in Turkey during the Cuban See stats
Missile Crisis.
True: 4 (20%)
True/False - 2 points False: 16
Points Earned - Most: 2 Least: 0 Avg: 1.6 (80%)
(No answer): 0
(0%)
Question 21: Lyndon B. Johnson considered himself a New Dealer. See stats
(No answer): 0
(0%)
Question 22: John F. Kennedy refused to interfere with the imprisonment of MLK in See stats
Georgia.
True: 0 (0%)
True/False - 2 points False: 20
Points Earned - Most: 2 Least: 2 Avg: 2 (100%)
(No answer): 0
(0%)
Question 23: JFKs most trusted advisor was his brother Robert. See stats
False: 2 (10%)
Points Earned - Most: 2 Least: 0 Avg: 1.8 (No answer): 0
(0%)
Question 24: Use the following source to answer the question. In the last four years the See stats
U.S. has been ahead of us in manned space flights. But few people in the Soviet Union
know about it. It is only now when Americans have launched their Apollo-8 that it will be
Head of the
brought home to everyone that we have ... Cosm ...: 14 (70%)
Soviet Premier
Multiple Choice - 2 points
Points Earned - Most: 2 Least: 0 Avg: 1.4 N ...: 2 (10%)
Head of
NASA, Dr ...: 4 (20%)
Disappointme
brought home to everyone that we have ... nt i ...: 18 (90%)
Anger at the
Points Earned - Most: 2 Least: 0 Avg: 1.8 nat ...: 1 (5%)
Celebration of
v ...: 1 (5%)
America had a
brought home to everyone that we have ... be ...: 5 (25%)
The Soviet
Points Earned - Most: 2 Least: 0 Avg: 0.6 gover ...: 2 (10%)
Hesitation
cause ...: 6 (30%)
All of the
above.: 7 (35%)
Question 27: What does this map suggest about American politics in 1964? See stats
Multiple Choice - 2 points Kennedy had
Points Earned - Most: 2 Least: 0 Avg: 1.2 been ...: 1 (5%)
Using Deficit
Sp ...: 12 (60%)
The American
peo ...: 5 (25%)
The majority
of ...: 2 (10%)
Question 28: Which of the following is the above political cartoon most related to? See stats
Multiple Choice - 2 points The Cuban
Points Earned - Most: 2 Least: 0 Avg: 1.6 Missil ...: 16 (80%)
The Bay of
Pigs ...: 1 (5%)
The election of
...: 3 (15%)
Clearly the Cuban Missile Crisis and everything having to do with LBJ or the Warren Court will require
further review before the state test. I will need to remember to link future lessons with these events and
people, if at all possible. Furthermore, I will need to give the students more practice in reading and
interpreting primary resources.
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1. Bell Ringer: Define Cold War, Mutually Assured Destruction, Containment, and Flexible
Response.
2. Ch. 20 Sec. 1 quiz.
3. Ch. 20 Sec. 2 and 3 quiz.
4. Ch. 20 test.
Informal Check(s): List ways you will check for understanding throughout your unit
1. Bell Ringer: Imagine you are president during the cold war. The Soviet Union is
attempting to spread communism, often by force, and sometimes to your democratic allies. You
both have nuclear weapons. How would you deal with this?
2. Exit Ticket: in one paragraph (3-5 sentences) why the United States and Cuba became
enemies.
3. Bell Ringer: Imagine you are president. Poverty is spreading across America and the
world. In your country, the unemployment rate is increasing. In other countries, homeless and
hungry families are common. Given the powers of the president, what would you do about it?
How much do you think that would cost?
4. Bell Ringer: What do you think was the most important part of the space-race and why?
5. Exit Ticket: Lyndon B. Johnson called himself a New Dealer after FDRs New Deal
program. Do you think that is accurate? Why or why not?
6. Students write down what they learned on a piece of scratch paper and wad it up. Given a
signal, they throw their paper snowballs in the air. Then each learner picks up a nearby response
and reads it aloud.
Finley, Todd. "22 Powerful Closure Activities." Edutopia. George Lucas Educational Foundation,
15 Dec. 2015. Web. 06 Feb. 2017.
7. Bell Ringer: Write a short paragraph explaining what the word Propaganda means to you.
What are some examples of propaganda you have seen lately? What were they trying to tell you?
How did they make you feel? What techniques did they use to make you think and feel that way?
Academic Prompt(s):
Day 1:
1. class discussion for why Kennedys Catholicism would be a big deal.
Day 2:
2. Why would the U.S.A. take Batistas side over Castros?
3. Besides being communist, what might have prompted Khrushchev to essentially imprison
his own people in East Berlin?
Day 3:
4. Why might people have criticized Kennedys handling of the Cuban missile crisis?
Day 4:
5. Why might republicans have been reluctant to implement Kennedys reforms?
Day 5:
6. Why was getting to space so important during the Cold War?
7. Why would the Russians send a dog before sending a human?
Day 6:
8. What did LBJ mean when he called himself a new dealer? Who was he comparing
himself to?
Day 7:
9. Considering what weve learned about the national debt today, do you think the
expensive programs set in place by people like JFK and LBJ were worth it? (be sure to clarify
that there is no right or wrong answer in the end)
Samples of Student Work:

Pretest:
Question 1
The 1960 election was the first to have...
a. A Vice-Presidential candidate of color.

Selected: b. A debate over television. This answer is correct.
c. A significant impact on the Vietnam war.
d. A debate over radio.
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Question 2
The theory that no one would use nuclear weapons out of fear of nuclear retaliation
is called...
a. The Apocalypse Theory

b. The Armageddon Theory
Selected: c. Nuclear Sense This answer is incorrect.
d. Mutually Assured DestructionThis is the correct answer.
Add Comment
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Question 3
The idea that a nation should have more military options than using nuclear
a. Nuclear Downplay
Selected: b. Broad-Militarism This answer is incorrect.
c. Nuclear Sense
d. Flexible ResponseThis is the correct answer.
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Question 4
In the 1960s Cuba was led by a communist dictator named...
Selected: a. Fidel Castro This answer is correct.

b. Nikita Khrushchev
c. Mao Zedong
d. Robert Kennedy
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Question 5
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a. When the U.S.S.R. threatened Americas ally Cuba with Nuclear weapons.
Selected: b. d) When the U.S.S.R. armed Cuba with Nuclear weapons. This answer is
correct.
c. A race between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. to be the first to place missiles in Cuba.
d. When the United States threatened communist Cuba with nuclear missiles.
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Question 6
A government spending more money than they take in, through borrowing, is
called...
a. Negative Revenue
b. Credit Spending
c. Bubble Forming
Selected: d. Deficit Spending This answer is correct.
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Question 7
The first man in space was ...
a. Neil ArmstrongThis is the correct answer.
b. Laika Gorbachev
Selected: c. Yuri Gagarin This answer is correct.
d. Alexy Leonov
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Question 8
Which of the following were assassinated in 1963?
a. Lyndon B. Johnson
b. Robert Kennedy
Selected: c. John F. Kennedy This answer is correct.
d. Nikita Khrushchev
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Question 9
The Great Society was ...
a. The Soviet Unions answer to FDRs New Deal program.

b. A series of domestic programs put in place by Lyndon B. Johnson.This is the
correct answer.
Selected: c. A series of domestic programs put in place by John F. Kennedy. This
answer is incorrect.
d. The name of John F. Kennedys inaugural address.
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Question 10
All of the following were social reform measures passed by Lyndon B.
Johnson except...
Selected: a. the Immigration Act of 1965 This answer is incorrect.

b. Medicare
c. the Economic Opportunity Act
d. the Warren Commission
Posttest:
Question 1
The 1960 election was the first to have...
a. A Vice-Presidential candidate of color.

Selected: b. A debate over television. This answer is correct.
c. A significant impact on the Vietnam war.
d. A debate over radio.
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Question 2
The theory that no one would use nuclear weapons out of fear of nuclear retaliation
is called...
a. The Armageddon Theory

b. Nuclear Sense
Selected: c. Mutually Assured Destruction This answer is correct.
d. The Apocalypse Theory
Add Comment
2/2
Question 3
The idea that a nation should have more military options than using nuclear
a. Nuclear Sense
b. Broad-Militarism
c. Nuclear Downplay
Selected: d. Flexible Response This answer is correct.
Add Comment
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Question 4
In the 1960s Cuba was led by a communist dictator named...
a. Nikita Khrushchev
Selected: b. Fidel Castro This answer is correct.
c. Mao Zedong
d. Robert Kennedy
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Question 5
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Selected: a. A standoff caused by the U.S.S.R. arming Cuba with nuclear

weapons. This answer is correct.
b. A race between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. to be the first to place missiles in Cuba.
c. A standoff caused by the U.S.S.R. threatening Cuba with nuclear weapons.
d. A standoff caused by the United States threatening communist Cuba with nuclear
missiles.
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Question 6
A government spending more money than they take in, through borrowing, is
called...
a. Bubble Forming
b. Negative Revenue
Selected: c. Deficit Spending This answer is correct.
d. Credit Spending
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2/2
Question 7
The first man in space was ...
a. Laika Gorbachev
Selected: b. Yuri Gagarin This answer is correct.
c. Alexy Leonov
d. Neil Armstrong
Add Comment
2/2
Question 8
Which of the following was assassinated in 1963?
a. Lyndon B. Johnson
b. Robert Kennedy
c. Nikita Khrushchev
Selected: d. John F. Kennedy This answer is correct.
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Question 9
The Great Society was ...
a. The name of John F. Kennedys inaugural address.

Selected: b. A series of domestic programs put in place by Lyndon B. Johnson. This
answer is correct.
c. The Soviet Unions answer to FDRs New Deal program.
d. A series of domestic programs put in place by John F. Kennedy.
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Question 10
All of the following were social reform measures passed by Lyndon B.
Johnson except...
a. the Economic Opportunity Act

b. the Warren CommissionThis is the correct answer.
Selected: c. Medicare This answer is incorrect.
d. the Immigration Act of 1965
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Question 11
Matching Court Cases
1. Brown v. Selected:d. Ruled that school

The correct answer is:Ruled
Board of segregation was
that school segregation was
Education unconstitutionalThis answer is
unconstitutional
(1954) correct.
The correct answer
Selected:c. Established the
is:Established the
2. Mapp v. Ohio exclusionary rule; evidence seized
exclusionary rule; evidence
(1961) illegally cannot be used in state
seized illegally cannot be
courtsThis answer is correct.
used in state courts
3. Gideon v. Selected:e. Required criminal courts The correct answer
Wainwright to provide free legal counsel to is:Required criminal courts
(1963) those who cannot afford itThis to provide free legal
counsel to those who cannot
answer is correct.
afford it
Selected:a. Ruled that an accused The correct answer is:Ruled
4. Escobedo v. person has the right to a lawyer that an accused person has
Illinois (1964) during questioningThis answer is the right to a lawyer during
correct. questioning
The correct answer is:Ruled
Selected:b. Ruled that suspects must
5. Miranda v. that suspects must be read
be read their rights before
Illinois (1966) their rights before
questioningThis answer is correct.
questioning
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Question 12
Matching Laws and Acts
The correct answer is:$1

Selected:g. $1 billion dollar set of billion dollar set of
programs including the Job corps programs including the
1. Economic Youth Training Program, Volunteers Job corps Youth Training
Opportunity Act in Service to America (VISTA) Program, Volunteers in
(EOA) Project Head Start and the Service to America
Community Action ProgramThis (VISTA) Project Head
answer is correct. Start and the Community
Action Program
The correct answer
Selected:i. Provided hospital and
is:Provided hospital and
2. Medicare medical insurance for welfare
medical insurance for
recipientsThis answer is incorrect.
people 65+
The correct answer
Selected:j. Provided hospital and
is:Provided hospital and
3. Medicaid medical insurance for people
medical insurance for
65+This answer is incorrect.
welfare recipients
4. Department of
The correct answer
Housing and Selected:a. Builds low cost homes
is:Builds low cost homes
Urban and helps people afford them.This
and helps people afford
Development answer is correct.
them.
(HUD)
Selected:c. Repealed previous limits The correct answer
5. Immigration act
on immigrationThis answer is is:Repealed previous
of 1965
correct. limits on immigration
Selected:b. Required states to set The correct answer
6. Water Quality
standards on water pollution.This is:Required states to set
act of 1965
answer is correct. standards on water
pollution.
The correct answer is:A
Selected:h. Offered economic and
program sending
technical assistance to Latin
7. Peace corps volunteers to developing
American countries.This answer is
nations in Asia, Africa,
incorrect.
and Latin America
Selected:f. A program sending The correct answer
8. Alliance for volunteers to developing nations in is:Offered economic and
Progress Asia, Africa, and Latin AmericaThis technical assistance to
answer is incorrect. Latin American countries.
Selected:e. The team who The correct answer is:The
9. The Warren
investigated the Presidents team who investigated the
Commission
assassinationThis answer is correct. Presidents assassination
The correct answer
Selected:d. Agreement between
is:Agreement between
10. Limited Test U.S. and U.S.S.R. to stop testing
U.S. and U.S.S.R. to stop
Ban Treaty nuclear weapons in the
testing nuclear weapons
atmosphereThis answer is correct.
in the atmosphere
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Question 13
Matching leaders
The correct answer

Selected:a. President of the United is:President of the United
1. John F.
States who implemented Medicaid States who created the
Kennedy
and MedicareThis answer is incorrect. Peace Corps and the
Alliance for progress.
Selected:d. President of the United The correct answer
2. Lyndon B. States who created the Peace Corps is:President of the United
Johnson and the Alliance for progress.This States who implemented
answer is incorrect. Medicaid and Medicare
Selected:e. The Premier of Russia The correct answer is:The
3. Nikita
during the Cuban Missile Crisis.This Premier of Russia during the
Khrushchev
answer is correct. Cuban Missile Crisis.
The correct answer is:The
Selected:b. The leader of Cuba who
leader of Cuba who was
4. Fidel was supplied with Nuclear Weapons
supplied with Nuclear
Castro by the Soviet Union.This answer is
Weapons by the Soviet
correct.
Union.
Selected:c. The Chief Justice who The correct answer is:The
5. Earl
presided over the Supreme Court Chief Justice who presided
Warren
during several landmark cases.This over the Supreme Court
during several landmark
answer is correct.
cases.
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Question 14
Americans were generally excited about the launch of Sputnik 1.
True
Selected: False This answer is correct.
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Question 15
The Peace Corps had much more success than the Alliance for Progress.
TrueThis answer is correct.
Selected: False This answer is incorrect.
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Question 16
The Bay of Pigs invasion is considered to have been successful.
True
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Question 17
Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon.
Selected: True This answer is correct.
False
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Question 18
NASA put the first man in space.
True
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Question 19
Lee Harvey Oswald was charged with the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
False
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Question 20
The United States put Nuclear Missiles in Turkey during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
True
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Question 21
Lyndon B. Johnson considered himself a New Dealer.

False
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Question 22
John F. Kennedy refused to interfere with the imprisonment of MLK in Georgia.
True
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Question 23
JFKs most trusted advisor was his brother Robert.

False
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Question 24
Use the following source to answer the question.
In the last four years the U.S. has been ahead of us in manned space flights. But few people in the
Soviet Union know about it. It is only now when Americans have launched their Apollo-8 that it will be
brought home to everyone that we have yielded our supremacy in outer space... It is a red-letter day
for all mankind, but for us it is marred by a sense of missed opportunities and a regret that Frank
Borman, James Lovell and William Anders and not Valery Bykovsky, Pavel Popovich or Alexei Leonov are
flying toward the moon.
...In 1962... the U.S.S.R.'s authority as the top space power was unassailable... we had no doubt that
the U.S.S.R. will remain the front-runner in the Space Race. We had faith in our technology and our
plans had the backing of our country's leadership headed by [Soviet premier Nikita] Khrushchev... but
then we made a terrible blunder... haste brought about the death of [Soyuz 1 commander Vladimir]
Who is most likely speaking here?
Selected: a. Head of the Cosmonaut Corps, Nikolai Kamanin. This answer is correct.
b. An American reporter.
c. Head of NASA, Dr. Thomas O. Paine.
d. Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev.
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Question 25
What is the mood of the speaker in this passage?
a. Celebration of victory.
b. Anger at the nation's leaders.
c. Fear of nuclear warfare.
Selected: d. Disappointment in being surpassed. This answer is correct.
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Question 26
Why was there disaster for the Soviet Union in 1962?
a. America had a better technology.

b. The Soviet government failed to properly fund their space program.
Selected: c. Hesitation caused by a disastrous mistake. This answer is correct.
d. All of the above.
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Question 27
What does this map suggest about American politics in 1964?
Selected: a. The American people did not want to elect a Catholic president. This
answer is incorrect.
b. The majority of Americans were okay with Goldwater using the atomic bomb.
c. Using Deficit Spending for Domestic Aid programs was popular.This is the correct
answer.
d. Kennedy had been unpopular.
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Question 28
Which of the following is the above political cartoon most related to?
Selected: a. The Cuban Missile Crisis. This answer is correct.

b. The Bay of Pigs Invasion.
c. The election of 1960.
d. Kennedys assassination.
Budget Activity (Given via Google Form)

The proposed U.S. budget includes more than $3 trillion in spending annually. In your group, answer the
questions below and assign percentages to each of the six budget categories listed below. If you decide
to spend more than you bring in through taxation, your government will need to borrow.
* Required
Class period *
0
First and last names of all group members. *

XX, YY, ZZ
Do you think it is important to create a federal budget that has less
spending than tax revenues collected? Explain. *
yes, because it will minimize debt
What are some economic and political reasons why it is difficult to cut
spending from the current high levels? *
Because you'd have to change everything
Will you increase taxes to help collect more money? Why or why
not? *
no, taxes are already high enough
Will you decrease taxes? Regardless, what are possible advantages

to decreasing taxes even when spending is high? *
Yes, i would to help the minority buy making taxes go down
Percentage of Your Total Budget: Education *

30
Percentage of Your Total Budget: Energy research *
5
Percentage of Your Total Budget: Defense *

20
Percentage of Your Total Budget: Health Care *

15
Percentage of Your Total Budget: Infrastructure *

20
Percentage of Your Total Budget: Social Programs *

10
a. Will you have a budget deficit or surplus? *

surplus
b. What criteria did you use to decide which areas received the most
or least amount of the budget? *
thought about how much importance these things have.
Reflection:
Overall I honestly believe my lessons came out pretty well. I kept the students engaged,
at least the vast majority of them, I taught everything that needed to be taught, and added in a
decent bit of extra information from my own research that I hope tied it all together and brought
it home. The assessments agree with me. The vast majority of students saw huge improvement
from the pretest to the posttest.
That said, I really need to work on my observation skills. There was more than once that
my CI caught students on their cell phones that I had no idea were off task. Naturally these
students were repeat offenders, and consequently had comparatively low scores on the test.
Obviously, there is still more that I need to do to keep them engaged, and I need to learn how to
watch for distractions. One thing I know I should do more is walk around the room while
teaching. This has always been a challenge for me, but I know it would help in both areas.
The projects are a completely different game of course. I had four of them in my ten day;
a written roleplay for the Cuban Missile Crisis, a lite-DBQ on the space race, a budget activity to
tie into the great society programs, and an activity interpreting Cold War propaganda. Quite
frankly, these all looked better on paper than in practice. Most of the kids stayed on task and did
their work, but I had to tell several to stay off their phones while they were working. Also, the
natural noise level made it difficult to hear who was on task and who wasnt, and several groups
rushed through the projects and spent the rest of the time talking.
I think from now on I will have to assign groups, and use smaller groups. That way I will
not have to worry about big groups of friends getting together and not really caring about the
work. I also had a bit of trouble getting out thorough instructions, but I think Ive got that figured
out now.

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EDCI 419: Ellen J. Foster

1. Knowledge of characteristics of students

Achievement Levels (Remedial, Average, Advanced/ Accelerated, or specify range in

Typical Interest and Involvement of Students

2. Knowledge of students varied approaches to learning (Include information from

3. Knowledge of students skills and prior learning

4. Knowledge of community and school district (Include a description of the community

What understandings are desired?

What would you do, and why?

What motivated America to create an effective space program?

Source: Library of Congress, Lyndon B. Johnson, Senate majority leader, Senate

2.Who is talking? Who is he talking to?

3.Is there a Soviet Symbol in the picture? How is it being used?

"Soviet Union offers to stop nuclear weapon tests"

1.Where do you see the United States depicted in the cartoon?

2.Who is the man in the picture and what is he doing?

depicted in contrast? How can you tell?

3. Design a federal budget (effort grade)

Preparation for Listening and Analysis (PLA) Worksheet

1) The 1960 election was the first to have_

4) In the 1960s Cuba was led by a communist dictator named_

5) What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

7) The first man in space was _

8) Which of the following were assassinated in 1963?

9) The Great Society was _

4) In the 1960s Cuba was led by a communist dictator named_

7) The first man in space was _

8) Which of the following was assassinated in 1963?

9) The Great Society was _

1. Brown v. Board of Education (1954) A. Ruled that school segregation was

4. Escobedo v. Illinois (1964) C. Required criminal courts to provide free legal

E. Ruled that suspects must be read their rights

10. Limited Test Ban Treaty G. A program sending volunteers to developing

H. offered economic and technical assistance to

I. The team who investigated the Presidents

J. Agreement between U.S. and U.S.S.R. to stop

4. Fidel Castro C. The Premier of Russia during the Cuban

E. The Chief Justice who presided over the

TRUE/FALSE 1 Point Each (10 total)

Question 5: What was the Cuban Missile Crisis? See stats

Question 7: The first man in space was ... See stats

Question 8: Which of the following was assassinated in 1963? See stats

Question 9: The Great Society was ... See stats

Question 11: Matching Court Cases See stats

Question 12: Matching Laws and Acts See stats

Question 13: Matching leaders See stats

Ch. 20 progress (Overall)

82% 94% 98% 98%

Samples of Student Work:

a. A Vice-Presidential candidate of color.

a. The Apocalypse Theory

Selected: a. Fidel Castro This answer is correct.

a. The Soviet Unions answer to FDRs New Deal program.

Selected: a. the Immigration Act of 1965 This answer is incorrect.

a. A Vice-Presidential candidate of color.

a. The Armageddon Theory

Selected: a. A standoff caused by the U.S.S.R. arming Cuba with nuclear

a. The name of John F. Kennedys inaugural address.

a. the Economic Opportunity Act

1. Brown v. Selected:d. Ruled that school

The correct answer is:$1

The correct answer