US History · Week 31 · The Cold War and Contemporary America
Cold War Fears at Home
Students examine McCarthyism, blacklisting, and duck and cover drills and practice separating real evidence from fear when they hear an accusation.
- Students will
- Students examine McCarthyism, blacklisting, and civil defense drills, and practice telling real evidence from fear when they hear an accusation.
- SEL skill
- Use calm steps before reacting to a frightening claim
- What it looks like
- Students manage strong emotions such as fear and use calm steps before reacting.
- Content focus
- Cold War Fears at Home
- Format
- Partner exchange
Self-management
Self-management means handling your emotions, thoughts, and behaviors so you can reach your goals. More self-management activities
What you get
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Standards
- 11.9.3: CA History Social Science Content Standard, Grade 11: United States History and Geography: Continuity and Change in the Twentieth Century (standard 11.9, item 3)
- CA HSS Analysis Skill: HREP1 Distinguish valid arguments from fallacious arguments in historical interpretations. (Historical Research, Evidence, and Point of View)
- C3 Framework (national): D2.His.15.9-12 Distinguish between long term causes and triggering events in building a historical argument.
- Literacy in history: RH.11-12.8 Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author's claims.
Fits these textbook chapters
- American History: Reconstruction to the Present, Module 12: The Cold War
- American History: Reconstruction to the Present, Module 18: Into a New Millennium
- American History: Reconstruction to the Present, Module 19: The United States in the 21st Century
- History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals, Chapter 38: Origins of the Cold War
- History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals, Chapter 39: The Cold War Expands
- History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals, Chapter 40: Fighting the Cold War at Home
- History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals, Chapter 47: The Age of Camelot
- History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals, Chapter 56: Ending the Cold War
- History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals, Chapter 59: 9/11 and Its Aftermath: Debating America's Founding Ideals
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