World Historyweek 3127 30 March 2017 WPHS Learning Plan

World HistoryWeek 3127 – 30 March 2017 WPHS Learning Plan

• Ace the Third Paragraph Summary Common Assessment

• Students will complete the third paragraph summary common assessment.

• Ace the Chapter 29 Test

• Students will take the chapter 29 test.

• Understand how two sides faced off in Europe during the Cold War.
• Learn how nuclear weapons threatened the world.
• Understand how the Cold war spread globally.
• Compare and Contrast the Soviet Union and the United States during the Cold War.

• Review the major concepts of World War II just studied as a segue into the Cold War.
• Display and discuss the Cold War power point presentation in class.
• Chapter THIRTY Section ONE The Cold War Unfolds, pages 966-974
• Review the Modern History Sourcebook: Winston S. Churchill:Iron Curtain Speech of5 April 1946, and discuss the meaning of a “cold” war.
• As students review the material in the designated pates of the text, focus on the military and political consequences of the Cold War in the Soviet Union, Europe, and the United States.
• Students will compare and contrast the Soviet and American systems of government and life.
• ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY: Mingle-to-the-music—students will reflect on the most significant aspect of the Cold War and life in the United States that time frame, and will then mingle to the music and exchange their reflections with their partners when the music stops.
• Review and discuss the Concept Connector on page 975.
• Answer questions three-through five on the daily writing sheets.

• Understand how the United States prospered and expanded opportunities.
• Explain how Western Europe rebuilt its economy after World War II.
• Describe how Japan was transformed.

• Review the day’s objectives.
• Review what was learned yesterday about the onset of the Cold war.
• Review section review questions three-through five on page 984.
• Chapter THIRTY Section TWO The Industrialized Democracies, pages 976-984
• As students review the material in the designated parts of the text, focus on how the United States, Western Europe, and Japan achieved economic prosperity and strengthened democracy during the Cold War years
• ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY: Students will choose opposite sides of the classroom to debate the treatment of former enemies after a war.
• Answer questions three-through five on page 984 on the daily writing sheets.