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Teacher: Andres Contreras

Unit:
Lesson #:
The Cold War
Heats Up/ The
Korean War

Grade Level/Course:
11th U.S History

Duration: _50_ min

Date:

Common Core
and Content
Standards

Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate
summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas.

Materials/
Resources/
Lesson
Preparation

Objectives

Computer/ PowerPoint Software

PowerPoint handout
Blank sheet of paper
Question sheet.
The Americans (Textbook)
VCR/ The Century

Content:

1. Understand the role of military

alliances, including NATO and
SEATO, in deterring communist
aggression and maintaining
security during the Cold War.

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Language:

1. Trace the origins and geopolitical

consequences (foreign and domestic) of the
Cold War and containment policy, including
the following:
o

The era of McCarthyism, instances of

domestic Communism (e.g., Alger
Hiss) and blacklisting

The Truman Doctrine

The Berlin Blockade

The Korean War

Level 1: Recall

Depth of
Knowledge
Level

Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Demonstrating independence

College and
Career Ready
Skills

TEACHER
PROVIDES

Level 4: Extended Thinking

Building strong content knowledge

Comprehending as well as critiquing

Valuing evidence

Using technology and digital media strategically and capably

Coming to understand other perspectives and cultures
Building knowledge through content-rich nonfiction texts
Reading and writing grounded from text
Regular practice with complex text and its academic vocabulary
KEY WORDS ESSENTIAL TO
WORDS WORTH KNOWING
UNDERSTANDING
See Language
See Language

SIMPLE
EXPLANATION
THE
STUDENTS
MEANING FIGURE OUT

Academic Vocabulary
(Tier II & Tier III)

Level 2: Skill/Concept

Responding to varying demands of audience, task, purpose, and discipline

Common Core
Instructional
Shifts

Pre-teaching
Considerations

What level of knowledge will students have coming into this lesson.

CCSS
Foundational
Standards
(K-5 only)
Instructional
Methods

Lesson Delivery
Check method(s) used in the lesson:
X Modeling
X Guided Practice X Collaboration
Guided Inquiry X Reflection

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Independent Practice

Activities/Tasks/ Strategies/Technology/
Questioning/Engagement/Writing/Checking for Understanding

Lesson Continuum

Lesson
Openin
g

Teacher
Reflection
Evidenced
by Student
Learning/
Outcomes

Prior Knowledge, Context, and Motivation:

During the start of the period, I will start a discussion on what was the Cold War and who
were the two superpowers going against each other.

Differentiated Instruction:

After the bell ringer, I will start lecturing on the escalation of

the Cold War. For the past week, the students have been
learning the origins of the Cold War. For this lecture, it will
learn the escalation of the cold war, the fall of nationalists
China. Student will also learn about the Korea War and the
end result of it.
During the lesson, the students will answer their Cornell
notes, which is located on their handout. I will ask random
students to answer the Cornell notes.
At the end of the lecture, the students will have summarized
the topic of the lecture. I will take a sample from 3 students to
assess what they learn.
After the lecture, Students will answer five questions from the
book. These questions are for the students to read the material
that was just lecture on and reinforce the lesson. Student will
be able to work with an elbow partner.

Lesson Reflection

English Learners:
Students who are
ELL/ have and
IEP, will be
working in groups
will be able to use
and work with their
English Language
Skills. Students will
be hearing the
words out loud and
their teammates
will be able to help
them if they dont
understand the
word. Students will
also be able to ask
the teacher if they

Students will answer the exit ticket question, According to your notes, what was the 38 th
parallel? Is North and South Korea still in a state of war? Why or Why Not? This will end the
lesson.

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