Reading Writing

1. Read a passage that explains 1. Defend their argument in Media Literacy Speaking/Listening Grammar
the different conflicts of the a letter to Joseph McCarthy 1. Develop an 1. Listen to a 1. Write a short
Cold War and answer and the Supreme Court as online magazine veteran from either paragraph
comprehension questions to why they are not a that tells of the the Korean explaining the
communist living in the events of the Cold War/Vietnam war Berlin Airlift using
2. Analyze how Dr. Seuss United States War (VL) speak to the class transitional words
book The Butter Battle Book 2. Participate and and share your correctly
relates to the Cold War complete a thoughts with a 2. Write a narrative
WebQuest to partner (SP) from the viewpoint
learn about the of a soldier during
Cold War the Vietnam War
correctly using
prepositional
phrases
The Cold War
Social Studies 5th Grade: The origins
1. Complete a pre-test about the people, and consequences of the
places, and events of the Cold War (VL) Math
Cold War
1. Solve math problems
2. Create a timeline, in groups, of the events Emily Bennett and Liz
involving decimals before time
of the Cold War with brief explanations of Varenas runs out to prevent a nuclear
each event (INTER)
missile from being launched
3. Construct a proposal of ways to stop the
towards the United States (LM)
spread of Communism. Include how it would
alter the world around us (NA) 2. Convert Cold War statistics
4. Participate in a debate posing as different from decimals, to fractions, to
Science percentages
countries represented by the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (INTER) 1. Investigate how different
5. Describe and identify key leaders and land features and
influencers of the Cold War through a Social environments proposed
Studies version of the game Guess Who? challenges for soldiers in Fine Arts Key
6. Explore the cause and effect of the Iron Korea and Vietnam 1. Music- Analyze pop culture songs VL- visual linguistic
Curtain while inputting the information into 2. Recall the events of the from the Cold War and identify INTER- interpersonal
the provided graphic organizer Space Race and how it common themes (MR) NA- naturalist
7. Compare and contrast life in East and impacted current science 2. Art- Create a picture that depicts an INTRA- intrapersonal
West Berlin during the Berlin Airlift by event or result of the Korean War VS- visual spatial
creating a Venn diagram (INTRA) (painting, drawing, etc.) BK- bodily kinesthetic
8. Participate in a Jeopardy game in teams to 3. Drama- Create and perform a short MR- musical rhythmic
review the content involving the Cold War skit of life in America during the Cold LM- logical
(INTER) War (BK) mathematical
9. Design an interactive notebook organizer
SP- spiritualist
that summarizes and explains the events of
the Cold War (VS)