U. S. History

Students, working in teams, will analyze the rapid rise in automobiles and the growing need for a stable road system in the United States/Missouri

Students use document and artifacts, including Truman's desk, to analyze Harry S. Truman

Technological project: Photostory or Movie Maker. The student is to create a visual presentation that tells the historical facts of the Vietnam War. They are also to include in their presentation music that reflects the era of the war.

The primary objective for this activity is to provide a medium for students to explore the Vietnam War thorough a multitude of camera lenses and personal experiences.

I want to find a way for students to objectively analyze Presidential decisions for war in a way that will allow them to move away from political arguments and personal leanings.

Use of lecture/film with primary documents to increase student understanding of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

The students will have a lecture and view some political cartoons and maps during the time period of the Cuban Missile Crisis. The students will participate in the Notebook activity at the end of the lesson.

Students will examine and evaluate primary documents relating to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Students will read the primary source document and then engage in a discussion answering the following questions: What type of document is it? When was it written? What was its purpose?

To assist students in developing skills that will enable them to analyze political cartoons and political posters and develop an understanding of the different perspectives of the Korea War, students will analyze political cartoons and political posters.