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 veteran 1. Write a short
Cold War and answer and the Supreme Court as online magazine from either the paragraph
comprehension questions to why they are not a that tells of the Korean explaining the Berlin
communist living in the events of the Cold War/Vietnam war Airlift using
2. Analyze how Dr. Seuss book United States/ War (VL) speak to the class transitional words
The Butter Battle Book relates 2. Participate and and share your correctly
to the Cold War complete a thoughts with a 2. Write a narrative
WebQuest to learn partner (SP) from the viewpoint
about the Cold of a soldier during
War the Vietnam War
correctly using
prepositional
phrases
The Cold War
Social Studies 5th Grade SS5H5 Discuss
1. Complete a pre-test about the people, the origins and Math
places, and events of the Cold War (VL) consequences of the Cold
1. Solve math problems
2. Create a timeline, in groups, of the events War
involving decimals before time
of the Cold War with brief explanations of Emily Bennett and Liz
runs out to prevent a nuclear
each event (INTER) Varenas
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
2. Convert Cold War statistics
alter the world around us (NA)
from decimals, to fractions, to
4. Participate in a debate posing as different 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 West impacted current science 2. Art- Create a picture that depicts an INTRA- intrapersonal
Berlin during the Berlin Airlift by creating a event or result of the Korean War VS- visual spatial
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- sprirtualist
that summarizes and explains the events of
the Cold War (VS)