S1+Turcotte+Jordan

=Stage 1 Identify Desired Results= E. History E1. Historical knowledge, concepts, themes, and patterns Grade 6-8 "Contemporary United States, 1961 to Present Students understand major eras, major enduring themes, and historic influences in the history of Maine, the United States and various regions of the world. b. Identify and analyze major historical eras, major enduring themes, turning points, events, consequences, and people in the history of Maine, the United States, and various regions of the world. ||
 * **Establish Goals:** **(G)** ||
 * Maine Learning Results: Social Studies

//What understandings are desired?//
• the Vietnam War was widely unpopular and led to conflict and division among Americans. • the 1960s were filled with tension and tragic events, but also led to great social, political, and cultural change. ||
 * //Students will understand that:// **(U)** ||
 * • the 1960s were a time of social and political protest, leading to the creation of the "counter culture" and numerous organizations.

//What essential questions will be considered?//
• Why did the Vietnam War divide Americans? • How were the 1960s a time of tension and tragic events? ||
 * **Essential Questions:** **(Q)** ||
 * • How did social and political protest lead to the creation of the "counter culture" and different organizations?

//What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?//
 • __ Vocabulary: __ civil rights, hippie, counter culture, "flower power," communism, "The Domino Theory," segregation, integration, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Civil Rights Act of 1968, Great Society, Ten Point Platform, freedom rides, sit-in, draft-dodger, space race, generation gap, Freedom Summer, corruption, riot, protest, race riot  • __ Important Events, People, Organizations __ : John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, Lyndon B. Johnson, Huey P. Newton, Bobby Seale, Weather Underground, Black Panthers, Chicago Eight Trial, KKK, SDS, SCLC, SNCC, NAACP, anti-war protests, Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, March on Washington, “I Have a Dream” speech, Mississippi Freedom Summer, protest being done through song, Woodstock, Vietnam War, North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh, Ngo Dinh Diem, Tet Offensive, Mai Lai Massacre, Gulf of  Tonkin Incident, 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, and Gulf of Tonkin Resolution**.**
 * //Students will know:// **(K)** || //Students will be able to:// **(S)** ||

• illustrate how and why the Vietnam War caused divide among Americans • produce a time line of key events during the Vietnam War and 1960s in general • b. analyze major historical eras, major enduring themes, turning points, events, consequences, and people in the history of Maine, the United States, and various regions of the world • assume the role of an important person during the 1960s, be it a political leader, soldier, Civil Rights activist, draft-dodger, hippie, etc. • recognize why the 1960s were such an important time in American history ||
 * • describe the goals and general ambitions of multiple groups and organizations created during the 1960s.

2004 ASCD and Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe