Format
1. Program Introduction
2. Discussion of Modern Day Impressions of the '50s
3. Viewing of first themed video
4. Discussion of video
(repeated as time allows)
5. Questions / Reflections
6. Wrap up
Objectives
After participating in this program, students will have a better understanding of everyday life in the 1950s and the complexities faced by various members of society. Further, students will be able to place individual experiences into the broader scope of history.
- Understanding historical context
- Analyzing secondary sources
- Evaluating multiple perspectives on a historical topic
- Developing a comparison between historical events and today
Standards Alignment
National Standards
National Standards Connection
NCTE – ELA K-12.4 Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.
NCTE- ELA K-12.8 Students use a variety of technological and information resources (e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, video) to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge.
NCTE – ELA K-12.12 Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).
NCSS - SS.2 Time, Continuity, and Change
NCSS - SS.5 Individuals, Groups, and Institutions
NCSS - SS.6 Power, Authority, and Governance
NCSS - SS.8 Science, Technology, and Society
State Standards
Ohio Revised Standards – Social Studies
High School
Theme: American History
Topic: Historical Thinking and Skills
Content Statement 1: Historians analyze cause, effect, sequence and correlation in historical events, including multiple causation and long- and short-term causal relations.
Topic: The Cold War (1945-1991)
Content Statement 4: Use of atomic weapons changed the nature of war, altered the balance of power and began the nuclear age.
Content Statement 25: The Second Red Scare and McCarthyism reflected Cold War fears in American society.
Content Statement 26: The Cold War and conflicts in Korea and Vietnam influenced domestic and international politics.
Topic: Social Transformation in the United States (1945-1994)
Content Statement 28: Following World War II, the United States experienced a struggle for racial and gender equality and the extension of civil rights.
Content Statement 29: The postwar economic boom, greatly affected by advances in science, produced epic changes in American life.
High School
Theme: World History
Topic: Historical Thinking and Skills
Content Statement 4: Historians analyze cause, effect, sequence, and correlation in historical events, including multiple causation and long- and short-term causal relations.
Topic: The Cold War (1945-1991)
Content Statement 18: The United States and the Soviet Union became superpowers and competed for global influence.
Common Core State Standards:
ELA CCSS: SL. 7-8.1, SL. 7-8.2, SL. 7-8.3
ELA CCSS: SL.9-10.1, SL.9-10.2, SL.9-10.3
ELA CCSS: SL.11-12.1, SL.11-12.2, SL.11-12.3