Format
1. Learn about the life and death of President John F. Kennedy.
2. Explore the Civil Rights Movement, Cold War and cultural turmoil of the 1960s.
3. Understand the world response to President Kennedy's death and the ongoing impact of his legacy.
4.Use teaching artifacts to explore what they tell us about the 1960's.
Objectives
1. Understand the impact of President John F. Kennedy's presidency and legacy on United States citizens.
2. Describe important issues and events during the 20th Century including the Cold War, Civil Rights Movement, Space Race and founding of the Peace Corps.
3. Analyze primary sources to determine information about 1960s life in Texas and the United States.
4. Differentiate between primary and secondary sources.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.3.RL.6 -- Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.4.RL.6 -- Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.5.RL.6 -- Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.6-8.RH.2 -- Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.6-8.RH.9 -- Analyze the relationship between a primary and secondary source on the same topic.Grade 5-12
Standard: 1: The economic boom and social transformation of postwar United States.
Major Concept: 1B. The student understands how the social changes of the postwar period affected various Americans
Description [and Historical Thinking Standard] Explore the influence of popular culture and analyze the role of the mass media in homogenizing American culture
Grade 5-12
Standard 3: Domestic policies after World War II.
Major Concept: 3B. The students understands the “New Frontier” and the “Great Society”
Description [and Historical Thinking Standard] Evaluate the domestic policies of Kennedy’s “New Frontier”
Grade 5-12
Standard 3: Domestic policies after World War II.
Major Concept: 3B. The students understands the “New Frontier” and the “Great Society”
Description [and Historical Thinking Standard] Evaluate the legislation and programs enacted during Johnson’s presidency
State Standards
Grade 3 Social Studies 16
Grade 4 Social Studies 19.A, B, C, D
Grade 5 Social Studies 23, A, B, C
Grade 6 Social Studies 19, A, B, C, D,; 22
Grade 7 Social Studies 20, A, B, C, D, E; 22
Grade 8 Social Studies 29, A, B, D, E, F