Wednesday, April 16th

Today students continued to work on their self-guided ELA review with BrainPop.  This morning we watched and discussed the Korean and Vietnam Wars.  Students were quite curious about both events and had lots of interesting questions.  Tomorrow I will conclude the Cold War instruction with a Cuban Missile Crisis simulation and notes on the Iron Curtain & Berlin Wall.

Additional Cold War Resources

Students should explore the sites below if they want to get a deeper understanding of some of the Cold War events.  If we had more time, I would include these in some of our class activities.   However, with testing, Exhibition projects, end of the year events, and final projects, we have much to do in very little time.  I have taught students what's required by the Georgia Performance Standards; however, I prefer to go more in depth so students can use higher-order thinking skills to understand our world.  

That being said, feel free to browse the sites below; they are informative and entertaining.

Cuban Missile Crisis

(from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum)

A City Divided
(from the U.S. National Archives)