Web-Based Discovery Activity
“Decades of Change”
(specific focus on 1960’s-1970’s)
Purpose of the Activity:
The purpose of this activity is simple: I want you to become more familiar with the content of this unit, and to do so by going beyond what is provided to you in your textbook. My hope is that you will not only learn some new things that will help you to solidify your comprehension of the concepts but will, as well, learn how to use the Internet on your own in the future to “dig deeper” into topics about which we will be learning. There is so much more to what we learn in class than what is provided to you in our books and my lectures. It is now time to go and experience it!
The Task:
Access as many of the following websites as you can and in any order that you would like. In some cases you will need to record information, while, for others, all you need to do is search through and enjoy the material. Be ready to discuss at a later time what you experience during today’s activity.
Accessing the Sites:
Go to my SharePoint Page.
Go to “Student Documents” and find the “Decades of Change” folder.
Click “Decades of Change Materials (12-13)” subfolder.
Click “Decades of Change Web-based Activity (2012-13)” file.
Move the cursor over the following links and right-click the mouse. Select “open hyperlink” to access
the site.
Site #1:
- a graphic organizer about President Johnson’s New Society and Great Frontier
- click the “Show Hints” button about half-way down the organizer and to the left of it
- a graphic organizer about the women’s movement
- click the “Show Hints” button about half-way down the organizer and to the left of it
- a graphic organizer about the student protest movement
- click the “Show Hints” button about half-way down the organizer and to the left of it
- a graphic organizer about the “Watergate” scandal
- click the “Show Hints” button about half-way down the organizer and to the left of it
Site #2:
-A timeline of major events from 1950-1999.
-Important Supreme Court cases
- Look at:
- Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
- Gideon v. Wainright (1963)
- Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
- Roe v. Wade (1973)
Site #3:
- easy to use links to topics we are learning about
Site #4:
-Post-World War II Era
-1960’s
-The Vietnam War
-1970-2000
Site #5:
-Here are some videos about each of the decades (50’s, 60’s, and 70’s) that are being focused upon for this unit.
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“Decades of Change” Web-Based Activity Assignment
You will be scored for this assignment using the following rubric. Each category is worth 4 points for a total of 8 points. This score will then be multiplied by 2 for a grand total of 16 possible points. This will count as a 16 point quiz grade.
Assignment Rubric
4 / 3 / 2 / 1Interpretation / Answers are mostly correct and demonstrate excellent comprehension. / Answers are often correct and demonstrate good comprehension. / Answers are occasionally correct and demonstrate an incomplete comprehension of the topic. / Answers do not reflect accurate comprehension of the topic(s).
Detail / Answers are mostly complete, extensive, and include many details. / Answers are usually complete and include several details. / Answers contain some details. / Answers lack the required detail or are incomplete.
Total Score = ______/16 points
Please complete the following assignment while you visit the WWII-related websites during our web-based activity.
- Answer any one (1) of the following “Decades of Change” Essential Questions (choices “A” through “E”):
A. How does suburban life shape the individual?
B. How can people change society?
C. How far should the government go to promote equality and opportunity?
D. What happens when the government loses the support of the public?
E. Did America move closer or further away from its founding ideals in the three decades after World War II?
2. Complete the following graphic organizer for the concept of “the 1950’s” (make that the “Title of Event”).
3. Complete the following graphic organizer for the concept of “the 1960’s” (make that the “Title of Event”).
4. Complete the following graphic organizer for the concept of “the 1970’s” (make that the “Title of Event”).
5. Complete the following graphic organizer for the concept of “The Civil Rights Movement” (make that the “Title of
Event”).
6. Cause and Effect
Topic: LBJ’s Great Society
Topic: Women’s Rights (“Women’s Lib”) Movement
Topic: Watergate
7. Complete the following graphic organizer for the concept of the “Vietnam War” (make that the “Title of Event”).
8. Identify and describe how the events and people that you learned about during this lesson have had an impact on our society today.
“One way the people or events learned about in today’s lesson have impacted our
society today …______
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