SOL+6+US+Since+WWII

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media type="youtube" key="qf_U_NyxdsY" height="340" width="560" The **United States** **since World War** **II**= USII.8 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the economic, social, and political transformation of the United States and the world between the end of World War II and the present by a) describing the rebuilding of Europe and Japan after World War II, the emergence of the United States as a superpower, and the establishment of the United Nations; b) describing the conversion from a wartime to a peacetime economy; c) identifying the role of America’s military and veterans in defending freedom during the Cold War, including the wars in Korea and Vietnam, the Cuban missile crisis, the collapse of communism in Europe, and the rise of new challenges; d) describing the changing patterns of society, including expanded educational and economic opportunities for military veterans, women, and minorities; e) describing how international trade and globalization have impacted American life.

USII.9 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the key domestic and international issues during the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries by a) examining the Civil Rights Movement and the changing role of women; b) describing the development of new technologies in communication, entertainment, and business and their impact on American life; c) identifying representative citizens from the time period who have influenced America scientifically, culturally, academically, and economically; d) examining American foreign policy, immigration, the global environment, and other emerging issues.

Lesson Plan Outline USII.9 (a) examining the Civil Rights Movement and the changing role of women

21st Century Skills: Creativity and Innovation, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

Technology used: Facebook

Narrative: Students will create Facebook pages for important people that helped with the Civil Rights Movement and the changing role of women. Civil Rights: Martin Luther King Jr. Ralph Abernathy Ella Baker Stokely Carmichael James Farmer John Lewis Rosa Parks A. Philip Randolph Bayard Rustin Sojourner Truth Harriet Tubman Roy Wilkins Malcolm X Whitney Young

Changing Role of Women: Jane Addams Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Susan B. Anthony Barbara Bodichon Olympia Brown Carrie Chapman Catt Emilie Davies Millicent Garrett Fawcett Isabella Beecher Hooker Julia Ward Howe Lucretia Mott Margaret Sanger Elizabeth Cady Stanton Sojourner Truth Harriet Tubman

Students will choose one person to "report" on and there will be no repeats in the class. More people can be added to these lists. Facebook pages at a minimum will have a photograph of the person, time period of when they were alive, and a 700 word note about how they impacted their time period and how that impact has continued through the years. Students will tag the teacher and at least three other students. Students will need to comment on two other notes.