Grades 6-12
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.3 - Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact throughout a text.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.2 - Integrate and evaluate information presented visually, quantitatively, and orally in diverse media and formats.
Time Requirement:
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75 minutes
Lesson Description:
In this Explore the '60s learning unit, students reflect on the historical events of the 1960s to gain an understanding of the climate of the decade in the United States. Through two creative timeline activities, students comprehend the major social and political events that divided the country and compelled counterculture youth to take action. Students will come to understand how these major historic events are relevant today.
Objective:
- Students gain an understanding of the climate of the 1960s in the United States and how the events of the decade shaped the future of America.
- Students visually organize and comprehend information presented by creating a timeline of historical events that took place in the 1960s.
Recommended Materials:
- Paper, 8x10 or larger (optional)
- Drawing supplies: pens, pencils, markers
Resources: Listen, Watch, and Read!
- The '60s: The Years That Changed America, Carnegie Hall
- The 1960s in America: Crash Course History #40
- Sound Smart: The 1960s | History with Yohuru Williams
- The Sixties: PBS