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Teaching Team:

Lance Goss, Julia Tongate, John


Schneider, Jack Mawer, John Unbehagen

Lesson Topic/Title:
Soviet Union (Russia) espionage during Cold War

Subject Area/Grade Level:


6th grade

Date(s):
5/13/16

Objectives/Standards (refer to specific TEKS):

B)analyzethehistoricalbackgroundofvariouscontemporarysocietiestoevaluate
relationshipsbetweenpastconflictsandconditions.(
risingtensionofUSandRussia
howitwascausedandthatitwasabattlethroughespionage)
(B)evaluatethesocial,political,andculturalcontributionsofindividualsandgroups
fromvarioussocieties,pastandpresent.(knowledgeoftheRussiansandtherepolitical
andsocialskills)
B)comparewaysinwhichvarioussocietiessuchasRussiaorganizegovernmentand
howtheyfunction

Essential Learnings (What do you want the students to learn about your culture?)
The Soviet Unions role during the Cold War and how their interaction with the US
How espinoge took place during the Cold War
How propoganda was used during the Cold War

Activities:
What will the students be doing? Create a step by step list
of activities that will appeal to a variety of learners:
1. have a kid fill out a class KWL chart about espionage
and cold war
2. intro to cold war guided notes
3. analyze russian propaganda; class discussion
4. analyze bridge of spies video clipwhat actually
makes a spy; class discussion
5. analysis of the two a general statement we can
make about the Russians (synthesis)
6. crack the code timed assessment with candy prize
top 5 people finished get prize
7. for exit ticket fill out three things for the learn part
of KWL
8. Watch a clip about the effects of the cold war
9. watch a clip from a spy movie most likey James Bond
if theres time

What will the teachers be doing? How will


you check for understanding or assess
learning?
Give the kids the questions and post the
coded answers around the classroom and kids
have to decode it and match the answers to
questions

Interdisciplinary Connections: (What part of your lesson involves English? What types of activities relate
to Social Studies?)
The English lesson involves analyizing videos from the movie we watched and also analyzing pieces of
propoganda from the Soviet Union and US.
The History lesson involves the background info on the Soviet Union and the Cold War, we are having class
discussions, and we are making a walk around the room crack the code game for the assessment.

Levels of Thinking in Lesson:


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Knowledge (Remember)
Comprehension (Understand)
Application
Analysis
Evaluation (Critique)
Synthesis (Create)

Closure:
Fill out the L section (learned section) of the KWL
and watch James Bond clip.

Teaching Team Roles and Responsibilities: (Who will teach which aspect of the lesson? What is each
person responsible for preparing/bringing/researching/creating?)
Introduction: Julia
KWL Warmup: John U. (John U. and Jack hand out papers)
First slides of notes: Jack Mawer
Second part of notes: Lance Goss
Russian Propaganda: John Schneider
Bridge of Spies Film Clip Analyzing: Julia Tongate
Bring propaganda and film clip together: John S. and Julia Tongate
Crack the Code Assessment: Lance (Julia and John U. hand out papers)
L collum in the KWL chart: John S and Julia
Causes of Cold War film clip (if time): John S

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