Name:__________________________

Period:____

Cold War Project

Enduring Understanding

America’s superpower status was established during the Cold War because of numerous significant events
that impacted both the United States and the World.

Essential Questions

1. How did competing ideologies between the U.S. and Soviet Union affect U.S.
foreign policy?
2. How did U.S. actions affect other countries?
3. How did each event affect the U.S. status as a world power?

Events Being Studied Required Issues to Consider

- Cuban Missile Crisis - The details of the event

- Vietnam War + Causes
- Korean War
- Berlin Airlift - American interaction with other countries
- Fall of the Berlin Wall
- Bay of Pigs
- Marshall Plan - Soviet interaction with other countries
- Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
- Space Race
- The Chinese Revolution - Outcome of the event(for all parties involved)
- Cambodia(Khmer Rouge) + Effects
- Suez Crisis
- Red Scare

What will you be expected to know? What will you be expected to do?

Learners will be able to answer the essential I can ​speak ,​ ​read,​ and​ write ​in order to ​create a
question and explain their reasoning through an news broadcast ​to ​explain​ an event using ​research,
analysis of the required Event notes, collaborative discussion, teacher
modeling, graphic organizers​, ...

Step 1: Your Event

First things first, your group will be assigned an event to create a news broadcast on! I am choosing your
event to ensure there is equal representation for each topic.

My Event: ____________________________________________
Step 2: Vocabulary

Next, you are required to know 10 vocabulary words that have been assigned to your topic. Vocabulary can
include people, places, technology, and governmental actions(laws/treaties/agreements).

The definitions ​MUST be in your OWN WORDS​ and ​not copied. ​Wikipedia is an acceptable source but
can oftentimes be difficult to read(even for us teachers). Make sure you are writing definitions that ​YOU
understand.

When you have finished your vocabulary please come and see me and have me sign off.

YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO MOVE ON WITH YOUR PROJECT UNTIL YOU OBTAIN MY SIGNATURE
HERE: ___________________________________________

Term Definition(in own words) Illustration

Term Definition(in own words) Illustration
Step 3: Research

On the following page you will answer questions based on YOUR event. I have compiled a list of resources
for you to use. These websites are not an exhaustive list, but a starting point.

Make sure you keep a ​RUNNING list of sources​ used in this project so you can easily cite them.

When you are finished answering the questions you must have them checked by me.
YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO MOVE ON WITH YOUR PROJECT UNTIL YOU OBTAIN MY SIGNATURE
HERE: ___________________________________________

​Cold War Event Overview

1. Who, What, Where, and When did your event occur?​(Who was involved? What was the event
about? Where did it take place? When did it take place?)

2. What were the causes of your event?​(Why did your event occur in the first place?)

3. What was the United State’s role in your event?​(Did they play an important role? How they help?
How did their involvement create problems?)
 4. What was the U.S.S.R.’s role in your event?​(Did they play an important role? How did they help?
How did they create problems?)

5. How did your event affect OTHER countries besides the U.S. and the USSR?​(Look at the effects
that your event has on countries besides the U.S. & U.S.S.R.’)

6. What are the impacts(effects) of your event on US global power?​(Did this event help the U.S.
become stronger? Did this event hurt the U.S.?)

Sources used for Research

Step 4: ​Write a script for your TV broadcast - Create script on Google Classroom

For the next step you must write a script for your news broadcast.
Your script should include:
● The Details of your event and the causes (​Who, what, where, when, and why)
● The Role the US + Soviet Union played in the event
● 1 field report with reporter
● 1 witness or expert interview

Before moving you must have your script checked by me and signed off on.

YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO MOVE ON WITH YOUR PROJECT UNTIL YOU OBTAIN MY SIGNATURE
HERE: ___________________________________________

Step 5: ​Produce News broadcast segment

Your group will time to film your scripted part of the news broadcast in the ​WOLF-TV studio​!!!!

When you are done filming your segment in the studio please make sure to get my signature.

Please have me sign here ___________________________________________________

 Project Rubric
Elements of Advanced (Score 4) Proficient (Score 3) Developing (Score 2)
the Project

Vocabulary Definitions and pictures Definitions and pictures Definitions and pictures do not
demonstrate a complete demonstrate somewhat of an demonstrate an understanding
understanding of key understanding of key of key concepts or work is not
concepts concepts complete.

Research Consistently and Presents findings and Does not present

accurately interprets
evidence, identifies
the pros and cons,
analyzes and
alternative points of
view, and draws a
reasonable
conclusion.
argument in a manner
that is not always clear
or logical and the
audience cannot
always understand the
findings.
findings in a clear
manner and the
argument is not logical
so the audience cannot
clearly understand the
findings.

News Broadcast is well Broadcast is Broadcast is not well

broadcast organized, original,
and creative. It
provides a clear
statement of purpose
and thorough
summary of key
points.
somewhat organized,
original, and shows
some creativity. It
provides a statement
of purpose and
summary of key points
but is lacking in
attention to detail.
organized and is
lacking in originality
and creativity. It lacks
a statement of purpose
and does not
demonstrate
understanding of key
points.

Bibliography Bibliography is organized Bibliography is somewhat Bibliography lacks

and includes all sources. organized and/or is missing appropriate sources and is
some sources disorganized or incomplete.

Reflection The reflection is an in-depth
analysis of the learning
experience, the value of the
derived learning to self or
others, and the
enhancement of the
student’s appreciation for
the discipline.
The reflection attempts to The reflection does not move
analyze the learning beyond a description of the
experience but the value of learning experience.
the learning to the student or
others is vague and/or
unclear.

Project Points Breakdown​:

Vocabulary - 10 pts
Research - 20 pts
Peer Review - 20 pts
Reflection - 10 pts
Broadcast - 40 pts (​Two news anchors - 20 pts / Reporter & Witness - 20 pts)
Class Vote - 10 pts *Bonus*

100 pts total

Cold War Project Reflection 
Event:____________________________________________________________

Role in the broadcast:______________________________________________

Description of Project:

What is something that surprised you in working on this project?

What aspect of the project was the most challenging?

If you could, what would you change about the project?

What part of the project are you most proud of?

 Peer Review Rubric
Directions​: ​Students will use this rubric to guide their peer assessment of their group
members.
Elements of the Advanced (Score 4) Proficient (Score 3) Developing (Score 2)
Project

Contribution Routinely provided Sometimes provided Rarely provided useful

useful ideas when useful ideas when ideas when
participating in the participating in the participating in the
group. A leader who group and would group and often would
contributed a lot of sometimes refuse to refuse to participate.
effort to the project. participate.

Time- Used time wisely Occasionally Rarely got things

management throughout to ensure procrastinated, but done by the deadlines
things get done on things were done by AND group has to
time. There is no the deadlines. Group adjust deadlines
procrastination might have adjusted because of this
because the work gets deadlines because of person’s poor time
completed at a timely this person's management.
manner. procrastination.

Attitude Never was publicly Occasionally was Very critical of the

critical of the project or critical of the project or project and interrupted
the work of others. the work of other or put group members
Always had a positive members of the group. down and has a
attitude about the Usually had a positive negative attitude
project. attitude about the throughout the project.
project.

Working with Almost always Often listened to, Did not participate
Others listened to, shared shared with, and and refused to work
with, and supported supported the efforts with the group.
the efforts of others of others, but
in the group. Tried sometimes was not a
to keep people good team member.
working well
together.