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The Cold War: An Un-American Analysis. Kris Haeussinger Jean Prokott. Curriculum Map. WAR International Perspectives. World History. World Literature. Demonstrate knowledge of major events & outcomes of the Cold War -nation case studies -learning symposium
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The Cold War:An Un-American Analysis Kris Haeussinger Jean Prokott
Curriculum Map WAR International Perspectives World History World Literature Demonstrate knowledge of major events & outcomes of the Cold War -nation case studies -learning symposium -international historical research Writing Hypothetical creative writing task Composition Analyze literature Literature Multi-cultural Discuss figurative language Performance Task
Essential Understandings • The concept of war is subjective and based on perspective • The stakes of war exist on personal, community, national, and global levels. • A war is constituted by a fundamental difference • The outcome of war is the exertion of power • An author’s point of view is based partially on their experience.
Guiding Questions for Students • Is the concept of war subjective? Or is it objective? • On what level (individual to global) do the stakes of war exist? • What constitutes war? • What are the outcomes of war? • Where does an author’s perspective on war originate?
Standards in World Lit 9-12 Strand Sub-Strand Standard Benchmark Full text of benchmarks were too lengthy to include on screen
War Perspective Peace The Cold War Communism Novel Credibility Revolution Personal Figurative Language Vocab to Die For… “Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed.” - Mao Zedong, Chinese communist leader
History: read international historical text of the Cold War Keep a notebook on defining the concept of war Participate in symposium Complete a performance task Literature: Write a creative story based on a hypothetical war on their home front Read the novel Sorrow of War and selections of a Vietnamese memoir Find a piece of literature from their assigned country Complete a performance task A Plan toDefine the Concept of War
Declarative KnowledgeWorld History • Important vocabulary according to district curriculum • Time sequence of major events during the Cold War • Understand relationships as related to international treaties and pacts • Key episodes such as the Cuban Missile Crisis • Generalizations about world leaders • Utilize the concept of war as an inclusive unit theme History shows that there are no invincible armies. -Stalin
Procedural KnowledgeWorld Literature • Brainstorm based on prior knowledge and incorporate those ideas into a creative story • Analyze perspectives and build off other’s opinions • Compare their creative writing with the realities faced during the Cold War • Identify and use figurative language • Form abstract definitions, extend them, and use them meaningfully in a performance task "My only desire is that all of our Party and people, closely united in struggle, construct a peaceful, unified, independent, democratic and prosperous, and make a valiant contribution to the world Revolution." Hanoi, May 10, 1969. - Ho Chi Minh
Dimension 3: Comparing Different Genres & Perspectives in Literature The Sorrow of War Student’s Creative Story A Vietcong Memoir
Dimension 3: Analyzing Perspectives of Cold War Communist Nations in World History Note: students will complete this graphic for each perspective presented in symposium
Dimension 4: Projective Investigation of a Hypothetical Event in Literature Concept/Scenario: War in your home front
Dimension 4: Analyzing the system of the Cold War in History Eastern Europe Warsaw Pact SE Asia Communism and War 1945-1991 Military Engagement Africa The Soviet Union World leaders China Nuclear Warfare
Performance Task:History & Literature How do you define war? You are to answer this question and explain how you arrived at your answer. In your definition you should utilize the following: • 2 or more perspectives that you heard in symposium • 1 or more perspective from literature reviewed • Your personal perspective based on your creative writing piece • Identifying where your case study of a communist nation fits into the global climate of the Cold War Now that you have defined war, where do you go from here? *A great resource in formulating your answer is the notebook you have been keeping on the concept of war
Ways to answer the question: • Write a paper • Create a power point presentation • Create a chapter for the a revised history of the Cold War • Create a mini-book with illustrations and words • Write a play (include script) • Develop your own way (see us) Ideas are far more powerful than guns. We don't allow our enemies to have guns, why should we allow them to have ideas? -Stalin
Handy links • http://www.wellesley.edu/Polisci/wj/ChinaLinks-New/coldwar.html • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/f/ff/20060417212908!Cold_War_Map_1980.png • http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=topics.home&topic_id=1409 • http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4706/is_199506/ai_n17268796 Books Consulted The Sorrow of War by Bao Ninh Rethinking Cold War History by John Lewis Gaddis A Vietcong Memoir: Truong Nhu Tang Black on Red: My 44 Years Inside the Soviet Union by Robert Robinson Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag by KangChol-Hwan Soviet Civilization: A Cultural History by Andrei Sinyavsky Survival in the Killing Fields: Haing Ngor Buddha’s Child: My Fight to Save Vietnam: Nguyen Cao Ky