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Day 1
The Cold War:How did Popular Culture
influence America’s Viewpoint on Communism?
Politics v Principle
Political Decisions:
Principle Decisions:
The Cold War:How did Popular Culture
influence America’s Viewpoint on Communism?
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Background EssayDirections: Answer the following questions on your graphic organizer.
SOMEBODY
WANTED
BUT
Who are the main characters?
What did the characters want?
What was the problem?
SO
THENWhat was the resolution to
the story?
How did the characters try to save the problem?
Text Coding
Directions: reread and code each paragraph based on the information that is available.
1. First, code the time, place, and story using the symbols to the left.
2. Then use the emoji icons to the left to code the background essay.
Time
Place
Story
• Using the information from paragraphs 1-7 of the background essay, write a 2-4 sentence summary of the background essay. Be sure to
include time, place and story.
• Define the word POP CULTURE
Pop culture is…
• Restate the question NOT using the word pop culture.
Background Essay Summary
How did Popular Culture influence America’s
Viewpoint on Communism?
What is the question?
What keywords are found in the
question?
How did Popular Culture influence
America’s Viewpoint on Communism?
What is the question asking
you to do?
How did Popular Culture influence
America’s Viewpoint on Communism?
Pre-bucketing
Western Family Values
Political Intimidation
Technological Growth
Mystery Bucket
Pop Culture
1. Below your summary of the background essay on your index card, write a full sentence defining the meaning of POP CULTURE.
Pop Culture is…
2. Below your definition of the pop culture, restate the DBQ question, not using the word pop culture.
Turn into the basket when finished.
Day 2
The Cold War:How did Popular Culture
influence America’s Viewpoint on Communism?
1. What do you see?
Draw a box around everything you see
2. Write the question at the top of the box
3. Mark the doc (letter/number); source; note(s) and caption(s) with an
4. Examine the source(s)
5. Consider the notes and captions
6. Close read of document
Document Analysis Steps
SourcingBefore reading the document,
ask yourself:
1. Who wrote this?
2. What is the author’s point of view?
3. Why was it written?
4. When was it written?
5. Is this source believable? Why? Why not?
Stanford History Education Group; Reading Like a Historian
(A long time or a short time after the event?)
How did popular culture influence America’s viewpoint on communism?
“The real, basic difference,
however, lies in the religion
of immoralism…”
Who
wrote
this?
What is the author’s
point of view?Why was it written? When was it written?
What two
cultures are
being
compared?
What is he referring to when he says “the Red half
of the world triumphs”?
How could the
east and west
live in peace?
Consider the last
paragraph. What is
McCarthy referring to?
Why is the
issue of morality
important?
What inference can you make about the effect this
speech would have on American opinion?
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Evidence comes directly from
the documents.
Examine the source
Inferences are conclusions
reached, based on the
evidence.
An Argument summarizes & explains how the evidence answers the
question.
Bucket = Sub-ClaimWhat you will prove
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“The real, basic
difference, however,
lies in the religion of
immoralism…”
The main differences
between the US & Soviets
was not political, but moral
Encourages western
family values through
political intimidation
Western Family
Values & Political
Intimidation
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1950
C
Enemies Within Speech in West Virginia
Senator Joseph McCarthy
Politically charged Speech
The Cold War: How did popular culture influence America’s viewpoint on Communism?
Bucketing Selecting the Best Evidence
Western Family Values
Political Intimidation
Technological Growth
Day 3Independent Practice