S1+Norris,Olivia+Katherine

=Stage 1 - Identify Desired Results= Era: 1961-Current Grade: 9-Diploma Students understand major eras, major enduring themes, and historic influences in United States and World history, including the roots of democratic philosophy, ideals, and institutions in the world. ||
 * **Establish Goals (MLR):** **(G)** ||
 * Maine Learning Results - Social Studies - E History - 1 Historical Knowledge, Concepts, Themes, and Patterns

//What understandings are desired?//
• the future can be better predicted by knowing what happened in the 60s. • our country's history of the 60s is essential in knowing and understanding our culture. ||
 * **//Students will understand that://** **(U)** ||
 * • events in the 60s can be used to understand the present.

//What essential questions will be considered?//
• Why do we need to understand the culture of the 60s? • How do we use what we learned in about the 60s era our everyday lives? ||
 * **Essential Questions:** **(Q)** ||
 * • How have we developed as a society since the 60s?

//What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?//
•Sequence and timelines:the events that led to the 60s, the war in Vietnam, the Civil Rights movement, students protests, Woodstock. •Critical Ideas: Little Rock, Berkeley, about music of the 60s, the brief presidency of JFK, assassinations in the US, those who objected to Vietnam, MLK Jr., psychedelic drug use, Tim Leary. || • explain that history includes the study of the past • make sense of historical eras, majoring enduring themes, turning points, events, consequences, and people in the U.S. • produce informed decisions about the present and the future. • compare interpretations of historic people, issues and events. • consider how history can help one better understand the present and the future. • be aware of historical eras, major enduring themes, turning points etc. ||
 * **//Students will know://** **(K)** || **//Students will be able to://** **(S)** ||
 * •Important events and people: Kent State, I have a dream speech, MLK Jr. assassination, the Beathles, Vietnam, Ravi Shankar, hippies, Walter Cronkite, Bobby Kennedy assassination, JFK presidency & assassination.


 * 2004 ASCD and Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe.**