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LESSON 8: The Forgotten War

SUPPORTING QUESTION

How did the Korean War reflect Cold War rivalries?

FOCUS SKILL(S)

Contextualization

Perspective

Continuity and Change Over Time

MATERIALS

TEACHER

Do Firsts + Exemplars

The Forgotten War Student Worksheet + Exemplars

Exit Tickets + Exemplars

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STUDENT

Do First Options

Access to Inquiry Journal (Already handed out in Lesson 1)

Printed Student Handouts

DO FIRST

Option 1- Frayer: Proxy War

Option 2- Evaluate the Claim

TEACHER ACTIONS

1. Select “Do First” option
2. Play “Song of the Unit” or alternative
3. Provide students with visual, online, or print access to “Do First”

STUDENT ACTIONS

1. Complete “Do First” either online or by hand.

ACTIVITY 1 - LAUNCH

Provide students time to preview the Topic 4 Supporting questions within the Unit 9 Inquiry Journal.

TEACHER ACTIONS

1. Guide students to page 7: Unit 9- Topic 4 Supporting Questions

STUDENT ACTIONS

1. Fill out the “K” and “W” for each of the supporting questions for Unit 9- Topic 4.

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LESSON 8: The Forgotten War - Continued

ACTIVITY 2 -

PRACTICE

Using the Advanced Organizer on page 1 of The Forgotten War Student Worksheet, walk students through the context for proxy wars and specifically the Korean War. This will provide background for their analysis of sources in the next activity.

TEACHER ACTIONS

1. Hand out student worksheet
2. Direct students to page 1
3. Introduce the context and specific aspects of the Korean War through the Advanced Organizer
4. Ask students to read, ask questions, and engage as you go through material

STUDENT ACTIONS

1. Fill in the blank sections of the Advanced Organizer as the teacher goes through the information
2. Read, ask questions, and engage with Advanced Organizer

ACTIVITY 3 - EXHIBIT

Students will investigate the events and perspectives of the Korean War. They will view images, read articles, and listen to oral histories, while worksheet pages 2-4 take them step-by-step through the process. They will need digital access and headphones. See “Sensitive Content Note” at end of lesson plan.

TEACHER ACTIONS

1. Provide students with digital access to worksheet and/or links
2. Provide instructions and expectations

STUDENT ACTIONS

1. Listen to directions and expectations
2. Complete webquest using the student worksheet

CONCLUSION

Students will conclude the lesson with a Quickwrite “Exit Ticket.” In this quickwrite, students will explain how the Korean War was a proxy war. Within their sentences, they will need to include five specific terms.

TEACHER ACTIONS

• Hand out exit ticket
• Provide instructions and expectations
• Support students as needed

STUDENT ACTIONS

• Complete the exit ticket

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LESSON 8: The Forgotten War - Continued

STANDARD(S)

2.70 Analyze the short- and long-term economic, political, environmental and social consequences of World War II.

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2.71 Compare the ideologies of socialism, communism, fascism and liberal democracy, and explain the reasons for their growth and decline around the world in the 20th century.

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2.72 Evaluate the shift in global power dynamics after World War II and the reasons for the start of the Cold War.

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WH2.75 Analyze the impact of the Chinese Communist Revolution on China, the world and the global spread of communism, including its historical background, political and economic developments, and the relationship between Taiwan and China.

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WH2.80 Evaluate the causes and consequences of proxy wars during the Cold War from the perspective of the inhabitants of Afghanistan, North and South Korea or Vietnam.

SENSITIVE CONTENT NOTE

Within the research of the revolutions, students may encounter graphic content. The sources and research include more mature content. Please also view resources within the Best Practice Repository for teaching hard history.