COLD WAR VIDEOS Discipline History, Performing Arts Grade Level 8 12 – Type of Activity Small Group, Whole Class, Individual Objectives Students will learn the main developments in the Cold War up to Steinbeck’s writing of Travels with Charley. Students will be able to identify the main areas of the book which reference the Cold War. Students will be able to identify the main themes of the Cold War. Overview is about a journey across the United States, but more particularly it is about Travels with Charley a journey across the United States in 1960. In Part Two of the book Steinbeck makes references to the Cold War, giving the reader a look into Steinbeck’s impression of how the United States was thinking about and affected by the Cold War. This lesson allows for students to creatively interpret the Cold War and Cold War propaganda by allowing them to script and perform their own video” (or skit). “educational Materials Needed/Preparation Copies of Travels with Charley It is recommended that the class have already completed TOPIC: COLD WAR Access to the Context section of the Steinbeck in the Schools web site (in particular, the articles on the War” and the War at Home”). “Cold “Cold Access to YouTube (TeacherTube may also have videos available) Recommended videos Cold War era educational videos (Also found on the DVD You! Cold War Educational Films from the Golden Age of Homeland “Target Security,” available at some libraries and can be found for sale online as well.): and Cover” Featuring Bert the Turtle; an educational video “Duck – explaining how to survive an atomic bomb. is Communism?” Featuring Herbert A. Philbrick describing “What – Communism as an international criminal conspiracy
COLD WAR VIDEOS Discipline History, Performing Arts Grade Level 8 – 12 Type of Activity Small Group, Whole Class, Individual Objectives Students will learn the main developments in the Cold War up to Steinbeck’s writing of Travels with Charley. Students will be able to identify the main areas of the book which reference the Cold War. Students will be able to identify the main themes of the Cold War. Overview Travels with Charley is about a journey across the United States, but more particularly it is about a journey across the United States in 1960. In Part Two of the book Steinbeck makes references to the Cold War, giving the reader a look into Steinbeck’s impression of how the United States was thinking about and affected by the Cold War. This lesson allows for students to creatively interpret the Cold War and Cold War propaganda by allowing them to script and perform their own “educational video” (or skit). Materials Needed/Preparation Copies of Travels with Charley It is recommended that the class have already completed TOPIC: COLD WAR Access to the Context section of the Steinbeck in the Schools web site (in particular, the articles on the “Cold War” and the “Cold War at Home”). Access to YouTube (TeacherTube may also have videos available) Recommended videos Cold War era educational videos (Also found on the DVD “Target You! Cold War Educational Films from the Golden Age of Homeland Security,” available at some libraries and can be found for sale online as well.): “Duck and Cover” – Featuring Bert the Turtle; an educational video explaining how to survive an atomic bomb. “What is Communism?” – Featuring Herbert A. Philbrick describing Communism as an international criminal conspiracy
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