Format
We will explore images and objects using inquiry to interpret primary sources. The program format invites students to actively participate in discussion through chat or voice response.
Participants are encouraged to ask questions throughout the program with designated time at the end of the program for additional questions.
Objectives
After participating in this program students will be able to:
1. Discuss President Kennedy's New Frontier program and significant events of the 1960s including the Cold War, Space Race and Civil Rights Movement.
2. Connect the 1963 trip to Texas and the assassination of President Kennedy to state and national history through primary sources.
3. Understand the impact of the assassination of President Kennedy on the United States and major issues of the 1960s.
4. Analyze historical documents and artifacts to gather information and use historical inquiry to interpret sources of evidence.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
United States Era 9: Postwar United States (1945 to Early 1970s)
Standard 2A: The student understands the international origins and domestic consequences of the Cold War.
Standard 3B: The student understands the "New Frontier" and the "Great Society."
Standard 4A: The student understands the "Second Reconstruction" and its advancement of civil rights.
State Standards
Texas
ELAR: 6.b.6.H; 7.b.6.G; 22.b.1.A; 22.b.5.G-H; 23.b.5.D-H; 24.b.5.D-H; 36.c.4.E-G; 37.c.5.C-D; 38.c.4.D-H
Social Studies: 15.b.19; 16.b.23.D-E; 18.b.19; 20.b.29
Texas History: 19.b.20
U.S. History: 41.c.2; 41.c.8; 41.c.9.G
World History: 42.c.13.A; 42.c.13.C; 42.c.20.B
Forensic Science: 339.c.3.H; 339.c.4.B-C; 339.c.5.C; 339.c.5.E
African American Studies: 51.c.9.E; 51.c.10.B; 51.c.11.D