March 1st, 2017 Learning Target: I will be able to identify how the Cold War effected the world and US relations Literacy Target: To gain general knowledge and content specific expertise Opener: Hypothesize and reflect—how does the Cold War continue to effect us today?

Wrapping up the Cold War—options Option 1: Russia and the US Read Brad Plumer’s article about why US-Russian relations continue to deteriorate Fill out the chart about causes and effects At the end of class…jigsaw thoughts Option 2: The Former USSR investigation Choose a former USSR country Research about the country and collaborate with others.

Option 2 choices Latvia Armenia Lithuania Azerbaijan Moldova Belarus Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Estonia Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan

Closure Given current events, how do you think US-Russian relations will be in the future? Self Evaluation (1-4) “Today I learned…”