The United States—specifically John F. Kennedy—played a large role during the Cuban Missile Crisis. A history resource poses questions that encourage critical thinking as well as in-depth analysis of images from the time period.

Concepts

the cuban missile crisis, the cold war, american history, cuba, the united states, the soviet union, john f. kennedy, the presidency of john f. kennedy

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Teach about the use of rhetoric while analyzing Kennedy's speech for a more in-depth understanding
• Differentiate for English learners by providing them with a transcript to read along with Kennedy's speech

Classroom Considerations

• May take less time than 90 minutes, however, the resource provides an extension activity as well

Pros

• Supplies warm-up activity and helps to scaffold learning
• Includes a wide range of questions for you to ask
• Uses a background section that proves useful as reading material 

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.11-12.7 RH.11-12.8 RH.11-12.9