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Kiev in Chaos: Teaching About the Crisis in Ukraine Lesson PlanKiev in Chaos: Teaching About the Crisis in Ukraine Lesson Plan
Publisher
The New York Times
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8th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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3:16
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2 hrs
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2014
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Kiev in Chaos: Teaching About the Crisis in Ukraine

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  • K/W/L Chart
  • With President’s Departure, Ukraine Looks Toward a Murky Future
  • How It All Began: A Cold War Battle Heats Up
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Provide a historical context for the political unrest between Russia and Ukraine that began in late 2013. Learners review their prior knowledge and chronicle new understandings with a KWL chart, watch a video explaining the Ukrainian cultural divide, study the geography of the region, and read an article on the core factors responsible for the Ukrainian revolution. This is a great opportunity to illustrate the relevance of historical events in modern-day happenings!

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

russia, the cold war, ukraine

Additional Tags

crimea, ukraine, russia, yanukovych, tymoshenko, cold war, social studies

Pros

  • Includes video, news article, and discussion questions 
  • Current event engages learners and makes content feel more relevant
  • Multiple extension activities and additional materials/resources included

Cons

  • Incorporate other sources of information to gain a more well-rounded perspective of the issue
  • Need to update lesson as events unfold

Common Core

RI.8.1 RI.8.2 RI.8.7 RI.9-10.1 RI.9-10.2 RI.9-10.7 RI.11-12.1 RI.11-12.2 RI.11-12.7 SL.8.1.a SL.9-10.1.a SL.11-12.1.a

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