Presentation about a unit plan on the Korean War.

1. Korean War
UNIT PLAN
BRANDON WILKERSON

2. Analyze the Learner
General: 11th grade, 25 students ( 13 girls, 12 boys) 16 Caucasian,
7 African-American, 3 Latino.
Learning Competencies: Students should have a basic
understanding of post-WWII American and the Cold War.
Learning Styles: Class is a mixture of visual and auditory learners.

3. State Objective
 SS.11.H.CL5.1 assess the destructive capability of atomic and hydrogen
weaponry.
 SS.11.H.CL5.2 trace the expansion of Soviet and Chinese communism
through satellite nations.
 SS.11.H.CL5.3 explore the motivation and legacy of the Truman Doctrine
and containment policy through different presidential administrations.
 SS.11.H.CL5.4 outline and discuss major confrontations between the United
States and Soviets and explain the fears of American society related to
communism and the Race to Space.
 SS.11.H.CL5.5 analyze and explain the political, social and economic causes
and consequences of American involvement in the Korean Conflict and
Vietnam.

4. Day by Day
Monday: Class discussion of America and the Soviet Union post-WWII and the
circumstances that led to the Korean War as well as the creation of Atomic weapons
Tuesday: Discussing America’s justification for war and listen to a portion of the Truman
Doctrine Speech. Students will then divide up into groups and assume the role of
president and make an argument for or against going to war.
Wednesday: Brief presentation on the stages of the war, followed by a viewing of the
Korean War in Color documentary
Thursday: Watch the M*A*S*H episode “The Interview” and discuss the realities of war.
Friday: Read an excerpt from The Coldest Winter about the consequences of the War and
have the students write a response about how the Korean War still impacts the world
today.

5. Use of Technology
Projector and computer for presentations and videos.
Use of YouTube, Netflix, and the American President Speech Archive

6. Works Cited
Halberstam, David. The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War. New
York: Hyperion, 2007. Print.
Kennedy, David M., Lizabeth Cohen, Thomas Andrew Bailey, and Thomas
Andrew Bailey. The American Pageant: A History of the Republic. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin, 2002. Print.
Millett, Allan R. "Korean War 1950-1953." Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2014. Web. 9 Feb. 2016.
Rothmans, Lily. "This Is How the Korean War Started 65 Years Ago." Time.
Time, 25 June 2015. Web. 9 Feb. 2016.
Stokesbury, James L. A Short History of the Korean War. New York: Quill,
1990. Print.