Decades - 1980s

AP Psychology	Current Events	Resource Room (SETSS)
Period 1	Periods 3 & 5	Period 8
Mr. Ott	Mr. Ott	Mr. Ott

Essential Question: What were the political,intellectual, economic, and cultural events that made up the 1980s.

Opening Move/Do Now: Questions vary each day based upon class discussion before and after viewing films.

Lesson Overview:

Item	Approx Time
Opening Move	3-5 Min
Activity	30 Min
Discussion	10 Min

Classwork & Homework

Lesson Video:

Film #1:

• The Breakfast Club (1985)

Film #2:

• The 1908s: The Decade that Made Us
  • Episode 1 (Lift Off)
  • Episode 3 (Shop til You Drop)
  • Episode 5 (Tear Down These Walls)

Film #3 Rain Man (1988)

Lesson Activity: Decades Organizer

Homework: Courseworks Plus - Login Needed

Special Education Modifications

• Teaching Model: Co-Teaching
• Special Education Teacher will work with All students General Ed and Special Ed.
  • Special Ed Students:
    • Teacher will read-aloud to students when necessary.
    • Teachers will break down assignments into smaller tasks.
    • Teachers will work with students on vocabulary acquisition by breaking down words into prefixes/suffixes and etymology.
    • Teachers will group students according to learning style inventory as a homogeneous group.
    • Teachers will keep students on-task by managing distractions and on-task behavior.
    • Teachers will modify note-taking by modeling notes from PowerPoint to chalkboard/whiteboard.
    • Teachers will differentiate lessons by using; verbal cues for auditory learners, graphic organizers for visual learners, and hands-on cues for tactile learners.