- Why might this collapse be happening?
- Who would be affected by this crash?
Lesson goal: Students will understand the timeline of the Soviet Union's collapse and connect it to U.S. history.
Discuss the journal prompt with students. You might record responses in a chart or on the board. Then explain that the USSR actually did collapse, and that citizens of the Soviet Union had to cope with many intense changes in a very short period of time.
Distribute the guided notes and ask students to look at the timeline along the side. Ask if anyone can identify why those dates might be important; most students should be able to recognize 1941 and 1945 (beginning and end of WWII for Russia), and if you have been studying the USSR, they may also recognize 1917 and 1991. The rest of the dates will become obvious during the presentation.
The attached PowerPoint highlights some of the relevant historical background to help students understand excerpts from Secondhand Time. Every two slides has a moment for a Write/Pair/Share in the form of a thought question connecting the Soviet experience to the American experience.
The final slide has an exit ticket for use with an index card.
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