Watergate Scandal

Curriculum Page

Day 1

• Introduce the Watergate Scandal
• Explain Oral History project  - Rubric
• Visit these Web sites

http://www.watergate.info/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/onpolitics/watergate/chronology.htm

• Take Virtual Field Trip
• Assessment – Exit Slip

Day 2

§         Visit http://www.bellarmine.edu/faculty/lsusan/EDUC616/Summer2007/information_literacy.asp

§         Have students check email for 10 people to research who were involved in Watergate and send research in email to teacher.

§         To be done in Computer Lab

§         Assessment – research email

Day 3

• Do a Video Tour of President Nixon’s political career

http://youtube.com/watch?v=XatkKzjV90w&mode=related&search=

http://youtube.com/watch?v=iWN6775EVw4&mode=related&search=

http://youtube.com/watch?v=etvXOETStjM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=xG1l5uR63VY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAJDFyxlDkk

http://youtube.com/watch?v=BxeFMHyOx3I&mode=related&search=    

http://youtube.com/watch?v=BN8OfPc_aQ8   

• Assessment – President Nixon political career timeline

Day 4

§         Watch clips of the movie All the President’s Men

§         Assessment Open Response Question  (Homework)

Day 5

§     Review Watergate Scandal – Watch my view movie

§     Play Watergate Jeopardy in teams

§     Reminder that Oral History is due in one week   

§     Assessment – Watergate Jeopardy