In Social Studies
- Mr. Kotouch discussed some of the basic information about President Kennedy. He helped students to understand the importance of this moment in the history of our nation, and discussed the question of "where were you the day president Kennedy was shot?"
- Mrs. Oteri shared with students her recollection of how teachers and school administrators reacted to the news of President Kennedy's assassination when she was in preschool.
- Students viewed a clip from CNN Student News which discussed the assassination and the legacy of President John F. Kennedy. http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/
- Students were able to discuss questions they had and other students were able to help answer the questions brought up during the conversation.
In ELA 2
- Mrs. LaPerriere's students listened to John F. Kennedy's final speech in Boston, students then discussed this speech.
ELA 2 Student N.M."It makes me sad to think about all the things that President Kennedy said he wanted to do in this speech but never got the chance."
- After watching President Kennedy's final speech in Massachusetts, students then viewed a media clip of Walter Cronkite announcing the news of President Kennedy's death live on the news. The renowned broadcaster visibly lost his composer during the broadcast. This led to a class discussion about news reporting and a discussion about seminal moments in history and the role and duty of the media to report the news no matter how challenging the situation.
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Interesting Historical & Mathematical Statistic
- 28.9% Less than one-third of Americans were of age to recall personal memories from the day JFK was shot.
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/11/22/where-were-you-when-jfk-was-shot-only-28-9-of-americans-can-answer-that/
