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LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON
NOTE TO EDUCATORS
The following Lesson Plans are intended as extensions of the articles and accompanying discussion points which
ran in The Seattle Times October 24 - November 26, 2014. Teachers are encouraged to modify the guide to fit their
individual classroom needs.
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WASHINGTON STATE SCIENCE STANDARDS
This guide addresses the following Washington State Social Studies Standards for grade 11:
History
4.1.2 Understands how the following themes and developments help to define eras in U.S. history:
Movements and domestic Issues (1945—1991).
4.2.2 Analyzes how cultures and cultural groups have shaped the United States (1890 – present).
4.2.3 Analyzes and evaluates how technology and ideas have shaped U.S. history (1890—present).
4.3.1 Analyzes differing interpretations of events in U.S. history (1890—present).
4.4.1 Analyzes how an understanding of United States history can help us prevent problems today.
Civics
1.1.2 Evaluates how well court decisions and government policies have upheld key ideals and principles in the United States.
1.3.1 Analyzes and evaluates the causes and effects of U.S. foreign policy on people in the United States and the world in the
past or present.
1.4.1 Analyzes and evaluates ways of influencing local, state, and national governments to preserve individual rights and
promote the common good.
Social Studies
5.1.1 Analyzes the underlying assumptions of positions on an issue or event.
5.1.2 Evaluates the depth of a position on an issue or event.
5.2.1 Evaluates and revises research questions to refine inquiry on an issue or event.
5.3.1 Creates and articulates possible alternative resolutions to public issues and evaluates these resolutions using criteria
that have been identified in the context of a discussion.
TABLE OF CONTENTS CREATIVE
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LBJ Timeline Order
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LBJ’s Influential People Identification
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Projects for Research
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Discussion Questions after seeing “All the Way”
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LBJ Political Cartoon Analysis
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Discussion Questions on Johnson’s Presidency, Civil Rights, and Vietnam
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The Legislative Process Role Play and Evaluation
