The Red Dot Game and Joseph McCarthy

Red Dot Game – The Premise Each student will take a small piece of paper Some of the papers will have a red dot in the center If you do not have a red dot: Your goal is to form the largest group you can that does not include any “red dot” students If you have a red dot: Your goal is to infiltrate the largest group in the room without them knowing you are a “red dot” Slides 3-4: 10 minutes

Red Dot Game – The Basics You may not show anyone your paper until you are told to do so at the end of the activity You may ask people if they have a red dot If you are a “red dot”, you may need to lie in order to accomplish your goal You need to physically form a group that is separate from other groups Remember…red dots have been assigned randomly…

McCarthy Read the background information and the information on Joseph McCarthy Answer the Analysis question on the bottom of the front page Background on McCarthy 10 minutes

McCarthyism Read the section in your handout Put a  next to McCarthy’s tactics Underline the definition of McCarthyism Put a  next to what led to the downfall of McCarthy 5 minutes

McCarthy and Edward R. Murrow Read the last page of your handout, “Edward R. Murrow” and take notes See It Now – March 9, 1954 McCarthy Response to Murrow from Good Night and Good Luck 10 minutes

Army-McCarthy Hearings Point of Order – Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJHsur3HqcI&nohtml5=False Take notes in your handout as the video progresses This documentary is over an hour long…I would show maybe 5-6 minutes…it just gives an idea of what the hearings were like…the following slide will show even more what the hearings were like…the intro is really good (though it is just a black screen with talking at first)

“Have you no sense of decency?” Welch is the special counsel for the Army during the hearings Welch had an attorney in his firm named Fred Fisher McCarthy claims Fisher belonged to a communist organization Read, watch the video and be prepared to answer the analysis question Welch versus McCarthy Part 1 Welch versus McCarthy Part 2 The actual phrase…”Have you no sense of decency” is on the part 2 video. You could possible get rid of Part 1. 15 minutes

Synthesis Complete the six questions that bring all of the information together