1. U.S. History
April 4th, 2018

2. Warm Up
Learning Target: I can explain how McCarthyism reflected Cold War fears in American society.
What was the “Red Scare”?
Why do you think people in the US were afraid of Communists?

3. Reminders! Binder Check TODAY! Cold War Quiz on Friday, 4/6
ALL missing work due Friday, 4/6

4. Dot Game
Each of you will receive a card. Some will have dots; more of them will be blank. Do not let others see your card at any time.
Look at your piece of paper secretly to see if you have a dot. Do not let anyone know whether or not you have a dot.
Then put the piece of paper out of sight (in your pocket)

5. Dot Game
If you are a non-dotted person, you are trying to create the largest group possible of non-dotted people.
If you create the largest group of non-dotted people, you win.
If you are a dotted person, your goal is to be the only dotted person in a group.
If you are the only dotted person in a group, you win

6. Dot Game
You will have 10 minutes to talk to each other in order to figure out who has a dot.
If someone asks whether you have a dot, say that you do not, even if you do.
Look for people who look like they are lying or who seem suspicious.
If you think someone has a dot, call out, “___[name]___ has a dot!” If you have a dot, try to bluff to convince others that you don’t.

7. Dot Game
Your goal if you do not have a dot is to create as big a group of non-dotted students as you can. The winners are those in the biggest group without a dotted person (your group loses if there’s any dotted person in it).
A dotted person is a winner if he/she is the only dotted person in a group, so if you have a dot, try not to get found out, but try to get other dotted people out of whatever group you are in.
If you are asked to leave a group, you must leave.

8. Dot Game Debrief
For those who were dots, how did you convince others you were not a “dot”?
Who was accused of being a dot? How did you feel? What were you fearful or suspicious of in this activity?
What emotions fueled this activity?
What does this activity show us about how people respond to accusations and fear of accusations?

9. McCarthyism Notes
Notes - begin a new page in your notebook