1970s and 1980s Word Wall Vocabulary Puzzle

Description

Help your students build and retain key vocabulary terms with a visually appealing word wall. This resource includes 32 word wall terms related to the 1970s and the 1980s in the United States, vocabulary review strategies, and a vocabulary (tarsia) review puzzle to support your students’ learning. You can view more in the preview here – 1970s and 1980s word wall.

The following terms are included – Agent Orange, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Camp David Accords, Chicano, Contras, Deregulation, Economic Recovery Tax Act, ERA Amendment, Gerald Ford, The Great Society, Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Ho Chi Minh, INF (Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty, Iran-Contra Scandal, Jimmy Carter, Kent State Shooting, Medicare and Medicaid, Mikhail Gorbachev, Napalm, Ngo Dinh Diem, OPEC, Paris Peace Accords, Refugee, Resign, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Reaganomics (Supply-side Economics), Stagflation, Tet Offensive, Vietnamization, Watergate, WIN (Whip Inflation Now)

Included in this resource:

• 32 word wall terms that are specifically correlated with my 1970s and 1980s unit bundle. The definitions are written to access students at the middle school level. (PDF – not editable) (NOTE: I used to include an editable PowerPoint file. I’m not going to anymore because they made the files too big, and were frustrating to buyers. If you purchase this product and you would like the PowerPoint version, please feel free to email me.)
• A Vocabulary Tarsia review puzzle for students to complete cooperatively or as a full class (PowerPoint, PDF and a Google Slides link)
• Strategies for implementation
• The list of vocabulary terms utilized in both resources (PowerPoint, PDF, and a Google Slides link)

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