Teacher: Carlos Ramirez

Title: Iranian Revolution and Hostage Crisis

Subject: U.S. History

Grade Level: 11th grade

(US 10). The student understands the impact of political, economic, and social factors in
the U.S. role in the world from the 1970s through 1990.
TEKS:
(US 10D). Describe the involvement in the Middle East such as support for Israel, the Camp
David Accords, the Iranian-Contra Affair, Marines in Lebanon, and the Iranian Hostage Crisis

Students will identify the causes of the Iranian Revolution as well as its impact, and how
Learning Objectives:
the Iranian Hostage Crisis resulted in the no re-election of President Jimmy Carter.

- How did Iran go from being an authoritarian monarchy to a theocratic democracy?

Essential Question(s): -What was the impact of the Iranian Revolution?
-What was one reason given for Iranian college students to take American hostages?

Iranian Revolution, Iranian Hostage Crisis, Shah Reza Pahlavi, Ayatollah Khomeni, Jimmy
Essential Vocabulary:
Carter

PowerPoint Presentation on Iranian Revolution and Iranian Hostage Crisis

Iranian Revolution Assignment

Resources/Materials: YouTube Video: Not Without My Daughter (1/12) Movie CLIP - Violating Sharia Dress Code
(1991)

The Iranian Hostage Crisis Video

I will present the students with the essential question, key vocabulary and Time: 5
objectives of the lesson for the day. mins

I will lecture the students on Democracy, Communism, Red Scare, Joseph Time: 15
McCarthy, Truman Doctrine, Eisenhower Doctrine mins
Procedures:

I will have the students watch two videos on the Iranian Revolution and Time: 10
Iranian Hostage Crisis mins

I will get the students started on their assignment as a whole class, then have
Time: 15
them work on their assignments either individually, with a partner or in
mins
groups
Time: 5
Assessment: Students will answer an exit ticket question on the Iranian Hostage Crisis mins