Opposition+to+the+Vietnam+War

**Vietnam War news footage of the Tet Offensive, 1968 **
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=Is there a difference between how the news covered the Vietnam War and how it covers the War in Iraq and Afghanistan today? =

** Protests of the Vietnam War Slideshow **
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= Political Cartoon: =

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Lesson Plan:

**Title:**

Opposition to the Vietnam War

**Subject:**

History, Vietnam, Domestic Unrest

**Contact Information:**

Rob Johnson, thelionofmali@gmail.com

**CT Social Studies Standards:**

1.1 – Demonstrate an understanding of significant events and themes in United States history.

2.2 – Interpret information from a variety of primary and secondary sources, including electronic media (e.g., maps, charts, graphs, images, artifacts, recordings and text).

2.3 – Create various forms of written work (e.g., journal, essay, blog, Web page, brochure) to demonstrate an understanding of history and social studies issues.

2.4 – Demonstrate an ability to participate in social studies discourse through informed discussion, debate and effective oral presentation.

3.1 – Use evidence to identify, analyze and evaluate historical interpretations.

3.3 - Apply appropriate historical, geographic, political, economic and cultural concepts and methods in proposing and evaluating solutions to con- temporary problems.

**CT Tech Standards:**

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">1.Facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity.

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">2.Design and develop digital-age learning experiences and assements.

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**Grade Level:**

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">9-12

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**Individual or Small Group Assignment:**

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Both

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**Time Duration:**

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">One 45-minute class

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**Overview:**

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">The lesson will cover the American domestic opposition to the Vietnam War.

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**Objective:**

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Students will be able to analyze and evaluate how the opposition to the Vietnam War and the American Government developed and what its outcomes were.

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**Content Objective(s):**

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Students will learn how American domestic opposition to the Vietnam War affected public opinion and governmental policies.

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**Guiding Question:**

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">To what extent did the American domestic opposition to the Vietnam War influence domestic and foreign policy?

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**Materials:**

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Computer projector in the classroom, Access to the internet in the classroom,

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**Activities and Procedures:**

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">1.Students will watch a news broadcast on the wiki ( http://edt315vietnam.wikispaces.com/Opposition+to+the+Vietnam+War)<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> about the Vietnam War.

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">2. The class will respond to the news broadcast on the blog ( []) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">and the class will have a discussion. A guiding question: Is there a difference between how the news covered the Vietnam War and how it covers the War in Iraq and Afghanistan?

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">3.The students will look at a slide show of pictures of protests on the wiki. While the pictures are being shown, the teacher will explain the meaning of each picture, specifically detailing the Kent State incident.

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">4. The teacher will explain how the protests got worse with time and how they started to effect governmental decisions, such as ending the draft or the war.

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">5. The class will discuss how they would have acted if they were in that situation.

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">6. Students will have to go to the moodle and download the article, Kent State Shootings (found here - []). They must read the article and post a comment on the blog ([] ).

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">7. Students will have to go to the moodle and explore the website ([]). For homework the students will fill out the Assessment worksheet using this website.

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">8. Students will have to go to the wiki ([] ) and ask a question concerning the American domestic opposition to the Vietnam War.

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">9. The class will have to complete the items listed under assessment for homework.

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">**Assessment:**

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Vietnampix Worksheet:
 * 1)  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">What is the name of the monk that burned himself alive?
 * 2)  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Which side (North or South) of Vietnam was Communist?
 * 3)  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Which side (North or South) of Vietnam was supported by the United States?
 * 4)  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Why did the United States get involved in Vietnam?
 * 5)  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">What drugs did the United States soldiers in Vietnam use?
 * 6)  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Who was the first United States president to get heavily involved with Vietnam?
 * 7)  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Who was the leader of North Vietnam at the time of the war?
 * 8)  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">What was the resolution that started the United States involvement with Vietnam?
 * 9)  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">When did the Kent State shooting happen?
 * 10)  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">When was the Vietnam War Memorial built in Washington D.C.?
 * 11)  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">When was the cease fire signed?
 * 12)  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Where was the cease fired signed?
 * 13)  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">What European country was involved with Vietnam before the United States?
 * 14)  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">What countries border Vietnam?
 * 15)  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">When did Ho Chi Min die?

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Answers:
 * 1)  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Saigon
 * 2)  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">North
 * 3)  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">South
 * 4)  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">An answer that has to do with Communism.
 * 5)  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Heroin and marijuana
 * 6)  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Lyndon Banes Johnson
 * 7)  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Ho Chi Min
 * 8)  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
 * 9)  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">1970
 * 10)  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">1982
 * 11)  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">1973
 * 12)  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Paris
 * 13)  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">France
 * 14)  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Laos, Cambodia, China
 * 15)  <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">1969

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Students will have to go to the wiki(http://edt315vietnam.wikispaces.com/Opposition+to+the+Vietnam+War) to look at a political cartoon and explain what it means to them on the blog ( [] )<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">.

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">(Hypothetical grades for these and the assignments in class are on the wiki)

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Resources:

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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">[|www.blogspot.com]

<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">www.wikispaces.com

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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">[|www.moodle.com]

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