Vietnam War Lesson Plans

Students analyze news articles from the Vietnam War era to describe how POW's and their families were portrayed in the media. In this Vietnam War lesson plan, students write letters from a POW perspective and propose solutions to the POW problem in Vietnam.

Students read the novel, Fallen Angels, and examine the theme of coming of age during the Vietnam War. They create timelines of the 1960s, highlighting important issues of the era. They write research papers focusing on one particular facet of the Vietn

Students study the context of the Vietnam war, the aftermath of the war and how decisions that were made impacted our institutions and fundamental beliefs. They see how the war, plus the Watergate scandal, contributed to mistrust among the press.

Students examine reasons for going to war. In this foreign policy lesson, students analyze the reasons the U.S. entered the the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Persian Gulf War. Students then present their findings to their classmates.

Students analyze selected pieces of art and infer how they reflect a sense of disillusionment, and/or cynicism in American society in the aftermath of the Vietnam War and Watergate scandal. Then they identify and place cultural attitudes of recent generations of Americans within a historical context. Finally, students identify how art and/or literature and films mirrors a distrust, uneasiness, or cynicism from some Americans about how they view their government and its role.

Students meet Veterans. In this veteran lesson plan, students interview groups of Veterans from WWII, The Vietnam War, the Gulf War, The Korean War, and our current war.  Students collect audio and visual media to create a website dedicated to veterans.

Students read an account of a students reaction to the Vietnam War. They complete comprehension questions from the reading passage. They read arguments from the Supreme Court Justices and decide which arguments they agree with.

Students examine mathematical ratios and compare deaths due to the Vietnam War and those due to family violence. They discuss ratios and violence in their community, and complete the worksheet "Deaths Due to Violence."

Young scholars research and discuss the Vietnam War and the effect on Wisconsin. They read letters from Wisconsinites serving in Vietnam, visit a local cemetery and construct a tally graph of when people died, and discuss similarities between Iraq and Vietnam.

Students take a closer look at war memorials. In this Vietnam instructional activity, students research the Vietnam War Memorial and then visit the memorial. As a culminating activity, students research other war memorials.