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(Mis)Reported and (Mis)Remembered: The Vietnam War Lesson Plan(Mis)Reported and (Mis)Remembered: The Vietnam War Lesson Plan
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K20 Learn
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Grade
11th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
3 days
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Direct Instruction
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Year
2022
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English, Spanish
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(Mis)Reported and (Mis)Remembered: The Vietnam War

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This (Mis)Reported and (Mis)Remembered: The Vietnam War lesson plan also includes:
  • Vietnam War Honeycomb Harvest
  • Four Corners Signs
  • Misreported and Misremembered Teacher Slides
  • Vietnam War Perspectives Organize (.doc)
  • Vietnam War Perspectives Organizer (.pdf)
  • Vietnam War Document Packet (.pdf)
  • Vietnam War Document Packet (.doc)
  • Vietnam War Image Sort
  • The Vietnam War (.html)
  • (Mis)Reported And (Mis)Remembered (.html)
  • Lesson Slides (.pptx)
  • Four Corners Signs (.pdf)
  • Vietnam War Document Packet - English (.pdf)
  • Vietnam War Document Packet - English (.docx)
  • Vietnam War Document Packet - Spanish (.pdf)
  • Vietnam War Document Packet - Spanish (.docx)
  • Vietnam War Honeycomb Harvest - English (.pdf)
  • Vietnam War Honeycomb Harvest - English (.docx)
  • Vietnam War Honeycomb Harvest - Spanish (.pdf)
  • Vietnam War Honeycomb Harvest - Spanish (.docx)
  • Vietnam War Image Sort - English (.pdf)
  • Vietnam War Image Sort - English (.docx)
  • Vietnam War Image Sort - Spanish (.pdf)
  • Vietnam War Image Sort - Spanish (.docx)
  • Vietnam War Perspectives Organizer - English (.pdf)
  • Vietnam War Perspectives Organizer - English (.docx)
  • Vietnam War Perspectives Organizer - Spanish (.pdf)
  • Vietnam War Perspectives Organizer - Spanish (.docx)
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What are the complicated legacies of the Vietnam War? Learners consider the question as they examine videos and primary sources from the conflict. After examining footage and documents such as the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and an op-ed piece from a Vietnamese citizen, budding historians evaluate the conflict using graphic organizers. They finish by writing brief papers to summarize the material.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the vietnam war, vietnam, richard nixon, the presidency of richard nixon, primary source analysis, primary sources, primary source images, debate, john f. kennedy, the presidency of john f. kennedy, the gulf of tonkin incident, african american history

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Engage pupils in an I Notice, I Wonder discussion using the Fog of War video included with resource
  • Use graphic organizers and primary source documents to discuss varying perspectives of the Vietnam War

Classroom Considerations

  • Students should have prior knowledge of the Vietnam War

Pros

  • Resource includes all documents and activities 
  • Easy to adapt instructional strategies to other lessons

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.4 RH.11-12.5 RH.11-12.6 RH.11-12.7 RH.11-12.8 RH.11-12.9 RH.11-12.10

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