The Vietnam War: War! What is it Good For?
Instructors:
Michelle Colquitt, Media Specialist and Mr. Calloway, United States History Teacher (or in the alternative any US History Teacher).
Grade Level:
10th Grade United States History (College Preparatory). UDL Principles could be utilized to gear this lesson toward either Special Education Students or to Advanced Placement United States History classes.
Required Resources:
3 90 minute class periods (Instructional time can either be increased or decreased based on the level of discussion)
Driving Instructional Question:
Upon learning about the Vietnam War, why do you believe protests started brewing? Upon viewing the "Sir, No Sir" documentary and the live panel discussion, what are the correlations between the anti-Vietnam War protest movement and sentiment about the War on Terror?
Instructional Outline:
1. Mr. Calloway and Mrs. Colquitt will co-lead a class discussion to review previously learned information about the Vietnam War to include information about the Tet Offensive and other major campaigns.
2. Mr. Calloway and Mrs. Colquitt will play the "Sir, No Sir" video for students, having obtained approval for classroom viewing from the County Board of Education and from parents of students in the class.
Michelle Colquitt, Media Specialist and Mr. Calloway, United States History Teacher (or in the alternative any US History Teacher).
Grade Level:
10th Grade United States History (College Preparatory). UDL Principles could be utilized to gear this lesson toward either Special Education Students or to Advanced Placement United States History classes.
Required Resources:
- School Issued Chromebook connected to School Wi-Fi
- Student Twitter Account
- Video of ""Sir, No Sir" documentary from YouTube
- Bundlr created by Mrs. Colquitt
3 90 minute class periods (Instructional time can either be increased or decreased based on the level of discussion)
Driving Instructional Question:
Upon learning about the Vietnam War, why do you believe protests started brewing? Upon viewing the "Sir, No Sir" documentary and the live panel discussion, what are the correlations between the anti-Vietnam War protest movement and sentiment about the War on Terror?
Instructional Outline:
1. Mr. Calloway and Mrs. Colquitt will co-lead a class discussion to review previously learned information about the Vietnam War to include information about the Tet Offensive and other major campaigns.
2. Mr. Calloway and Mrs. Colquitt will play the "Sir, No Sir" video for students, having obtained approval for classroom viewing from the County Board of Education and from parents of students in the class.
3. While viewing this documentary, students will be expected to live tweet at least five tweets using the hashtag #USHxAVW. Students are encouraged to document their responses to this video and to ask any questions they might have. Instructors Mr. Calloway and Mrs. Colquitt will monitor this twitter chat and will promptly reply to any questions.
4. Upon viewing this video, there will be a classroom discussion/reflection about anti-Vietnam War Movement. Students will be asked their views on the current War on Terror, to include any specific incidents they know about that are along the lines of the anti-Vietnam War protests (i.e. the Women in Black protests held every Tuesday at the UGA Arch in Athens, GA). Students will receive their next assignment prior to leaving class for the day. Students will view a Bundlr curated resources list Mrs. Colquitt created to view anti-Vietnam War Movement art. Students will reflect on their feelings about the War on Terror and create a presentation of any type (art, song, really anything, just be creative and speak with Mr. Calloway about your potential topic).
5. Students will attend a panel discussion moderated by Mr. Calloway and Mrs. Colquitt to include (but not limited to) a Vietnam Veteran, a Veteran of the War on Terror, and an anti-War protester. Students will listen to all points of view in a respectful manner. Students will receive their next assignment after this panel discussion. Students are expected to tweet/blog as if they were a protester of the War on Terror (from the US perspective only).
4. Upon viewing this video, there will be a classroom discussion/reflection about anti-Vietnam War Movement. Students will be asked their views on the current War on Terror, to include any specific incidents they know about that are along the lines of the anti-Vietnam War protests (i.e. the Women in Black protests held every Tuesday at the UGA Arch in Athens, GA). Students will receive their next assignment prior to leaving class for the day. Students will view a Bundlr curated resources list Mrs. Colquitt created to view anti-Vietnam War Movement art. Students will reflect on their feelings about the War on Terror and create a presentation of any type (art, song, really anything, just be creative and speak with Mr. Calloway about your potential topic).
5. Students will attend a panel discussion moderated by Mr. Calloway and Mrs. Colquitt to include (but not limited to) a Vietnam Veteran, a Veteran of the War on Terror, and an anti-War protester. Students will listen to all points of view in a respectful manner. Students will receive their next assignment after this panel discussion. Students are expected to tweet/blog as if they were a protester of the War on Terror (from the US perspective only).