Week 1
Monday, November 6, 2017
Course Description
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CYMReWhGVl8X9mgv3X3b890HQNQ1TLG7C3MIDiBfoVM/edit?usp=sharing
Book Analysis
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FK93WLq6VykUrcsZHDW7cW4tsvi8PddkYcSFJmy6Bxo/edit?usp=sharing
Notebook Log: Here's where to see what should be in your notebook. It will be filled in as we go
docs.google.com/document/d/1o_F16pEplZWXJZ8bHfoJUVZDXTbnqV_Rt91lY3anv1M/edit?usp=sharing
Essential Question: What did the American soldiers experience in Vietnam?
Watch: Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam
Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57KH5GP0zWA
Draw: Using words and pictures, draw your impressions about the emotions experienced by American soldiers fighting in Vietnam
Examples of Drawings
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a3/9d/95/a39d952c40b8f22c45c03951652e0029.gif
http://moziru.com/images/drawn-soldier-snake-5.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/dd/10/7f/dd107f41ceb69ab4a602f0da73bad3f5--soldier-drawing-fallen-soldiers.jpg
Feelings Inventory
https://www.cnvc.org/sites/default/files/feelings_inventory_0.pdf
Course Description
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CYMReWhGVl8X9mgv3X3b890HQNQ1TLG7C3MIDiBfoVM/edit?usp=sharing
Book Analysis
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FK93WLq6VykUrcsZHDW7cW4tsvi8PddkYcSFJmy6Bxo/edit?usp=sharing
Notebook Log: Here's where to see what should be in your notebook. It will be filled in as we go
docs.google.com/document/d/1o_F16pEplZWXJZ8bHfoJUVZDXTbnqV_Rt91lY3anv1M/edit?usp=sharing
Essential Question: What did the American soldiers experience in Vietnam?
Watch: Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam
Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57KH5GP0zWA
Draw: Using words and pictures, draw your impressions about the emotions experienced by American soldiers fighting in Vietnam
Examples of Drawings
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a3/9d/95/a39d952c40b8f22c45c03951652e0029.gif
http://moziru.com/images/drawn-soldier-snake-5.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/dd/10/7f/dd107f41ceb69ab4a602f0da73bad3f5--soldier-drawing-fallen-soldiers.jpg
Feelings Inventory
https://www.cnvc.org/sites/default/files/feelings_inventory_0.pdf
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Essential Question: What did the American soldiers experience in Vietnam?
Continue Watching: Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam
3-2-3 Worksheet https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xdbc88p5lMPQPYDmRVDt_xnUtTbKga8dY31ebNMN1iA/edit?usp=sharing
Essential Question: What did the American soldiers experience in Vietnam?
Continue Watching: Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam
3-2-3 Worksheet https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xdbc88p5lMPQPYDmRVDt_xnUtTbKga8dY31ebNMN1iA/edit?usp=sharing
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Essential Question: What did the American soldiers experience when they returned home from Vietnam?
Read Article: “Thank You for Your Service” Can Actually Do More Harm Than Good"
https://military.id.me/community-news/dont-say-thank-you-for-your-service/
Extra Credit: I'm with the LURPS
Continue Watching: Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam
Essential Question: What did the American soldiers experience when they returned home from Vietnam?
Read Article: “Thank You for Your Service” Can Actually Do More Harm Than Good"
https://military.id.me/community-news/dont-say-thank-you-for-your-service/
Extra Credit: I'm with the LURPS
Continue Watching: Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam
Thursday, November 9, 2017
A Brief History of the Vietnam War - Fill-in-the-Blank
drive.google.com/file/d/1Q8Mus5dQo-ZUrJU1eqn070WkIKbrJF5I/view?usp=sharing
Field Trip to Red Rocks Community College for their Veterans Day Celebration
http://www.rrcc.edu/veteran-services/events
A Brief History of the Vietnam War - Fill-in-the-Blank
drive.google.com/file/d/1Q8Mus5dQo-ZUrJU1eqn070WkIKbrJF5I/view?usp=sharing
Field Trip to Red Rocks Community College for their Veterans Day Celebration
http://www.rrcc.edu/veteran-services/events
- Almost Sunrise http://sunrisedocumentary.com/
- When the War Comes Home http://whenwarcomeshome.org/
Friday, November 10, 2017
Quiz 1: A Brief History of the Vietnam War
drive.google.com/file/d/1Q8Mus5dQo-ZUrJU1eqn070WkIKbrJF5I/view?usp=sharing
Debrief Field Trip
Essential Question: What did the American soldiers experience when they returned home from Vietnam?
What is a moral injury, and what can be done to heal it?
Power Breath Meditation Workshop http://www.projectwelcomehometroops.org/power-breath-workshop/
Quiz 1: A Brief History of the Vietnam War
drive.google.com/file/d/1Q8Mus5dQo-ZUrJU1eqn070WkIKbrJF5I/view?usp=sharing
Debrief Field Trip
Essential Question: What did the American soldiers experience when they returned home from Vietnam?
What is a moral injury, and what can be done to heal it?
Power Breath Meditation Workshop http://www.projectwelcomehometroops.org/power-breath-workshop/
Week 2
Monday, November 13, 2017
Were soldiers spit on when they returned from Vietnam? Were they welcomed back and thanked for their service?
Read Letters from Homecoming, by Bob Green
Worksheet https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FdMs8D76JuY8okUKv2utmcBzjBHT0gy-fRL0dlbIC-s/edit?usp=sharing
Vietnam War Facts
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1D7225Tb642FVG6X5ieGJmq6i1ToevU-fquKlGApy12g/edit?usp=sharing
Were soldiers spit on when they returned from Vietnam? Were they welcomed back and thanked for their service?
Read Letters from Homecoming, by Bob Green
Worksheet https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FdMs8D76JuY8okUKv2utmcBzjBHT0gy-fRL0dlbIC-s/edit?usp=sharing
Vietnam War Facts
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1D7225Tb642FVG6X5ieGJmq6i1ToevU-fquKlGApy12g/edit?usp=sharing
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Vietnam War Facts
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1D7225Tb642FVG6X5ieGJmq6i1ToevU-fquKlGApy12g/edit?usp=sharing
Read: Psychological Wounds
Bubble Worksheet
Vietnam War Facts
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1D7225Tb642FVG6X5ieGJmq6i1ToevU-fquKlGApy12g/edit?usp=sharing
Read: Psychological Wounds
Bubble Worksheet
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Handout: History (The Facts)
Take Notes while watching Ken Burns: Vietnam Episode 1 (1858-1961) "Deja Vu"
After a long and brutal war, Vietnamese revolutionaries led by Ho Chi Minh end nearly a century of French colonial occupation. With the Cold War intensifying, Vietnam is divided in two at Geneva. Communists in the north aim to reunify the country, while America supports Ngo Dinh Diem’s untested regime in the south.
Handout: History (The Facts)
Take Notes while watching Ken Burns: Vietnam Episode 1 (1858-1961) "Deja Vu"
After a long and brutal war, Vietnamese revolutionaries led by Ho Chi Minh end nearly a century of French colonial occupation. With the Cold War intensifying, Vietnam is divided in two at Geneva. Communists in the north aim to reunify the country, while America supports Ngo Dinh Diem’s untested regime in the south.
Thursday, November 16, 2017
How did preconceptions and misunderstandings affect the war efforts of the Vietnamese and the United States?
Why is it important for a nation’s leaders to fully understand their adversaries and the physical and political environments in which they find themselves?
Review notes from yesterday
New Notes from Jennifer
Continue watching Ken Burns: Vietnam Episode 1 (1858-1961) "Deja Vu"
Popular Beliefs and Misconceptions
https://d43fweuh3sg51.cloudfront.net/media/media_files/7458fbb7-cafd-476f-883a-90633429f08b/2812a327-5a20-4c19-bccf-8539082490b1.pdf
How did preconceptions and misunderstandings affect the war efforts of the Vietnamese and the United States?
Why is it important for a nation’s leaders to fully understand their adversaries and the physical and political environments in which they find themselves?
Review notes from yesterday
New Notes from Jennifer
Continue watching Ken Burns: Vietnam Episode 1 (1858-1961) "Deja Vu"
Popular Beliefs and Misconceptions
https://d43fweuh3sg51.cloudfront.net/media/media_files/7458fbb7-cafd-476f-883a-90633429f08b/2812a327-5a20-4c19-bccf-8539082490b1.pdf
Friday, November 17, 2017
New notes from Jennifer
Continue watching Ken Burns: Vietnam Episode 1 (1858-1961) "Deja Vu"
New notes from Jennifer
Continue watching Ken Burns: Vietnam Episode 1 (1858-1961) "Deja Vu"
Week of November 20 - 24
Thanksgiving - No School
Thanksgiving - No School
Week 3
Monday, November 27, 2017
Review
Review
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Review Worksheet
Make flash cards to study for tomorrow's quiz
Review Worksheet
Make flash cards to study for tomorrow's quiz
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Guest Speaker: Richard Martinez, US Navy Hospital Corpsman
3-2-1 Worksheet
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m5MgqSm1BQHoWzVF9Z5bZOwTXS3MXY_0PXDUS0yY060/edit?usp=sharing
Guest Speaker: Richard Martinez, US Navy Hospital Corpsman
3-2-1 Worksheet
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m5MgqSm1BQHoWzVF9Z5bZOwTXS3MXY_0PXDUS0yY060/edit?usp=sharing
Thursday, November 30, 2017
Quiz: (not online)
Reading: We Gotta Get Out of this Place
http://www.clearcreekcourant.com/content/%E2%80%98we-gotta-get-out-place%E2%80%99
Prepare Questions for Mr. Weaver
Reading: Who Fought the War (not online)
Graphic Organizer Worksheet (not online)
Quiz: (not online)
Reading: We Gotta Get Out of this Place
http://www.clearcreekcourant.com/content/%E2%80%98we-gotta-get-out-place%E2%80%99
Prepare Questions for Mr. Weaver
Reading: Who Fought the War (not online)
Graphic Organizer Worksheet (not online)
Friday, December 1, 2017
Guest Speaker: Bert Weaver, US Army Chaplain's Assistant
Questions/Notes Worksheet
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iUtCeGvAMpkQm363nYhp3b6qgmfUhYoVPnkW-9m4Vm0/edit?usp=sharing
Guest Speaker: Bert Weaver, US Army Chaplain's Assistant
Questions/Notes Worksheet
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iUtCeGvAMpkQm363nYhp3b6qgmfUhYoVPnkW-9m4Vm0/edit?usp=sharing
Week 4
Monday, December 4, 2017
Who Fought the War?
How Did Some Avoid the War?
Worksheet and Reading (not online)
Who Fought the War?
How Did Some Avoid the War?
Worksheet and Reading (not online)
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
What Really Happened in the Gulf of Tonkin? Read https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-09-14/what-really-happened-gulf-tonkin-1964 Watch LBJ Announcing The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution to the American People https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx8-ffiYyzA |
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Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Review and make up work
Review and make up work
Thursday, December 7, 2017
Religion in Vietnam
Slides https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bv2BKKQ6FXXgwZuwsidusc9GFVyH8M__LqTbTryFkBg/edit?usp=sharing
Read this articlehttp://www.vietspring.org/religion/religioninvn.html
http://asiasociety.org/education/religion-vietnam
Complete this 3-2-1 Worksheet
Field Trip to Chua An Bang Vietnamese Buddhist Temple
5400 W. Kentucky Ave, Lakewood, CO 80226
(303) 936-1739
Religion in Vietnam
Slides https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bv2BKKQ6FXXgwZuwsidusc9GFVyH8M__LqTbTryFkBg/edit?usp=sharing
Read this articlehttp://www.vietspring.org/religion/religioninvn.html
http://asiasociety.org/education/religion-vietnam
Complete this 3-2-1 Worksheet
Field Trip to Chua An Bang Vietnamese Buddhist Temple
5400 W. Kentucky Ave, Lakewood, CO 80226
(303) 936-1739
Friday, December 8, 2017
Guest Speaker: Bert Weaver
US Army Chaplain's Assistant
Week 5
Monday, December 11, 2017 Are there rules for war? What are the accepted limits of wartime behavior? What are lawful orders? Activity 1: On an index card answer the question on this slide https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1aRQuONBS6gQRJBJPxAPYwGuGRKzR562BIjUrQ8E7W7s/edit?usp=sharing Activity 2: Read Ron Ridenour's Letter to understand what happened at My Lai The Letter https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qGwBRd6ff4y79YpwiS74-GVdlRNjsTaH4US81elUPw8/edit?usp=sharing The Tragedy of My Lai http://time.com/3732062/ronald-ridenhour-vietnam-my-lai/ Activity 3: Choose one of these topics and in the US Dept of Defense Law of War Manual research what rules the US abides by. On a separate piece of paper, write a summary and be prepared to report your findings to the class. TOPICS Civilians POWs Weapons of War Law of War Manual http://archive.defense.gov/pubs/law-of-war-manual-june-2015.pdf |
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
1. Continue Research: Manual of War
http://archive.defense.gov/pubs/law-of-war-manual-june-2015.pdf
2. Share your findings with Class in Discussion
3. Read and fill out the worksheet: Factors Contributing to the Massacre (not online- get handout)
4. Watch Ken Burns (Episode 8: Pinkville) 59:37 - !:14
http://www.indiewire.com/2017/09/the-vietnam-war-my-lai-massacre-lynn-novick-pbs-1201880212/
1. Continue Research: Manual of War
http://archive.defense.gov/pubs/law-of-war-manual-june-2015.pdf
2. Share your findings with Class in Discussion
3. Read and fill out the worksheet: Factors Contributing to the Massacre (not online- get handout)
4. Watch Ken Burns (Episode 8: Pinkville) 59:37 - !:14
http://www.indiewire.com/2017/09/the-vietnam-war-my-lai-massacre-lynn-novick-pbs-1201880212/
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Guest Speaker: Terry Irvin
GI Resistance During the Vietnam War
Guest Speaker/Musical Accompaniment: Jim Ratts
Conscientious Objector
Guest Speaker: Terry Irvin
GI Resistance During the Vietnam War
Guest Speaker/Musical Accompaniment: Jim Ratts
Conscientious Objector
Thursday, December 14, 2017
Debrief Guest Speakers and complete 3-2-1 Worksheet
Read this essay about Conscientious Objectors in WWII
Complete this 3-2-1 Worksheet
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z3I7VBn5KkYn9Tf1lE7PTNH9VW40u7MagDl2wa6XqLY/edit?usp=sharing
Debrief Guest Speakers and complete 3-2-1 Worksheet
Read this essay about Conscientious Objectors in WWII
Complete this 3-2-1 Worksheet
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z3I7VBn5KkYn9Tf1lE7PTNH9VW40u7MagDl2wa6XqLY/edit?usp=sharing
Friday, December 15, 2017
No Class
No Class
Week 6
Monday, December 18, 2017
Review and Make-Up Work
Review and Make-Up Work
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick: The Vietnam War http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-vietnam-war/home/
Gulf of Tonkin
Diem Government
Peasants - Two Oppressors (Dedication to Peace)
Draft Boards
Military Tactics
Conscientious Objectors
War at Home
Anti-War Protesters
Muhammed Ali
Essential Questions:
America Enters the War
1) Describe American society in the 1950's and 60's
2) What was the Domino Theory?
3) What was America's involvement in Vietnam prior to the Gulf of Tonkin incident?
4) Why were combat troops sent to Vietnam?
5) Examine the Diem government
6) What were the military tactics if the US and the Vietcong?
7) What herbicides were used by the Americans and why?
8) What was the profile of a typical US and Vietcong soldier?
9) Why did the US fail to win the war?
10) What was the Vietnamisation Policy?
11) What were the results of the war?
12) How were the soldiers treated upon their return to America?
Gulf of Tonkin
Diem Government
Peasants - Two Oppressors (Dedication to Peace)
Draft Boards
Military Tactics
Conscientious Objectors
War at Home
Anti-War Protesters
Muhammed Ali
Essential Questions:
America Enters the War
1) Describe American society in the 1950's and 60's
2) What was the Domino Theory?
3) What was America's involvement in Vietnam prior to the Gulf of Tonkin incident?
4) Why were combat troops sent to Vietnam?
5) Examine the Diem government
6) What were the military tactics if the US and the Vietcong?
7) What herbicides were used by the Americans and why?
8) What was the profile of a typical US and Vietcong soldier?
9) Why did the US fail to win the war?
10) What was the Vietnamisation Policy?
11) What were the results of the war?
12) How were the soldiers treated upon their return to America?
- How did United States involvement in the Vietnam conflict evolve from 1945-1975?
- How did the Vietnam War transform the political, social, and cultural climate in the United States?
- What is the impact of the media on public opinion?
- How does the Vietnam War reflect the issue of presidential vs. congressional authority during wartime?
Vietnam Passage Teacher's Guide http://www.pbs.org/vietnampassage/Teacher/