Day 1
Timeline From American Experience
Content Targets: Students will be able to identify key events on a timeline.
Language Targets: Students will be able to communicate information in written words.
You must pick the three most important events from each five year time span.
Group 1 - 1945 - 1950 Group 2 - 1951 - 1955
Group 3 - 1956 - 1960 Group 4 - 1961 - 1965
Group 5 - 1966 - 1970 Group 6 - 1971 - 1975
Day 2
Reading about Personal Perspectives from American Experience
1. Ma Van Khang 6. Larry Heineman
2. Khanh Troung 7. Pham Tien Duat
3. Albert French 8. Terry Farish
4. Nguyen Ba Chung 9. W. D. Ehrhart
5. Lady Borton
Six questions about life in Vietnam
1. How did they become involved in the war?
2. Where were they from, and what side did they fight on?
3. What did this person do during the war?
4. What was their relationship to the enemy in the war?
5. What did they do after the war?
6. Write down three words that describe how they feel about the war now.
Day 3
Content Targets: Students will be able to identify key events from an article.
Language Targets: Students will be able to communicate information in written words.
My Lai Reading from American Experience
My Lai epsiode on American Experience
Day 4
History Alive Secondary Reading
Day 5
History Alive activity involving hippies and squares