Focus: Study of the introduction of U.S. combat troops and escalation during the Johnson years.
Unit Length: Approx. 2.5 weeks
Grade Level: Juniors and Seniors
Student Outcomes:
1. to demonstrate knowledge of historical events of American combat in Vietnam.
2. to acquire knowledge of the actions of the participants during the Johnson years.
3. to analyze and interpret those events in order to show how they effected the U.S. experience in Vietnam.
4. to discuss the anti-war movement and its effect on the politics and prosecution of the war.
Lectures:
1966 & 1967
1968: Year of the Monkey
Tet!
Aftermath of Tet
Battle of Khe Sanh
Post Tet Politics
Anti-war Movement
Video Episodes:
CBS News: The Vietnam War Episodes-''America Takes Charge''
''The Tet Offensive''
''A Nation Divided''
Film: Gardens of Stone
Assessment:
Reaction Paper: Gardens of Stone
Participation
Test
Unit Length: Approx. 2.5 weeks
Grade Level: Juniors and Seniors
Student Outcomes:
1. to demonstrate knowledge of historical events of American combat in Vietnam.
2. to acquire knowledge of the actions of the participants during the Johnson years.
3. to analyze and interpret those events in order to show how they effected the U.S. experience in Vietnam.
4. to discuss the anti-war movement and its effect on the politics and prosecution of the war.
Lectures:
1966 & 1967
1968: Year of the Monkey
Tet!
Aftermath of Tet
Battle of Khe Sanh
Post Tet Politics
Anti-war Movement
Video Episodes:
CBS News: The Vietnam War Episodes-''America Takes Charge''
''The Tet Offensive''
''A Nation Divided''
Film: Gardens of Stone
Assessment:
Reaction Paper: Gardens of Stone
Participation
Test