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Grade 11, United States History from 1877 to the Present Std 11: Trace the course of the involvement of the United States in Vietnam from the 1950s to 1975.

Lesson Plans: Empathy and the Vietnam War Lesson plan created by the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame focusing on the the Vietnam draft through the study of song lyrics. Teaching With Documents Lesson Plan: The War in Vietnam - A Story in Photographs Tet Offensive. Help students understand how the United States became ensnared in what one historian has aptly called the "quagmire; stress the importance of the Tet Offensive in turning American public opinion against the war; illuminate how the Vietnam War remains a vital part of American life and culture. Opposing Views on the Vietnam War. Students analyze Nixon's plan to "Vietnamize" the war. Living Vietnam Memorials: Exploring First-Hand Accounts of the Vietnam War, Both Overseas and At Home. Students examine the Vietnam War from first-hand accounts. Students examine New York Times journalist Malcolm W. Browne's account of the fall of Saigon, interview adults about their recollections and the impact of the Vietnam War, and create first-person narratives based on their interviews. Fall of Saigon This site uses New York Times articles to chronicle the end of the Vietnam War. Presented from a unique point of view, it offers a journalistic representation of the war, constructing the history of the Vietnam conflict through 16 actual newspaper articles written at the time of the war

Resources: Vietnam Online. PBS Vietnam Then and Now. A site designed by students to educate people about the country of Vietnam. Students will understand that Vietnam is a fascinating country, not just a war that they learn about in their history classes. The site includes information about the people, culture, geography, and government of Vietnam today, as well as sections on history and the Vietnam War. Return with Honor: American POWs in North Vietnam. American Experience/PBS Echoes from the Wall Virtual Wall Vietnam War Memorial Alabama Virtual Library Best of History Websites History Timelines (Alternatime) Digital History Using new technologies to enhance teaching and research History Matters Designed for high school teachers of U.S. history courses. A gateway for web resources and other useful materials for teaching U.S. history. National Archives Digital Classroom American Memory Primary source material from the collection of the Library of Congress. Graphic Organizers
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