Facing It Lesson Plan

Vietnam Research + Mapping

Kind of Activity:

Research

Objective:

Students will research the Vietnam War and map the country to gain better knowledge of the context of the poem

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.8

Structure:

In this activity, the students will conduct a short research project to get some background information on the Vietnam War; they will also map Vietnam to better understand the context of the poem.

Research (30 minutes)

Upload the following questions into a shared classroom folder or another file-sharing program such as Google Drive. Divide the class into pairs and explain that they will have 30 minutes to research...