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TEACHER Anne Brunt
Modifications to the unit: made by
Bronwyn Wood
YEAR
11 |
LEVEL
6 |
NCEA LEVEL
1 |
DURATION
4-5 weeks |
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Achievement Standard Being Assessed (External)
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Achievement criteria
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Social Studies 1.1 Examine change in society
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Describe and explain in-depth reasons for change in society as a
result of the Vietnam War and the anti-war movement of the sixties and the
effects of change on people.
Use information that reflects varying perspectives.
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Curriculum Achievement Objectives to be Assessed
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Learning Outcomes
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Time Continuity and Change
Beliefs and ideas that change society and continue to change it.
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Students will:
describe some ideas and beliefs that were held toward the Vietnam War
explain how these beliefs and ideas reflected the counter culture movement of the sixties
describe how these ideas and beliefs became action in the form of peace and anti-war demonstrations and how they
changed the society of the time and into the future.
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Supporting Achievement Objectives
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Learning Outcomes
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Social Organisation
The effects of changes in society on people's rights, roles and responsibilities.
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Students will:
identify changes in society (influenced by the Vietnam War) that have affected people's rights, roles and responsibilities.
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Requirements
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| Settings: |
New Zealand and other (USA)
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| Perspectives: |
Gender; Bi-cultural; Current; Future
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| Essential Learning About New Zealand Society (ELANZS): |
Major events in New Zealand history.
The development over time of New Zealand's identity and ways in which this identity is addressed.
Current events and issues within New Zealand.
New Zealand's participation in significant international events and institutions and its possible roles in world affairs in the future.
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TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Select and adapt these learning activities to best meet the needs of your
students, and to fit the time available:
- What do we know about the Vietnam War?
A group activity to assess what students know about the Vietnam War that can
be used to plan the remainder of the unit. A one page unit overview is provided.
- Where is Vietnam?
A short activity that allows students to establish where Vietnam is in South
East Asia and to identify areas in Vietnam that are important in the context
of the war. Maps provided.
- Visual Vietnam
Work in pairs to complete the following activities.
- Look at the photo
show. Choose one photo that stands out for you and complete a
photo analysis.
- Look at the photo
that haunted the world. Complete a Think
- Pair - share in your pair and then share with another pair near
you. Consider the following questions to guide you:
- What impact did this have on the attitudes and beliefs toward Vietnam?
- When was it taken?
- Why was it such a high-impact photo?
- A review of the Vietnam War and America
Design your own history road using
a whole page, outlining eight events that happened leading up to and during
the Vietnam War. To get your information, use:
- New Zealand and Vietnam
- Why did New Zealand get involved?
Read the newspaper articles and complete a
Values - Evidence table showing the beliefs
and ideas that fuelled involvement in the Vietnam War. Include an alternative
view written by T. Shadbolt.
- What was New Zealand's involvement
in the Vietnam War?
An individual activity that uses a variety of source materials to have
students consider what it was like to fight or provide medical services
for civilian and military casualties of the war.
- Beliefs and ideas about the Vietnam War
- War and "flower power" in the sixties
Design a bubble map with symbols
and words that describe the swinging sixties.
Use the following to help you create this:
- Write a paragraph on the following topic:
Describe how the attitudes and ideas of the sixties conflicted with the
Vietnam War and lead to the war becoming an event that changed people
and society. Use the garden
gate to help you with structure.
- How did the sixties culture influence beliefs and ideas about the Vietnam
War?
Divide into groups of 3-5 people. Read about jigsaw
learning and then assign each person to become an 'expert' in one
of the following areas about Vietnam and the sixties.
- Acting on beliefs
Complete the Triple-T-Table
describing the beliefs and ideas about war and the actions
taken. Use the following:
Include at least six people's ideas.
- Vietnam on film
Have a look at the Vietnam War films and video
reviews and as a class (with your teacher) decide on a film you can
watch together. Choose a film that looks at the changes caused by the Vietnam
War. For example, consider the impact of the War on future policies, on Veterans,
on society in general - consider Good morning Vietnam; Regret to inform; Platoon
and The Deer Hunter for starters.
Write a film review for a magazine about the video. Include information
about how the Vietnam War impacted on soldiers and society.
- The impact of the Vietnam War
- on New Zealand soldiers
- on New Zealand society
- on
American society
- Vietnam
today
- attitudes to war
- What
did we learn from Vietnam
Design a fishbone diagram
illustrating how the Vietnam War changed society. The head of the fish is
"Changes caused by the Vietnam War".
Use this as a base for the assessment.
Assessment Schedule
Level
1.1 2002 External Assessment
RESOURCES
Electronic
There are an enormous number of Internet sites relating to Vietnam and the Vietnam
War. Those listed below are a small example. Teachers are advised to locate
and check sites before referring students to them in class.
Print
Other
- Vietnam : A Visual Investigation (1994) Medio Multi Media [CD Rom]
This material has been produced by UNITEC Institute of Technology
under contract to the Ministry of Education.
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