Presentation Assignment

American Literature

Vietnam War Oral Presentation  

35 Points

 

Directions: As you filled out part of the KWL chart on the Vietnam War, what you “K—Know” and what you “W—Want” to know, you came up with a list of questions pertaining to the United States’ involvement in Vietnam. The purpose of this assignment is for you to answer one of these questions through research and then present your group’s findings to the class in order to complete the final component of the KWL chart, what you “L—Learned” about the war. This assignment will give us essential background knowledge and a contextual framework as we delve deeper into The Things They Carried.

 

You will be assigned to a group where each group member must research key aspects to the question/topic. You will then teach the rest of the class your group’s topic through a ten-minute oral multi-media PowerPoint or Prezi presentation. Your group is considered the “expert” of the class on this particular topic, so it is vital that you investigate your topic by searching the library’s databases and using reliable and high quality sources—not just the Internet.  

 

Guidelines:

§  Create a hook to draw your audience in.

§  Minimum of at least 3 database sources. (Keep in mind minimal work doesn’t result in high grades.)

§  Create an annotated bibliography of all sources that your group uses (we will discuss how to do this).

§  Include images, photographs, songs, and/or video footage to make it engaging (must relate to topic).

§  Print a copy of the presentation, which will be handed in. Share on your Googledrive account as well.

§  Include the most important information on each slide—don’t type paragraphs on the slides! It’s a good idea to have notecards with you, which contain supporting information. DO NOT READ THE SLIDES TO US!

§  Must play an active role in the presentation and research.

 

Groups: It is essential that you collaborate on this assignment, which is why it is a good idea to exchange emails and/or phone numbers.

 

Groups:

1.     Morgan, Steve, Brianna

2.     Josh, Daniela, P.J.

3.     Regina, Aidan, Evan

4.     Anna, Sydney, Kwesi

5.     Madalyn, Jack, Wayne

6.     Jonathan, Julia, Sean

7.     Alexa, Gigi, Allegra, Alex

8.     Amanda, Breanna, Zach, Mike

 

 

 

Due Date: Thursday, October 16, 2014

 

 

Topics for Research:

 

1.     Why were the Vietnamese Communist forces so effective in comparison to the far wealthier United States?

2.     What was the impact of the war on the Vietnamese people?

3.     Who were the Vietnamese leaders for the Viet Cong? What were they fighting for?

4.      What were the important technologies during the Vietnam era? How did these technologies affect the war and people’s understanding of the Vietnam War?

5.     What happened at Mai Lai and why was it important?

6.     How and why did the U.S. become involved in Vietnam? How did the war start?

7.     How were American soldiers affected emotionally, mentally and/or physically after war?

8.     How did the war end? How did this impact the United States?