Teaching the Vietnam war lesson 2

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Good Morning, Vietnam

• Do you always believe what you see or read in the media?

Think about this individually

Before the lesson starts, the students are going to think about this statement. The goal of this lesson is to realise the impact of media.

Let the students think about it for 2 minutes and share some answers.

• What do you already know about the media’s role in wartime?

• Do you think that media was useful during the war?

Discussion in pairs and write down your answers

Let the students discuss the following questions in paris. They have to write down their answers. Each pair will share their answer

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson you can discuss ways media influences people during war and reflect on the importance of media

Goodmorning, Vietnam

While watching, answer these questions:

• What type of emotions do you feel?

• What may be the reactions of the listeners?

• How does this clip make you feel?

Before showing the youtube video, the students can already read the questions. The questions are not on the screen while watching the video, so they can write them down. Evaluate the video and discuss the answers.

Write a short paragraph (80–120 words):

“Do you think media should be controlled during war?”

Include:

• your opinion

• one argument

• one example (from the video)

Done? hand it in!

Writing assignment

The students are going to work on the writing assignment for 20 minutes. They need to hand it in if they are done