Colton Jewell

“Good Morning, Vietnam!”- Lesson #8

Junior/Seniors- US History
50 Minutes
Vietnam War
Common Core Standards to Meet:
SS.H.3.9-12: Evaluate the methods utilized by people and institutions to promote change.
SS.H.9.9-12: Analyze the relationship between historical sources and the secondary
interpretations made from them.
Theme 8: Science, Technology, and Society
Educational Objectives:
1. Students will be able to understand the censorship of the media during the Vietnam war.
2. Students will be able to reflect their own opinions via radio broadcast
Assessment on Learning:
1. Students will complete a guided question to the movie “Good Morning, Vietnam”.
2. Students will write a reflection (radio broadcast script) about the movie and what they
thought about the film.
Central Focus:
● Students will be able to give their opinion on how censorship controlled the media during
the Vietnam war.
Accommodations for students with specific learning needs:
● N/A
Academic Language
Language Function (select 1):

Analyze Compare/Contrast Construct Describe Evaluate

Examine Identify Interpret Justify Locate

Explain Prove Argue Synthesize

Identify a learning task from your plan that provides students with opportunities to
practice using the language function identified above:
Students will be able to construct their own opinion on the film and on censorship during the
Vietnam war.
 Additional Language Demands. Given the language function and learning task identified
above, describe the following associated language demands (written or oral) students need to
understand and/or use: N/A
Vocabulary:
● Censorship: the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that
are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security.
Plus at least one of the following:
Syntax
Discourse
I will use syntax for this lesson.
Materials:
● Pens, paper, pencil
● “Good Morning, Vietnam” movie
Anticipatory Set/ Attention Getter:
I will do a bell ringer of what the students think this movie will be about.
Questions to Ask:
1. What was the movie about?
2. Did you enjoy the movie?
3. How is censorship relevant today?
Sequence of Events:
1. Bellringer
2. Movie
3. Reflection if times allow
Conclusion/Summary:
If time allows I will discuss the movie guide and reflection.