Part A: The Impact of the Vietnam War on Alabama and the United States
This lesson plan contains an activity for upper elementary grades 4-6 to learn about the impact of the Vietnam War on Americans. Students will analyze opinions facing the Vietnam War as well as memorials honoring veterans who served during this time in history.
Part B: The History of Vietnam and the United States Involvement
This lesson plan is designed for middle school students or older studying the Vietnam War. This lesson contains an interactive slideshow with fill-in-the-blank guided notes to ensure active participation by all students. In addition, a gallery walk activity containing twelve diverse images from the Vietnam War (provided by the National Archives) has been included to allow students to apply what they have learned via an image analysis activity. QR codes have also been provided for each image in case teachers would prefer students to use technology to view the images.
Part A: An Introduction to the Persian Gulf War, Geography and Key Vocabulary
This lesson plan contains activities for upper elementary grades 4-6 to become acquainted with the key events leading up to the Persian Gulf War, to learn pertinent vocabulary, and to identify countries of the Middle East on a map.
Part B: Key Events of the Persian Gulf War
This lesson plan uses illustrations for upper elementary school students to identify key events and elements in Desert Shield, Desert Storm, and Red Stone Arsenal. It also contains activities to process this lesson as well as learn about an Alabama soldier.
This lesson plan contains activities for grades 4-8 to become acquainted with the key terms found in readings to define terrorism and will learn to use the definition of terrorism to evaluate the rationale for the 9/11 targets.
Part B: Alabama and the War on Terror
This lesson plan contains activities for fourth – eighth grade students to learn about Alabamians who lost their lives in the September 11, 2001 attacks. Students will create a poster and give a presentation commemorating the life of their assigned Alabamian.
Part C: The President Addresses the Nation
This lesson plan contains activities for fourth-eighth grade students to identify text information, use inferencing skills, and use supporting text evidence to answer questions about President George W. Bush’s “War on Terror” speech to Congress and the Nation on September 20, 2001.
This Lesson Plan contains activities for students grades 4-8 to learn about the role of first responders after the 9/11/2001 attacks as well as how Saint Paul’s Chapel became a source of comfort for first responders.
Part E: The War on Terror from 9/11/2001 to 9/11/2021 Twenty Years
This lesson plan contains activities for fourth-eighth grade students to learn about the US involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq; they will also learn about the Alabamians who lost their lives during this twenty-year period.
