Extra credit
Watch an episode of Ken Burn's The Vietnam War and write a one page reaction paper about what you learned from the program. (10 points for each episode).
Watch this documentary about Vietnam and write a one page reaction paper about what you learned. The film features firsthand accounts from the people whose lives were irrevocably changed by what happened — American and Viet Cong soldiers, relatives of men killed in battle, protesting students, police officers, and university faculty and administrators. Collectively, their words speak to the heartbreak caused by the war and the stark division it wrought on the home front. Two Days in October is based on the book They Marched Into Sunlight, by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Maraniss. (10 points)
Listen to a story about a Vietnamese refugee and write a reaction paper about what you learned from listening to their story. (10 points for each).
Use the links on this site to find articles to read about the Vietnam experience and write a summary of one of the articles that you read. (5 points for each article).
Watch this documentary about the last days of the Vietnam War and write a one page reaction paper about what you learned. (10 points).
Watch this documentary about the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving and write a one page summary about what you learned. (10 points).
Read this graphic history of a families escape from Vietnam and write one paragraph about what you learned. (5 points)
Watch this documentary about Teddy Roosevelt's trip Into the Amazon and write a summary about it and reflect on what you learned. (20 points).
Watch the story of Wall Street tycoon turned scientist Alfred Loomis, and how his advancement of radar technology helped turn the tide for the Allies in WWII in The Secret of Tuxedo Park (10 points).
Watch this documentary about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and write a one page reflection paper about what you learned. (10 points).
Watch this episode of American Experience Tuesday at 9pm on PBS (Ch. 13) and write a reflection about what you learned (10 points). To earn full credit you must watch the whole hour, not just the trailer linked here. Also, if you want to read any of the associated articles on this link or watch and write a reflection on any of the associated videos, you can earn 5 points for that, too.
Watch this episode of American Experience on the Gilded Age and write a one page reflection about how it connects to what we studied in class. (10 points) Watch any of the shorter videos on the link and write a summary of what you learned (5 points).
Movies to Watch for Extra Credit. Watch and write a one page summary about what you learned. Don't just write a summary off the internet. Connect it to what we have studied. Pick three scenes that stood out to you the most and what they taught you. The more specific you are and the more you can connect it to what we learn in class the more points you will earn.
The Patriot
Amistad
Glory
Lincoln
Birth of a Nation - the one about the Nat Turner Rebellion
Twelve Years a Slave
13th
Loving
The Great Gatsby
Saving Private Ryan
Dunkirk
Flags of our Fathers
The Right Stuff
Apollo 13
Ghosts of Mississippi
Selma
Remember the Titans
42 - The story of Jackie Robinson
Greenbook
All the President's Men
Thirteen Days
Born on the Fourth of July
Argo
The Music Within
Loving
Norma Rae
Smoke Signals
Fruitvale Station
Hidden Figures
LBJ
Malcolm X
If Beale Street Could Talk
Check out this link for movies about the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan
Read this article about what one southern city is doing to combat housing discrimination and write a one page reaction paper.
Watch this documentary about Teddy Roosevelt's trip Into the Amazon and write a summary about it and reflect on what you learned. (20 points).
Watch the story of Wall Street tycoon turned scientist Alfred Loomis, and how his advancement of radar technology helped turn the tide for the Allies in WWII in The Secret of Tuxedo Park (10 points).
Watch this documentary about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and write a one page reflection paper about what you learned. (10 points).
Watch this episode of American Experience Tuesday at 9pm on PBS (Ch. 13) and write a reflection about what you learned (10 points). To earn full credit you must watch the whole hour, not just the trailer linked here. Also, if you want to read any of the associated articles on this link or watch and write a reflection on any of the associated videos, you can earn 5 points for that, too.
Watch this episode of American Experience on the Gilded Age and write a one page reflection about how it connects to what we studied in class. (10 points) Watch any of the shorter videos on the link and write a summary of what you learned (5 points).
Movies to Watch for Extra Credit. Watch and write a one page summary about what you learned. Don't just write a summary off the internet. Connect it to what we have studied. Pick three scenes that stood out to you the most and what they taught you. The more specific you are and the more you can connect it to what we learn in class the more points you will earn.
The Patriot
Amistad
Glory
Lincoln
Birth of a Nation - the one about the Nat Turner Rebellion
Twelve Years a Slave
13th
Loving
The Great Gatsby
Saving Private Ryan
Dunkirk
Flags of our Fathers
The Right Stuff
Apollo 13
Ghosts of Mississippi
Selma
Remember the Titans
42 - The story of Jackie Robinson
Greenbook
All the President's Men
Thirteen Days
Born on the Fourth of July
Argo
The Music Within
Loving
Norma Rae
Smoke Signals
Fruitvale Station
Hidden Figures
LBJ
Malcolm X
If Beale Street Could Talk
Check out this link for movies about the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan
Read this article about what one southern city is doing to combat housing discrimination and write a one page reaction paper.