Vietnam+I+-+A

Keynote : Lyric: (handouts given)

= = =1. Introduction (3-4) = media type="youtube" key="pPi8EQzJ2Bg" height="385" width="640"

for the students to briefly understand the casualties and situation during the Vietnam war (5min) Movie Trailer // Platoon // Based on director Oliver Stone’s experiences as an infantryman in Vietnam, this film offers a harrowing and heartbreaking glimpse into what it was like to be a soldier during the Vietnam war.

//Brief Background information & Hook://  It was the longest war in American history and the most unpopular American war of the twentieth century. It resulted in nearly 60,000 American deaths and an estimated 2 million Vietnamese deaths. Even today, many Americans still ask whether the American effort in Vietnam was a sin, a blunder, a necessary war, or a noble cause, or an idealistic, if failed, effort to protect the South Vietnamese from totalitarian government.

HANDOUTS AND EXPLANATIONS OF EACH SONG WOULD BE GIVEN OUT PREVIOUSLY IN ADVANCE

=2. First Song: **Goodnight Saigon (Billy Joel, #56, 1983)** (15) =
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2. Read out the lyrics and talk briefly about its relevance
===3. Perform my own written lyrics with Billy Joel's sound as the backtrack Students will divide up into groups and write their own personal lyrics and reenact them in live with Goodnight Saigon as the music.=== > > Group 1 : > Group 2:
 * can be short or long, just be straightforward !
 * has to be relevant to the theme of //Goodnight Saigon//
 * HAVE FUN :)
 * *KARAOKE VERSION OF THE SONG: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PAwgusYAbM

EXAMPLE LYRICS AND SONG: media type="file" key="Goodnight Saigon.m4a" width="300" height="50"

=3. Second song: We Got To Get Out of This Place (Animals, #13 in 1965) (5) =
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INTRO TO SONGS 1. (Explanation of the main significance) This song was very popular in the United States Armed Force, especially the members that stations in the Vietnam war...

2. Interaction with students by asking
 * What is its message?
 * Does it simply express an opinion about the war, or does it also call on listeners to take some action?
 * What sorts of reactions might different people have? (such as a young person eligible to be drafted, a soldier serving in Vietnam, or the parent of such a soldier)

3. Point out major aspects that the students should focus on.

=4.Third song: **Fortunate Son (Credence Clearwater Revival, #14 in 1969) (10) **= INTRO TO LYRICS [|**http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN4CeJd-SfA*] 1. (Explanation of the main significance) 2. Watch the video briefly 3. Talk about the specific details and metaphors inside the lyrics that illustrates the meaning of the song.

=5. Conclusion (15) =

Student Activity ( Students will divide up into two groups and try to 'capture' the essence of the song)
Group1- yena, jiyoon, gunny

REQUIREMENTS: each group will try to take at least 10~15 pictures that illustrates the song and the lyric. Be creative as possible by using any props at the spot!

Step 1. Students will be divided and then will each get 2 different songs from the list. Step 1. Both groups will receive the lyrics and an explanation of the main significance of the song Step 3. Both groups will at least get 10 minutes to prepare for the short picture/podcast Final Step: Students will upload their podcast/advertisement on the wiki (around 6 minutes)

REMEMBER to try sell your 'photo essay' that illustrates the lyric's main ideas ! :)