The change of political attitudes from WWII through Vietnam is a complex topic. I will present this unit as a problem with no clear cut answer. Woven throughout this unit are a variety of themes that the student will study. When the time comes for the student groups to make a Power Point presentation, they will have complete freedom to select the content. This will promote engaged learning by forcing the student to look very closely at the specific content they have chosen and then present to the class.
Students tend to be much more engaged in the projects of their peers.
All students will also take part in the evaluation part of the unit which will reinforce their ownership of this unit. Some basic computer, speaking, and writing skills will be necessary. The students may encounter some difficulty with the use of the computer and there may be some preconceived ideas about the sixties. That time period has been romanticized a little bit for this generation. By completing an in depth study of one facet of this era and then helping evaluate the studies done by their peers the student should be able to solve many of these problems.