On the website, they will find biographical sketches of 6-8 people who served in Vietnam in some facet. These biographies reflect a variety of values concerning the war. Students should read all the biographies and then choose one for whom they will prepare an interview. Students will be given instruction on creating interview questions that elicit a worthwhile response. Students will exchange and peer edit the list of questions.
Students go back to the website and submit the interview.
When the students receive their responses, they will first fill out a form in which they discuss what they learned from the interview, and then they will use the information gathered to write entries in the scrapbook they will create from the viewpoint of one of the characters in the book. Related Proficiency Objectives OPO 12 th gr. The student will produce a piece of writing that Establishes a smooth flow ideas. Chooses words appropriate to the audience, the purpose, and the subject. Next they will create 5 questions which will prove or disprove the hypothesis.