All The Broken Pieces - An Introduction to Vietnam - Ms. Lynch

You will be reading All the broken pieces by Ann Burg
This book is a historical fiction novel about the Vietnam War

Use the following resources to answer the research questions:

Video- Vietnam War History

History of the Vietnam War

What was the cause of the Vietnam War?
What was The Draft?
Why did American's oppose the Vietnam War?
How were soldier's treated when they returned home?


Babylift- Video


Operation Babylift - Overview

Vietnanm Babylift Legacy Page

PBS: Babylift

What was Operation Babylift?

Goodnight Saigon

Video: Vietnam Wall

After watching this video please write about the significance of this memorial. 

UnKnown Soldier - John Hulme

Religions of the World - Ms. Sherlock

Religions of the World - Ms. Sherlock

Using books and internet links - you will be able to find the following information:::

Name of the religion

Areas of the world where it is practiced

Beliefs

Rituals/sacrifices

Major holidays and their significance

Behavior expected of members of this religion

BBC Religions of the World

Religious Tolerance

Godweb

English Project -Frishman & Destio

Your Task: Write a 2 page essay showing why the ID takes over without proper adult supervision.  Using specific evidence or examples from Dr Seuss' "The Cat in the Hat" and the 2 articles about Latchkey Kids prove that the Psyche needs good parenting in order to keep healthy psychological balance

OR
Write a 2 page essay showing the effects of a patriarchal society on both genders in Walt Disney's Cinderella


Use the following resources to conduct your research:

Opposing Viewpoints Critical Thinkinghttp://find.galegroup.com/ovrc/start.do?prodId=OVRC&userGroupName=nysl_li_lbhs

- If you use "latchkey children" as a search there is a good article available


Opposing Viewpoints in Context

Public Library

To access databases use the following ID:  21248001400456
                                                          Password:   Jordan

Psychology Collection

Several articles on Latchkey children

also search: gender roles and children's stories

Civil War Project

Requirements:   Create a 10 minute presentation on one of the following topics
                          Be sure to include visuals to help bring your topic to life
                          You must submit a page of notes to be distributed to the class
                          Don't forget to cite all your work

Topics: 

Battle of Bull Run
Foreign Assistance and Affairs
Battle of Antietam
Financing the War (Greenbacks and Inflation)
Recruitment of minorities, African Americans and women
54th Regiment and African American Contributions
Draft Riots (NYC)
Battle of Gettysburg and Gettysburg Address
New Technology
Assassination of Lincoln
Emancipation Proclamation
Reconstruction
The Black Codes


The following databases can be used for research:



World History Collection

Biography Resource Center
http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1?p=BIC1&u=nysl_li_lbhs

Military and Intelligence Database

ABC Clio History Databases