What do you know about the Vietnam War? What do you want to find out? How to do you plan on finding this information? To gain an understanding of the backdrop of The Wednesday Wars, class members create a KWHL chart and then begin researching the answers to their questions.

Concepts

the vietnam war, historical research

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Cluster the questions that involve similar topics and have groups select one cluster to research

Classroom Considerations

• Because many of the materials available are inappropriate for this age group, the instructor would need to spend considerable time curating resources appropriate for their class

Pros

• A rationale for the activity and a template for the chart are included in the resource

Cons

• A filter would need to be provided so that kids access age-appropriate materials