Now that you have completed your Webquest, research, and debate, let us take a few moments to reflect on what we learned. First, you saw that this war was certainly not a happy time period for Americans or the Vietnamese people. Also, you can see that the debate question does not have a clear, yes or no answer to it. With this all in mind, it can be very difficult to synthesize all of the information that you absorbed over the course of this assignment. Therefore, I have provided a few closing questions that you should answer to yourself in order to provide a synthesis of information.
1) What was your opinion about the Vietnam War prior to this assignment? What was your opinion after this assignment? Was there a change? Why or why not?
2) What evidence was (or can be) used to support the argument that Vietnam was a success? What evidence was (or can be) used to support the argument that Vietnam was a failure?
3) What evidence did you come across that was most powerful? Why?
4) How might certain people see all of this evidence differently? Is it valid to interpret the same evidence differently?
5) How did your own biases and preconceived notions affect how you saw this assignment? Can that change over time?
6) Overall, what are your attitudes, opinions, and feelings about this topic?
1) What was your opinion about the Vietnam War prior to this assignment? What was your opinion after this assignment? Was there a change? Why or why not?
2) What evidence was (or can be) used to support the argument that Vietnam was a success? What evidence was (or can be) used to support the argument that Vietnam was a failure?
3) What evidence did you come across that was most powerful? Why?
4) How might certain people see all of this evidence differently? Is it valid to interpret the same evidence differently?
5) How did your own biases and preconceived notions affect how you saw this assignment? Can that change over time?
6) Overall, what are your attitudes, opinions, and feelings about this topic?