1. Vietnam Photo Essay
Pictures are very powerful because each one is said to be “worth a thousand words.” They can easily influence a population in a matter of seconds. With the advent of global communications and immediate television news coverage the developments of Vietnam were burned into the minds of Americans like no war had done in prior history. Experience the power of images in this group photo essay to see firsthand what the Vietnam War had in store for the brave men and women that shed their blood, sweat, and tears for their country.

2. Directions
One person in your group must download & save this powerpoint from my Weebly page.
Log in to Google Drive
Your school Gmail is
Upload this powerpoint
Click on it once it uploads and click “Edit” in Google Slides.
Once you have completed your slides, delete my directions from this Google slides doc

3. Directions
In upper left hand corner re-name your presentation “Vietnam Photo Essay”
Click “Share” in the upper right hand corner
Click “Change” & pick anyone with link
Click “Save”
Invite People
Have your group members type in their address
Your school Gmail is
Share with me

4. Slide 1: Title page
Names
Project title
Illustrative quote that embodies the idea of Vietnam
A relevant picture

5. Use the Map on slide #10
Move the arrows as needed to where the picture was taken. The arrows are linked to slides #16-21
If no location is given, use your best guess (North or South Vietnam)

6. -On the map click “Insert”
-Go down to shapes
-Insert 6 Arrows, one for each picture (you will need to move them around to indicate general location of the picture)
-Right click on the “Arrow” buttons
-Click “Slides in this presentation” & pick the correct slide #
-Click “Apply”
-Do this for every “Arrow” button
-I should see 6 different “Arrow” buttons on the map slide, taking me to the appropriate picture!

7. 7 slides: The War Through Pictures
A relevant picture from the war in Vietnam. Create a slide for each of the following main terms:
Ho Chi Minh Trail (pg 732) 1-2
Elusive Enemy/Viet Cong (pg 738) 1-2
Search & Destroy (pg 739) 1-2
Napalm Drops (pg 739) 1-2
Agent Orange (pg 739) 1-2
Protests Amongst Locals (pg 740) 1-2
Sinking Morale 1-2

8. For each slide there needs to be a brief caption that describes the picture and its connection to the main term
*Note* Any copying of pre-existing captions written by others will result in an automatic ZERO!!!!!!!
There are no grammar/spelling errors. Complete sentences are being used
Click on the House, click the “link” icon Click “Slides in this presentation” & pick the correct slide # of your map

9. History Scoop: Great summaries that also include captions with the picture location
BBC News: This link includes several classic Vietnam pictures that includes a caption with a location of the place the picture was captured
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Vietnam Photography: This site possesses an easy to use tool that allows for users to search for almost any picture they desire
Modern American Poetry Blog: This blog site contains several powerful images with captions.