1. What is the message and purpose of this cartoon?
Bell task
Who are the people in the top left of the cartoon?  What are they doing?  Who do they represent? 
Describe what you can see
Who is the person in the ditch? 
What does this person represent? 
Who are the people in the top left of the cartoon?
What are they doing? 
Who do they represent?
What is the message and purpose of this cartoon?

2. You need to have 5 photographs with a caption for each.
C/W th May 2013
What impact did My Lai have on the American public’s attitude to the war? HW
Using any sources available to you make a photo montage of opposition to the war in Vietnam in America
You need to have 5 photographs with a caption for each.
AIM: To be able to explain the impact of My Lai
STARTER:
Look at the pictures
What can you see?
What do you think led to this?
What impact would these have on
i. Vietnamese civilians?
ii. The American public?
Ext What would be the most significant impact?

3. AIM:To be able to explain the impact of My Lai
What I Am Looking For
To be successful in this lesson you must be:
D: Able to explain the key features of the My Lai massacre. Begin to explain the impact of My Lai
C: Able to explain the impact of My Lai on the public perception of the war with 2 points that are developed with evidence to support them.
B-A*: Able to assess the impact of the My Lai massacre and evaluate the impact this had on the public perception of the war

7. What was My Lai?
Watch the video and note down
Pathway 1 3 key facts about My Lai
Pathway 2 Two reasons why My Lai was a turning point in the war
Pathway 3 The impact My Lai had on American attitudes to the war
Read through the My Lai massacre (pg. 27/28)
Then mindmap a list of the key features of My Lai

8. My Lai Massacre
16th March 1968 on a Platoon Search and Destroy Mission
Led by Lieutenant William Calley
Claims the village supported the Vietcong, Calley ordered his men to destroy the village and its inhabitants
They consisted of old men, boys, women and children
Two hours of torture, rape and murder followed.
500 unarmed villagers were dead
News of the massacre leaked out in press in 1969
Calley was found guilty of murder
My Lai contributed to the growing anti war movement in America
My Lai was seen as a key turning point in the war

9. Mid task peer assessment
Swap notes with the person next to you. Read through their work and complete the reflection notes:
Have they included some key facts about events at My Lai? (D)
Have they included key names and dates? (C)
Have they explained the consequences of My Lai? (B)
Have they begun to suggest why My Lai is a key turning point in the war? (A-A*)
5 minutes

10. Paired assessment task
Read the three student responses
What impact did My Lai have on the American public’s attitude to the war?
Which would you put
Top
Middle
Bottom
Why, justify your choice
Literacy
Can you correct any spelling, punctuation or grammar errors

11. Consequence, Turning Point, Protest, Change
Your Task: What impact did My Lai have on the American public’s attitude to the war?
Pathway 1
Explain the key features of the My Lai
massacre
Pathway 2
Explain the impact of the My Lai massacre on
The American public’s view of the war in
Vietnam
Pathway 3
Evaluate the impact of the My Lai massacre on
D: Able to explain the key features of the My Lai massacre. C: Able to explain the impact of My Lai on the public perception of the war with 2 points that are developed with evidence to support them. B-A*: Able to assess the impact of the My Lai massacre and evaluate the impact this had on the public perception of the war
Key Words
My Lai, Massacre, C Company, Search and Destroy, Civilians, Vietcong, Lieutenant Calley, Media
Consequence, Turning Point, Protest, Change

12. What is the message and purpose of this modern cartoon?
LEARNING PLENARY
Plenary:
Describe what you can see
Who is on the floor? 
What do they represent? 
Describe what you can see
Who is on the floor? 
What do they represent? 
What is the message and purpose of this modern cartoon?