Thursday, May 23, 1 PM
For next week’s Watch & Wonder Highlight, we’re featuring the film Just Like Me: The Vietnam War/The American War. After watching, dive deeper with resources about one of the most consequential, divisive, and controversial events in American history through the testimony of witnesses from all sides of the conflict on PBS LearningMedia.
Just Like Me: The Vietnam War/The American War is a journey from present to past and back again that follows Vietnam veteran Ron Osgood in his quest to recover fragmented and buried stories from all sides of the Vietnam War/American War. While combat is a formidable topic in many Vietnam War documentaries, the film focuses on other topics, such as music, art, and respect for the enemy.
PBS LearningMedia
Ken Burns in the Classroom | The Vietnam War collection
Grades 9-12
Explore this collection of multimedia resources to help pose thought-provoking questions for students, and introduce new ideas, perspectives, and primary sources related to the documentary series, The Vietnam War. The series tells the story of one of the most consequential, divisive, and controversial events in American history as it has never before been told on film. Visceral and immersive, it explores the human dimensions of the war through revelatory testimony of nearly 80 witnesses from all sides of the conflict, and includes rarely seen video footage, photographs taken by prominent photojournalists, iconic musical recordings, and audio recordings from inside three Presidential administrations.
In school or at home, take advantage of the Watch & Wonder broadcast schedule. Running each weekday from 1-3 PM, Watch & Wonder is great for classroom viewing, distance instruction, and families looking to spend some extra, quality time together. Featured programs are ideal for kids in grades 6-12, encouraging creativity with the arts, kick starting innovation through STEM, and expanding their horizons with stories from across the globe!
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