Plan for Week of 10.24 & 10.31

Monday, 10.24

> In class

Work Day

> Homework

Paper

Wednesday, 10.26 - NO CLASS

Friday, 10.28

> In Class

Film

>Homework

Herring, pg 171-179 "Search and Destroy"

Monday, 10.31

> In Class

Discuss Reading

>Homework

Herring, pg 179 - 196 "The Impact of Americanization"

Respond to the following (typed/printed out): How is the Ho Chi Minh trail symbolic of North Vietnamese military strategy? Furthermore, how does NVA creation/use of the trail demonstrate their understanding of the difficult domestic/global situation the U.S. had to deal with regarding its presence in Southeast Asia?

Wednesday, 11.2

> In Class

Discuss Reading

Intro "Peace Movement"

> Homework

Herring 196 - 213 "The War in Washington"

Friday, 11.4

> In Class

Discuss Reading

>Homework

"The Things they Carried" Chapter (PDF in class conference)

Plan for Week of 10.17

Monday, 10.17

> In Class

Discuss TQA 106-125

Get paper assignment

Continue Reading

> Homework

TQA 129 - 155

Please bring book to class on Wednesday

Wednesday, 10.19

> In Class

Finish TQA

Writing activity

> Homework

Finish written work from class

Prepare topic for class on Friday

Friday, 10.21

> In Class

Work day

> Homework

Sources, Thesis, Outline due on Monday (15 points total)

Plan for Week of 10.10

Monday, 10.10 - OFF

Wednesday, 10.12

> In Class

Continue watching "Virtual JFK"

Short writing assignment

>Homework

Herring, pgs. 155-169

Respond the following in full sentences (typed), to be handed in on Friday

1. What were the military and political implications of sending "ground troops" into Vietnam?

2. What was the "trilemma" the administration faced in 1965? How was it resolved?

3. How did political/military stability and efficiency (or the lack thereof) in South Vietnam contribute to US strategy and effectiveness in the region?

4. What were the "fateful decisions" that Johnson made in July of 1965? Were these decisions a deviation from past decision making or more of the same? Why?

5. Why was LBJ so hesitant to actually declare war? Was his manipulation of the American people justified given his perception of his job and responsibility?

*Please bring The Quiet American to class on Friday!

Friday, 10.14

> In Class

Discuss material

Work on TQA

> Homework

TBD

Plan for Week of 10.3

Monday, 10.3

> In class

I won't be in class today - please be sure to bring The Quiet American with you so that you may begin reading for Wednesday.

> Homework

Finish Herring Chapter 3 (was really your homework from the weekend)

The Quiet American page 63-99 (to the chapter break)

Wednesday, 10.5

> In Class

Discuss Herring & Greene readings

> Homework

Herring pages 131-155 "Ground troops..."

Friday, 10.7

> In Class

Discuss Reading

> Homework

None - Jewish Holiday