Vietnam: a ContaCt zone • No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then, and it is misremembered now. Richard M. Nixon
Jul 19, 2015
Vietnam: a ContaCt zone
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No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then, and it is
misremembered now.Richard M. Nixon
..and helps us to better
understand…
interpret…
explain…
the many texts that surround us…
influence us…and make us act…
Learning How to Think More Critically includes…
• Reading• Reflecting• Rereading• Writing• Revising
– Rewriting– Getting feedback– editing
The Vietnam Conflict
A C o n f l i c t o f I d e o l o g i e s
o f t e n r e s u l t s i n W a r
…To better understand and resolve conflict, opposing groups must negotiate
not only their political and social differences,
…that each applies to the other.
but also the very concepts of difference or otherness
To understand these differencesand, thus, better understand ourselves…
our culture,
And like any skill… writing takes PRACTICE
we need to learn how to read more critically…
Being a stronger writer…and thus a stronger thinker…
allows us to not only become better students , but also……more responsible,
active, and accountable citizens
…and a challenging career
…who may have a family
…perhaps someone’s role model
or a leader…
what you write…what you know…
…is a refectionof who you are…
…together we will work together to become stronger, more confident writers…