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 * 7.05 "There's only one thing that I have to say about the war in Vietnam ... and thats's all I have to say about that." --Forrest Gump**

Activity: Presentation/Role Play

In this activity, students will do a good amount of research concerning the Vietnam War. I will provide each student with a particular topic pertaining to the war to research. These topics will range from the Tet Offensive to the Fall of Saigon to the involvement of other countries such as North/South Korea, the Soviet Union, and even Australia.

After each student has been assigned a topic, I will show the class a quick clip of //Forrest Gump//. It will be the scene where Forrest gets in front of the crowd to talk about the war in Vietnam. He says, "There's only one thing I have to say about the war in Vietnam," and at this point the microphone stops working, so the viewer hears nothing, but it begins working again in time for the viewer to hear, "and that's all I have to say about that."

It will be the students' jobs to fill in the 'unheard' part of Forrest's speech. They will each make a 2-3 minute speech about their designated topic, beginning and ending the speech with the words of the infamous Forrest Gump.