After watching the American Experience documentary on the My Lai Massacre (watch here), you will need to write a series of letters, journal entries, or a direct first-person narrative detailing the experience of somebody involved with the My Lai Massacre.
This will be fictional, but based in your understanding of what happened in My Lai. The default viewpoint is a member of Charlie Company, but you are welcome to be creative as long as you remain realistic and demonstrate a clear viewpoint of what happened in the My Lai Massacre.
During the film, you should take notes to assist you in writing details into your narrative.
Your narrative needs to include the following pieces of information:
This will be fictional, but based in your understanding of what happened in My Lai. The default viewpoint is a member of Charlie Company, but you are welcome to be creative as long as you remain realistic and demonstrate a clear viewpoint of what happened in the My Lai Massacre.
During the film, you should take notes to assist you in writing details into your narrative.
Your narrative needs to include the following pieces of information:
- What is your name? How old are you? Where are you from?
- How long have you been in Vietnam?
- How have things been going? Be specific.
- Have you been in combat? Who have you been fighting?
- What are some specific concerns/fears that you have about being in Vietnam?
- What was your role in the My Lai massacre?
- What really happened in the My Lai massacre?
These journal entries should be at least 750 words and
specifically address the questions above. Focus on sensory detail (sights,
smells, tastes, sounds, etc) and try to put yourself in the shoes of somebody who was there.
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