* “What happened to Ha and her family in the reading you did for homework?”
* “What specific line in the novel helped you realize that everything had changed?”
2. “A pilot lands his helicopter on the ship and shouts…” Read from page 69:
“At noon today the Communists
crashed their tanks
through the gates
of the presidential palace
and planted on the roof
a flag with one huge star.
Then he adds
what no one wants to hear:
It’s over;
Saigon is gone.
April 30
Late afternoon”
Question: * “Based on what we read in “The Vietnam Wars” article, why is the news that Saigon is gone something that no one wants to hear?”
Question: * “Was this really new that ‘no one’ wanted to hear?” (what about from the Northern Vietnamese perspective?)
3. Learning Target:
* “I can cite evidence from the poem ‘Saigon Is Gone’ to explain the fall of Saigon and the emotional impact of this news on Ha and the other characters in the novel.”
4. "Fall of Saigon" page 67 - Word Choice, Tone, and Meaning
5. Transcript of "Forgotten Ship"
Questions:
“What does the fact that Saigon is ‘gone’ mean for the people on board the ship?”
“What has happened to Ha’s home?”
“Can Ha and her family return to life as usual?”
6. Meaning Questions:
“How does the tone of the poem affect the meaning?”
“How does the tone of the transcript affect the meaning?”
“What does each author want you, the reader and listener, to understand?”
“Do you notice similarities between the tone of the transcript and the tone of the poem, ‘Saigon Is Gone’?”
“How is the tone of the two texts different?”
7. Review:
* “How was your understanding of what Ha’s family went through enhanced by listening to the transcript?”
Homework:
1. Reread and annotate both the poem "Saigon is Gone" and transcript from "Forgotten Ship" to prepare for assessment.