Fallen Angels/ Sunrise Over Fallujah
By the end of this unit you should be able to:
* Discuss the critical elements of the Vietnam/Iraq Wars and the outcomes
* Evaluate character development and its impact on the novel
* Appreciate the fictional depiction of the war and its impact on American history
* Compare and contrast two novels connected with the same themes
* Understand the theme: War changes people.
NPR Interview with Tim O'Brien (The Things They Carried)
Online Discussion Guide
Bio on Walter Dean Myers
Links
Teacher's Website Ideas
Timeline of Sunrise Over Fallujah
Timeline of Fallen Angels
What Should We Tell Our Children...
Wrong Side of Heaven by Five Finger Death Punch
Commercials (Romanticized)
NPR Interview with Walter Dean Myers (Fallen Angels/Sunrise)