Post date: Feb 03, 2020 1:2:22 AM
Here's a quick overview of the week ahead:
Vocabulary: This week we will complete unit 4 and its activities in the Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Book. This Friday's quiz will cover the new words and include review of all the previous units.
"This I Believe Essays": We will peer-edit these on Monday, with revisions due to Turnitin.com by midnight Friday. I'll give out Turnitin.com information in class on Monday.
Poetry Tournament: We will write the poetry analysis essay for the championship on Monday in class.
Fences: On Wednesday we will complete the Fences assessment in class.
The Things They Carried: We will start reading The Things They Carried this week. Here is the reading schedule, as well as things to watch for as you read.
The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
Read By Chapter No. & Title Starting Page
TH 2/6 1. “The Things They Carried” 1
TH 2/6 2. “Love” 26
F 2/7 3. “Spin” 30
F 2/7 4. “On the Rainy River” 37
F 2/7 5. “Enemies” 59
F 2/7 6. “Friends” 62
M 2/10 7. “How to Tell a True War Story” 64
M 2/10 8. “The Dentist” 82
M 2/10 9. “Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bang” 85
M 2/10 10. “Stockings” 111
TU 2/11 11. “Church” 113
TU 2/11 12. “The Man I Killed” 118
TU 2/11 13. “Ambush” 125
TU 2/11 14. “Style” 129
W 2/12 15. “Speaking of Courage” 131
W 2/12 16. “Notes” 149
W 2/12 17. “In the Field” 155
W 2/12 18. “Good Form” 171
TH 2/13 19. “Field Trip” 173
TH 2/13 20. “The Ghost Soldiers” 180
TH 2/13 21. “Night Life” 208
TH 2/13 22. “The Lives of the Dead” 213
Test on Friday, February 14
Things to Watch for/Annotate as You Read
The Things They Carried
· The nature of war
· Commentary on Vietnam and The Vietnam War
· The nature of courage
· The function/nature of storytelling
· The role of the storyteller
· The role of memory
· Soldiers’ Identities (development of—not just a list)
· Repetition and its function
· Striking images
· Humor’s role in war/soldiers’ lives
· Ironies of soldiers’ experiences, etc.
· The definition/relativity of truth