The Things They Carried

Post date: Sep 14, 2018 1:33:1 PM

Link to full text of The Things They Carried:

https://savanna.auhsd.us/view/26051.pdf

Reading Schedule:

By Monday, Sept. 17 Ch. 1-2

By Wednesday, Sept. 19 Ch. 3-5

By Friday, Sept. 21 Ch. 6-8

By Monday Oct. 1 Ch. 9-11

By Wednesday Oct. 3 Ch. 12-15

By Friday Oct. 5 Ch. 16-18

By Monday Oct. 8 Ch. 19-21

By Tuesday Oct. 9 Ch. 22

The Things They Carried Test on Thursday, Oct. 11

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’ Identity (development of—not just a list)

  • · Repetition and its function

  • · Striking images

  • · Humor’s role

  • · Ironies