Quarter 1: Truth

Anchor Text:

· The Things They Carried

Selected supplementary texts:

· Little Things Are Big, Jesus Colon: http://www.choosingtoparticipate.org/explore/exhibit/stories/littlethings

· The Lunch Date, Adam Davidson: http://vimeo.com/5313052

· Tu Do Street, Yusef Komunyakaa

· Three Days To See, Helen Keller (Essay)

· Times of Change (Literature in Thought Series)

· Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam (DVD)

· “Penelope” – Carol Ann Duffy (poem)

· “Ballad of Birmingham” – Dudley Randall (poem)

Podcasts:

· Tim O'Brien interview on MPR

· The Things They Carried: 20 Years On (podcast)

· Tim O'Brien on Fresh Air, NPR (podcast)

Key Assignments and Assessments:

· Literary Response Paper: Single Text

· Shared Inquiry Discussions