Today, we briefly discussed the first story in The Things They Carried - the conflict between being human and being a soldier, the tangible versus intangible "weight" that each character carried with them, and what was revealed about each character through descriptions of what they carry. What might this first story reveal about O'Brien's experience and thoughts on the war? We'll talk more about this story on Monday. We also viewed a Power Point - a brief overview of the Vietnam War and how the United States originally became involved - and took some notes. If you were absent, please fill out the Vietnam Overview Notes sheet and turn in to me. Also, please hand in the Guided Reading 1 assignment and the creative writing we did in class. For homework, please read the stories "Love" and "Spin" (pages 27-38) and be ready to discuss on Monday. Have a great weekend!
Vietnam Overview Notes Organizer (complete and turn in after viewing the power point)
Power Point (scroll past all of the intro stuff until you get to the slide titled "A Brief Overview of the Vietnam War"
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