THE THINGS THEY CARRIED - READING PLAN, ETC.
ENGLISH 11B: WINTER, 2007
HOFFMAN
DAY DUE DATE
STORY
PAGES
MON
12/3
Unit introduction/overview, book checkout, etc.
TUES
12/4
“ACCLAIM for TTTC”
Handout
(Complete Introductory Assignment Worksheet)
WED
12/5
ON THE RAINY RIVER (#1)
39-61
(21)
THURS
12/6
THE THINGS THEY CARRIED (#2)
1-26
(22) (J. CK)
FRI
FRI
FRI
FRI
12/7
12/7
12/7
12/7
LOVE
SPIN
ENEMIES
FRIENDS
29-30
31-38
62-64
65-66
(3)
(8)
(2)
(2)
MON
MON
12/10
12/10
HOW TO TELL A TRUE WAR STORY (#3) 67-85
THE DENTIST
86-88
TUES
12/11
ACT ENGLISH PRETEST
WED
12/12
SWEETHEART OF THE TRA BONG (#4)
89-116
(25) (J. CK)
THURS
THURS
THURS
THURS
THURS
12/13
12/13
12/13
12/13
12/13
STOCKINGS
CHURCH
THE MAN I KILLED
AMBUSH
STYLE
117-118
119-123
124-130
131-134
135-136
(2)
(4)
(7)
(4)
(2)
FRI
12/14
Vocabulary Quiz
MON
MON
12/17
12/17
SPEAKING OF COURAGE (#5)
NOTES
137-154
155-161
(17)
(6)
TUES
TUES
TUES
12/18
12/18
12/18
IN THE FIELD (#6)
GOOD FORM
FIELD TRIP
162-178
179-180
181-188
(15) (J. CK )
(2)
(7)
WED
12/19
THE GHOST SOLDIERS (#7)
189-218
(28)
THURS
THURS
THURS
12/20
12/20
12/20
NIGHT LIFE
THE LIVES OF THE DEAD (#8)
Journals Due & Quotation List Due
219-224
225-246
(5)
(20)
FRI
12/21
UNIT EXAM (Objective Exam w/Vocabulary)
(18)
(3)
“Acclaim for TTTC” Worksheet
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Project
Project
Project
Project
Project
Project
Project
Project
Training
Training
Prep
Prep
Prep
Presentations
Presentations
Presentations
(RM 229)
(LAB C)
(LAB C)
(LAB C)
(LAB C)
(RM 229)
(RM 229)
(RM 229)
DAY ONE: “THEY WERE YOUNG AND BRAVE” – FILM
“DEAR AMERICA: LETTERS HOME FROM VIETNAM” – FILM
“WE WERE SOLDIERS” - FILM
THE THINGS THEY CARRIED VOCABULARY TEST
THE THINGS THEY CARRIED UNIT EXAM
THE THINGS THEY CARRIED “QUOTE” PROJECT
THE THINGS THEY CARRIED JOURNAL WRITING (CHECKED PERIODICALLY)
*JOURNAL WRITING: KEEP A JOURNAL OF YOUR REACTIONS AFTER EACH STORY
MARKED WITH A (#) SIGN, AND PARTICULARLY FOCUS ON THE THEMES OF THIS UNIT:
• WAR AND LOVE
• PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL BURDENS
• THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE COLLECTIVE
• FEAR OF SHAME AS MOTIVATION
• STORYTELLING: FACT OR FICTION
WRITE SPECIFIC QUOTES THAT ARE MEANINGFUL.
• EACH ENTRY MUST INCLUDE THE STORY TITLE AND THE DATE OF ENTRY.
• ENTRIES SHOULD BE A 1/2 PAGE LONG AT A MINIMUM!
THIS JOURNAL NEEDS TO BE KEPT UP-TO-DATE. IT WILL BE CHECKED AND “DATE
STAMPED” PERIODICALLY.
BE SMART! USE PROMPTS SUCH AS THESE:
• “I WAS IMPRESSED OR STRUCK BY . . .”
• “I NOTICED THAT . . .”
• “I WONDER ABOUT . . .”
• “I DON’T UNDERSTAND . . .”
• “SOME QUESTIONS I HAVE . . .”
• “I NOW UNDERSTAND HOW/WHY/WHAT . . .”
• “SOMETHING I APPRECIATE/DON’T APPRECIATE/WONDER ABOUT IS . . .”
• “THIS PART OF THE STORY MAKES ME FEEL . . .”
• “AN INTERESTING THOUGHT IS . . .”
“QUOTE” PROJECT: KEEP A LIST OF THOSE PASSAGES/QUOTES THAT YOU FIND
PARTICULARLY MOVING OR MEMORABLE. YOU WILL BE SELECTING ONE TO BUILD A
PRESENTATION AROUND WHEN WE RETURN FROM WINTER BREAK. THIS
PRESENTATION WILL FOCUS ON THE TEXT OF THE PASSAGE/QUOTE AND WILL INCLUDE
MUSIC AND IMAGES FROM THE 60’S/70’S AND THE VIETNAM WAR. THINK ABOUT SOME
MUSIC SELECTIONS NOW!