The Things They Carried

October 14 November 13, 2015

Monday/Tuesday

19/20
Rhetorical Tools Lesson and Activity
Irony, Ethos, Pathos, Logos, and
Verisimilitude
HW: Enemies, Friends, How to
Tell a True War Story, The Dentist,
& Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong
pg. 59-110
26/27
Small Group Analysis Jigsaw Day 1
HW: In the Field, Good Form &
Field Trip pg. 155-179

November 2/3
Fact and Fiction with Good Form
HW: Night Life & The Lives of the
Dead pg. 208-233

Wednesday/Thursday
14/15
Introduce The Things They Carried
The Big Read
Brainstorming Activity
Read The Things They Carried in
class
Characterization Chart
List of Terms
HW: Love, Spin & On the Rainy
River pg. 26-58
21/22
Grammar: Inverted Verb Due 11/4
or 11/5
Reading Quiz
Seminar
- If Poem
HW: Stockings, Church, The Man
I Killed, & Ambush pg. 111-128
28/29
Small Group Analysis Jigsaw Day 2
HW: The Ghost Soldiers pg. 180-207
Thursday, 29th D and F
F: Same as above
D: Extra reading day lucky you!
Day PT Conferences
4/5
Inverted Verbs Due
Grammar: Reviewing the Verb Tools
Due 12/2 or 12/3
Final Reading Quiz

Friday
16
No School

23
Rhetorical Prcis with Enemies &
Friends and How to Tell a True War
Story Group Work
HW: Style, Speaking of Courage &
Notes pg. 129-154

30
No School PT Conferences

6
Final Project

9/10
Final Project
16/17

Seminar
11/12
Final Projects Due
18/19

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Thursday, 19th
Field Trip to hear a reading by Tim
OBrien at 11 AM at the Knickerbocker
Lunch provided at Phelps Dining Hall
List of Big Read Events
Monday, November 2: Kick-off Event: The Legacy of Their Burdens Dr. Fred Johnson III; 7:00 PM Maas Auditorium
Tuesday, November 3: Childrens Event: Tuesday Tucks Me In - Captain Carlos Montalvan shares his experiences
dealing with PTSD through the help of his golden retriever
Wednesday, November 4: Free Film Showing: Naneek; 7:00 PM Knickerbocker
Tuesday, November 10: Vietnamese Music; 7:30 PM St. Francis de Salas Church
Wednesday, November 11: Veterans Day Memorial; 7:00 PM The Commons of Evergreen
Friday, November 13: Student Exhibition; 7:00 PM Holland Armory (required)
Monday, November 16: Moral Injury After War - Chaplain Herman Keizer; 7:00 PM Herrick District Library Auditorium
Tuesday, November 17: Family Event: Give back to Veterans Play Groups; 7:00 PM Herrick District Library Auditorium
Thursday, November 19: Keynote Address: The Things They Carried - Tim OBrien; 11:00 AM The
Knickerbocker and 7:00 PM The Commons of Evergreen