Monday, October 20th:
1st Period:THE THINGS THEY CARRIED
The questions for "Ghost Soldier", which were given on Friday, October 17th, will be due today. Please check last week's agenda and/or Engrade for the questions.
“Night Life”
Pages 219 - 224
Vocabulary:
Inert: inactive; unmovable;
Vouch: to attest to; to stand up for; to put in a good word for
Blunder: to stumble, to awkwardly get into a situation you didn’t meant to get into; to do something by mistake.
Euphemism: a more attractive or pleasant word or phrase to disguise a less attractive or unpleasant word or phrase; an example of this would be “I have to see a man about a horse” is a euphemism about going to the bathroom.
Questions:
1. Why did the platoon call the night march “night life”? O’Brien says that it was a language trick. What did he mean by that?
2. What effect was the night march having on Rat Kiley, the medic?
3. What did Rat Kiley tell Sanders he was seeing and thinking ?
4. Do you think Rat Kiley’s position as medic had anything to do with his breakdown?
5. What did Rat Kiley say about the War? Who or what was the war really for?
6. What did Rat Kiley wind up doing? Did the men blame him?
"Lives of the Dead"
Pages 225 - 234
Read and discuss
2nd Period:
Break into your groups; discuss your questions and answers
Begin the socratic circle
Tuesday, October 21th:
1st Period:THE THINGS THEY CARRIED
“Night Life”
Pages 219 - 224
Review "Night Life"; vocabulary, and questions
Review "Night Life"; vocabulary, and questions
Vocabulary:
Inert: inactive; unmovable;
Vouch: to attest to; to stand up for; to put in a good word
for
Blunder: to stumble, to awkwardly get into a situation you
didn’t meant to get into; to do something by mistake.
Euphemism: a more attractive or pleasant word or phrase to disguise a less attractive or
unpleasant word or phrase; an
example of this would be “I have to see a man about a horse” is a euphemism
about going to the bathroom.
Questions:
1. Why
did the platoon call the night march “night life”? O’Brien says that it was a
language trick. What did he mean by that?
2. What
effect was the night march having on Rat Kiley, the medic?
3. What
did Rat Kiley tell Sanders he was seeing and thinking ?
4. Do
you think Rat Kiley’s position as medic had anything to do with his
breakdown?
5. What
did Rat Kiley say about the War? Who or what was the war really for?
6. What
did Rat Kiley wind up doing? Did the men blame him?
Finish reading THE THINGS THEY CARRIED
"Lives of the Dead"
Pages 234 - 246
2nd Period:
Today the following groups participated in the socratic circle:
Cat, Kona, Marlinda, Rebecca, Christopher
Maria, Ricardo, Stephanie, Maryrose, Davion
Tomorrow finish with Clarissa's group:
Clarissa, Ivette, Tyler, Hilda, Jessiane
At end of class please turn in your questions and answers if you have not already.
Wednesday, October 22nd:
1st Period:
Create five complex questions and answers over THE THINGS THEY CARRIED. The grade for this assignment will be based on the quality of your questions and answers.
The questions and answers must meet the following criteria:
1. Knowledge of the book
2. Must not be a yes or no answer.
3. Must not be a level one question, such as the name of a character, or where the book is set, but must be questions which require a depth of literary and/or philosophical understanding of the book in order to answer the question.
2nd Period:
Begin work on the culminating essay for this book. This essay will be due on Monday, October 27th.
The students will be given a list of essay prompts to choose from.
The essay must meet the following criteria:
The essay must be a minimum of three pages
Must be in 12 font
Along with the essay the student should turn in "The Character Chart".
Must be in 12 font
Along with the essay the student should turn in "The Character Chart".
Thursday, October 23rd:
1st Period:
Begin work on the socratic circle
2nd Period:
Work on essay
Friday, October 24th:
1st Period:
Begin work on the culminating essay for THE THINGS THEY CARRIED. This will be due on Thursday, October 30th.
2nd Period:
Work on essay
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