The Things They Carried
MONDAY
TUESDAY
MAY 1
LS
Essay Work Day
MAY 2
2017
Periods 5 and 6
WEDNESDAY
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MAY 3
THURSDAY
56
Essay Work Day
No Class
MAY 8
LS
Catcher ARGUMENT ESSAY DUE
HW: Read “Love”, “Spin”, and “On
the Rainy River” (33 pages), then…
Reflect, in writing, on how memory
is a uniting element of the three
stories.
MAY 15
LS
HW: Read “Speaking of Courage”
and “Notes” (24 pages), then…
Write a short character analysis of
Norman Bowker.
MAY 22
Discussion and Activities
LS
MAY 9
78
MAY 10
56
HW: Read “Enemies”, “Friends”,
“How to Tell a True War Story, and
“The Dentist” (26 pages), then…
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MAY 17
READING TEST ON
The Things They Carried
Introduce FINAL ESSAY
56
No Class
78
34
MAY 24
56
No Class
MAY 5
Begin The Things They Carried
Finish video
Watch video: Dear America
HW: Read “The Things They
Carried” (26 pages), then…
MAY 11
34
Identify elements of figurative
language: metaphor, simile,
imagery, and others if you find
them.
No Class
HW: Read “In the Field”, “Good
Form”, “The Field Trip”, and
Handout #3 (26 pages)
MAY 23
MAY 4
HW: Read “Sweetheart of the
“Song Tra Bong” (26 pages), then…
Identify the protagonist of each
story. Write the character’s name
above the title of the story.
MAY 16
FRIDAY
MAY 18
12
Make a character chart; list
character, things they carried, and
relevance of those things.
MAY 12
12
HW: Read “Stockings”, “Church”,
“The Man I Killed”, “Ambush”, and
“Style” (20 pages) then…
Review the stories so far and pick
out a symbol that you think is
interesting or important. Write a
paragraph about its meaning.
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MAY 19
12
HW: Read “Ghost Soldiers” (28
pages), then…
HW: Read “Night Life” and “The
Lives of the Dead” (25 pages)
Review the stories so far and
identify three themes in the text.
Catch up on any reading that you
need to.
MAY 25
ESSAY WORK DAY
34
MAY 26
ESSAY WORK DAY
12
MAY 29
No School
Memorial Day
MAY 30
ESSAY WORK DAY
78
MAY 31
56
No Class
JUNE 1
ESSAY WORK DAY
34
JUNE 2
FINAL ESSAY DUE BY THE END
OF THE PERIOD
GOOD LUCK ON FINALS!!
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