The Things They Carried Background and Chapter 1 Unit | Vietnam War
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This 34-page unit on the background and Chapter 1 of Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried contains five lesson plans (60-120 minutes each), eleven handouts, one reading quiz, and four versions of a map of Southeast Asia. Materials focus on student understanding of the Vietnam conflict, analysis of symbolism, and writing and analysis of essays in the definition mode.
All materials are provided in both PDF and Google Slides.
Contents:
Lesson 1: Building Background Knowledge (including Student Handouts A-D---a Vietnam War Timeline, several maps of Vietnam, a soldier lingo scavenger hunt, and a closure activity)
Lesson 2: Symbolism Analysis (including a reading quiz, an exhaustive list of the things the men carry, and Student Handout E, a literary analysis writing exercise)
Lesson 3: The Extended Definition Mode (including Student Handout F, a two-page handout on the extended definition mode)
Lesson 4: Extended Definition as a Device (including Student Handouts G and H, exercises on analyzing the use of extended definition as a device)
Lesson 5: Rhetorical Analysis of an Extended Definition (including Student Handout I, an annotation and writing exercise)
Bonus Materials:
Mini Practice #1: Diction Analysis (Student Handout J)
Mini Practice #2: Syntax Analysis (Student Handout K)
Multiple Choice Question Exercise (Student Handout L)
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- It reviews symbolism and helps students understand its clear connection to author's purpose;
- It introduces several essay modes and helps students see a clear connection to author's purpose (while requiring them to also practice the modes);
- It breaks down composing analysis paragraphs in one of the simplest, most straightforward formats I've seen;
- It forces students to consider sentence-level analysis and its impact on our understanding of purpose;
- It's logically organized with brief but thorough teacher notes.
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Ways to Use This Resource
⭐️Set students up for comprehension success with background materials.
⭐️Weave rhetorical modes into the unit to kill two birds with one stone.
⭐️Provide reading accountability with chapter quizzes.
⭐️Provide opportunities to analyze and construct each rhetorical mode.
⭐️Don't have time to teach the whole book? Hit key chapters with the mini units you need.
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