Close Reading Activity Background Info on the Viet Nam War Monday, April 9, 2018 Close Reading Activity Background Info on the Viet Nam War

Pre-Reading Activity The Things They Carried Brainstorm, on paper, everything you know about the Viet Nam War Share brainstorming with the person next to you Read the article silently As you read, highlight the most important/main idea(s) Circle any unfamiliar words or interesting words and look up and write the definitions. For each section, write down at least one comment or question.

Pre-reading Continued When finished reading, answer all “Text Dependent Questions” on your own. Use complete sentences and cite text evidence where required Answer discussion questions If time, discuss answers to discussion questions

Pre-Writing Activity to The Things They Carried Tuesday, April 10, 2018 Pre-Writing Activity to The Things They Carried

Writing – In your Writing Notebook - be sure to date entry: If not finished with Close Reading Activity, Finish that first. Look in your backpack and make a list of everything you carry in your backpack. List any significance that applies Additionally, create a list of anything you carry mentally – in your head or your heart and any significance attached Now, write a paragraph explaining what you carry in your backpack, your heart, and your head, and explain the significance and/or what it all means to you. You need not include in your paragraph everything from your original lists, just the most significant and meaningful

Watch Video for The Things They Carried and interview by high school student of a Viet Nam War Vet