April 15 & 16, 2026

Agenda

1 - Starter #9: You have 10 minutes to complete the Vietnam War Songs Playlist assignment and Exit Ticket #8. As I see you working, I will give you points for Starter #9.

2 - View the PowerPoint. You don’t have to take notes, but whatever notes you take can be used on your next starter quiz.

3 - View The Lunch Scene from The Breakfast Club and contribute to the Padlet.

• Answer:

  • What can we infer about each character based on what they brought for lunch?

  • What about how they react to each other’s lunches?

• Post your answers to the Padlet.

4 - Warm-Up: Things You Carry

• PROMPT: Write down everything and anything you can think of that you are carrying with you today. 

  • What inferences would someone make about you based on your list? 

  • What items on your list might give someone the wrong impression without context or background?

  • What could you add to the list that would symbolically say more about you (even if you aren’t actually carrying it right now)?

5 - Assignment: TTTC: Vignette #1

• Reading: The Things They Carried: “The Things They Carried”

• Assignment: Vignette 1 Group Assignment

  • While we read:

    • Listen for your group's character and take notes on the scratch paper at your table. Take notes on:

      • A list of what the character carries

      • The meaning of their name (you may need to consult Google after we finish reading the chapter)

      • Any quotes (with page numbers!) that reveal something about the character indirectly: AKA indirect characterization

  • Requirements

    • 10 annotations PER PERSON

    • Minimum of 1 from each category

    • Categories:

      • Things your character carries (emotionally + physically)

      • Meaning of name

      • Direct quotes about indirect characterization

  • How I would break it down:

    • Per group:

      • 1-2 people make a list of 5 items every soldier carries

      • 1 person makes a list of 5 items your assigned character physically carries

      • 1-2 people make a list of 5 items your assigned character emotionally carries

    • Per person:

      • 1 annotation about your assigned character’s name

      • 4 direct quotes about indirect characterization

  • After we read:

    • Compare your list to the list on the graphic organizer.

    • Identify what each item from the list symbolizes about the character's personality, values, beliefs, or worldview.

    • Record any quotes (cited in MLA) and write 2-3 sentences of analysis for these quotes, analyzing what they indirectly reveal about the character's personality, values, beliefs, or worldview.

• Audiobook: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5