April 4 & 14, 2025

Agenda

1. Starter: 4/4 & 4/14

   • Is 18 too young to join the military? Why or why not? Explain. (Write at least 4-5 sentences)

   • Do you think it is right for a country to call on its young citizens and force them to join the war effort? How would you feel if you were drafted? Explain. (Write at least 4-5 sentences)

   • Have you ever felt pressured to do something that was against your personal morals? What happened? If not, how do you think you would react if your personal morals were tested? (Write at least 4-5 sentences)

2. 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:

  • 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

  • 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

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*Lesson plan is the intellectual property of C. Stephens.