Friday, November 17, 2017
7TH--NOVEMBER 17
1. LISTEN: Audiobook, The Things They Carried, Speaking of Courage, part 1
2. TAKE NOTES: What is PTSD and What Causes It?
3., WATCH Veteran Wages Personal War Against PTSD
4. War Torn--An Iraq Veteran's Story
5. Audiobook, The Things They Carried, Speaking of Courage, part 2
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Optional Homework:
Audiobook, The Things They Carried, Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong
Audiobook, The Things They Carried, Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong, part 2
Audiobook, The Things They Carried, The Man I Killed
Thursday, November 16, 2017
Periods 1, 4, 8
Due today:
1. REVISION of This I Believe (10 points for resubmitting)
2. STUDY GUIDES--All five
3. ESSAY--Things They Carried Final ESSAY due. Bring printed essay to class. If you'd like, you may hand it in up until 3:00 PM Friday.
4. SUBMIT Things They Carried essay TO TURNITIN by 11:59 Friday night (even if you're in 1st or 4th period)
"Class Enrollment Key" for all classes is "southsaxons"
Turnitin 1st Period class ID: 16749318
Turnitin 4th Period class ID: 16749323
Turnitin 8th Period class ID: 16749331
Due today:
1. REVISION of This I Believe (10 points for resubmitting)
2. STUDY GUIDES--All five
3. ESSAY--Things They Carried Final ESSAY due. Bring printed essay to class. If you'd like, you may hand it in up until 3:00 PM Friday.
4. SUBMIT Things They Carried essay TO TURNITIN by 11:59 Friday night (even if you're in 1st or 4th period)
"Class Enrollment Key" for all classes is "southsaxons"
Turnitin 1st Period class ID: 16749318
Turnitin 4th Period class ID: 16749323
Turnitin 8th Period class ID: 16749331
Friday, November 3, 2017
Friday
Work on Essential Skill writing sample
Add a quote to the following document (5 points)
Quotes on Life Themes
Interview of Tim O'Brian --“Through a story, you hope that you can somehow makes someone lying in bed at 2 in the morning reading your book feel a little bit of what you felt 40 years ago”
What We Still Don't Get About Vietnam--Tim O'Brian "For What?" Why did we fight?
The Things They Carried
Test over the novel Friday, November 10
Study Guides 3, 4, 5 due Wednesday, November 8
HOMEWORK:
FINISH THE NOVEL OVER THE WEEKEND
Thur/Fri discuss end of The Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong, The Man I Killed, Speaking of Courage
TODAY:
Read and work on study guides. You should have finished The Man I Killed and Speaking of Courage by now. This weekend you should try to finish the novel (about time!!)
Vocab quiz
Sentence Fragments
PTSD
What is PTSD and What Causes It?
More Iraq Vets Experience PTSD
Veteran Wages Personal War Against PTSD
Soldier Breaks Down
War Torn--An Iraq Veteran's Story
Take notes.
Evidence that soldiers in The Things They Carried had PTSD
What is PTSD and Symptoms Example O'Brian Example Henry Dobbins
(The Man I Killed) (Speaking of Courage)
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Wednesday, November 1 (Wow, November already???)
Work on Essential Skill writing sample
Add a quote to the following document (5 points)
Quotes on Life Themes
Interview of Tim O'Brian --“Through a story, you hope that you can somehow makes someone lying in bed at 2 in the morning reading your book feel a little bit of what you felt 40 years ago”
What We Still Don't Get About Vietnam--Tim O'Brian "For What?" Why did we fight?
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Tuesday, October
College Visits--The Aspire Center has sign up sheets.
TODAY:
1. The Things They Carried Vocabulary List 2
Quiz Monday, October 30: All 20 words: "eviscerate"--end
Vocabulary story: write a fun vocabulary story using 5 of the words from this week and 5 from last week. Be sure to use contextual clues. Underline words used.
2. Work on Study Guides and quiet reading time. Study guides 1 and 2 due Thursday
Audiobook, The Things They Carried,
Online text (PDF) of The Things They Carried
Interviews with Marines in Afghanistan--"The Moral Descent"
What it Feels Like to Be in a Firefight--Interview with a Colonel
"You're Not Supposed to Swear in Boot Camp." This interview is interesting but has the "F" word in it and we're not supposed to swear in school ;^) so I'd better not post it. He makes the point that the leadership in the Marines doesn't want their initiates to swear but it does want them to learn to go kill people. Can you say, "ironic"?
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To be used later:
O'Brian reads "How to Tell a True War Story" about his chilling experience of killing a man
"Literature makes you feel a little less alone in the world"
Interview of Tim O'Brian --“Through a story, you hope that you can somehow makes someone lying in bed at 2 in the morning reading your book feel a little bit of what you felt 40 years ago”
What We Still Don't Get About Vietnam--Tim O'Brian "For What?" Why did we fight?
TODAY:
1. The Things They Carried Vocabulary List 2
Quiz Monday, October 30: All 20 words: "eviscerate"--end
Vocabulary story: write a fun vocabulary story using 5 of the words from this week and 5 from last week. Be sure to use contextual clues. Underline words used.
2. Work on Study Guides and quiet reading time. Study guides 1 and 2 due Thursday
Audiobook, The Things They Carried,
Online text (PDF) of The Things They Carried
Interviews with Marines in Afghanistan--"The Moral Descent"
What it Feels Like to Be in a Firefight--Interview with a Colonel
"You're Not Supposed to Swear in Boot Camp." This interview is interesting but has the "F" word in it and we're not supposed to swear in school ;^) so I'd better not post it. He makes the point that the leadership in the Marines doesn't want their initiates to swear but it does want them to learn to go kill people. Can you say, "ironic"?
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To be used later:
O'Brian reads "How to Tell a True War Story" about his chilling experience of killing a man
"Literature makes you feel a little less alone in the world"
Interview of Tim O'Brian --“Through a story, you hope that you can somehow makes someone lying in bed at 2 in the morning reading your book feel a little bit of what you felt 40 years ago”
What We Still Don't Get About Vietnam--Tim O'Brian "For What?" Why did we fight?
The Things They Carried is #93 on Amazon's list 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime.
Here's the entire list, if you're interested: 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime.
Here's the entire list, if you're interested: 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime.
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Monday, October 16
College Visits--The Aspire Center has sign up sheets.
TODAY:
1. The Things They Carried Vocabulary List 2
Quiz Monday, October 23: "acquiescence"--"digression"
In Chromebook, open your Vocabulary Sentences Google Doc and copy example sentences from wordsinasentence.com for all ten words (skip "eviscerate" since we've already studied it)
2. Work on Study Guides and quiet reading time. Study guides 1 and 2 due Thursday
Audiobook, The Things They Carried,
Online text (PDF) of The Things They Carried
Interviews with Marines in Afghanistan--"The Moral Descent"
What it Feels Like to Be in a Firefight--Interview with a Colonel
"You're Not Supposed to Swear in Boot Camp." This interview is interesting but has the "F" word in it and we're not supposed to swear in school ;^) so I'd better not post it. He makes the point that the leadership in the Marines doesn't want their initiates to swear but it does want them to learn to go kill people. Can you say, "ironic"?
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To be used later:
O'Brian reads "How to Tell a True War Story" about his chilling experience of killing a man
"Literature makes you feel a little less alone in the world"
Interview of Tim O'Brian --“Through a story, you hope that you can somehow makes someone lying in bed at 2 in the morning reading your book feel a little bit of what you felt 40 years ago”
What We Still Don't Get About Vietnam--Tim O'Brian "For What?" Why did we fight?
TODAY:
1. The Things They Carried Vocabulary List 2
Quiz Monday, October 23: "acquiescence"--"digression"
In Chromebook, open your Vocabulary Sentences Google Doc and copy example sentences from wordsinasentence.com for all ten words (skip "eviscerate" since we've already studied it)
2. Work on Study Guides and quiet reading time. Study guides 1 and 2 due Thursday
Audiobook, The Things They Carried,
Online text (PDF) of The Things They Carried
Interviews with Marines in Afghanistan--"The Moral Descent"
What it Feels Like to Be in a Firefight--Interview with a Colonel
"You're Not Supposed to Swear in Boot Camp." This interview is interesting but has the "F" word in it and we're not supposed to swear in school ;^) so I'd better not post it. He makes the point that the leadership in the Marines doesn't want their initiates to swear but it does want them to learn to go kill people. Can you say, "ironic"?
-------------------
To be used later:
O'Brian reads "How to Tell a True War Story" about his chilling experience of killing a man
"Literature makes you feel a little less alone in the world"
Interview of Tim O'Brian --“Through a story, you hope that you can somehow makes someone lying in bed at 2 in the morning reading your book feel a little bit of what you felt 40 years ago”
What We Still Don't Get About Vietnam--Tim O'Brian "For What?" Why did we fight?
The Things They Carried is #93 on Amazon's list 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime.
Here's the entire list, if you're interested: 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime.
Here's the entire list, if you're interested: 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime.
Sunday, October 8, 2017
Monday, October 9
Periods 1, 4, 7, 8:
1. Study Guide--25 minutes. When you finish study guide 1, turn in and continue with SG 2, etc. Study Guides will go on next 6 wks
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