December 12

DUE: None.

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ACTIVITIES:

1. Quiz 9
2. Discussion
3. Compare “Curt Meadows” (poem in packet) to TTTC

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HW:

1. Next class: TTTC Written Test
2. Unit Guide due next class
3. Due Tuesday: Seminar Entry Ticket to Turnitin.com before class begins.  You must complete the entry ticket on time in order to participate in the seminar.  Here are some resources necessary for completing the entry ticket:
   1. For #1: Watch 60 Minutes’ “The Life and Death of Clay Hunt.”
   2. For #2: What If There Is No Ethical Way to Act in Syria Now
   3. For #4: Lt. Calley — Two Texts

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December 10

DUE: Imitation Rough Draft (checked off)

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ACTIVITIES:

1. Compare and contrast the power or effects of the poem “Brandon Just” (poetry packet) and the photo of Kim Phuc.  Collected during class.
   1. Watch interview with the photographer (video)
2. Quiz 8
3. Groups: Open discussion of the section
4. Introduce War Movie Assignment
   1. Due January 2nd.

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HW:

1. Read final two chapters
2. Due Friday: Imitation Final Draft

December 6

DUE: Imitation Style Notes (collected)

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ACTIVITIES:

1. Quiz 7
2. Discussion
3. Work time

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HW:

1. Read “Ghost Soldiers”
2. Imitation Rough Draft

December 4

DUE: Imitation Brainstorm (checked off)

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ACTIVITIES:

1. Discuss “Power of Words in Wartime”
2. Quiz 6
3. Group discussions
4. Listen to “Born in the USA”
   1. Discuss lyrics

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HW:

1. Read next three chapters

November 28

DUE: None.

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ACTIVITIES:

1. Quiz 5
2. Discuss “The Man I Killed”
   1. Read Thomas Hardy’s “The Man He Killed”.  Compare.

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HW:

1. Read three chapters
2. Read “The Power of Words in Wartime” and highlight 5 key lines
3. O’Brien Imitation Brainstorm: 50-100 words explaining which prompt you plan to address and how you plan to respond.

November 26

DUE: “On the Rainy River” WS

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ACTIVITIES:

1. Read “Dulce Et Decorum Est”
2. Discuss “On the Rainy River” WS
3. Quiz 3
4. Discussion: How to Tell a True War Story

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HW:

1. Read “Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong”
2. Annotate the 4 War Poems
   1. Include your own thoughts, insights, and observations
   2. Include what you think would be O’Brien’s perspective of each poem

November 20

DUE: Synthesis final draft (Turnitin.com)

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ACTIVITIES:

1. Read “Norman Morrison” poem
   1. discuss tone and diction
2. Quiz 2
3. Discussion
   1. Section 2 Discussion – 2017 — goes with WS
   2. On the Rainy River Worksheet

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HW:

1. Read next four chapters of TTTC
2. Complete the Rainy River Worksheet