The Things They Carried

by Tim O’Brien

The Things They Carried Lesson Plans

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The Things They Carried Puzzle Pack (Teacher's Pet Publications)

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The Things They Carried Activity Pack (Prestwick House)

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The Things They Carried Response Journal (Prestwick House)

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The Things They Carried Teaching Unit (Prestwick House)

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The Things They Carried Test

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The Things They Carried Multiple Choice Test

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The Ideal (Female) Reader in The Things They Carried

Literary Criticism article regarding O'Brien's audience, role of women in the novel--focuses on Linda. More »

The Things They Carried Essay Test

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AP UNIT: “THE RHETORIC OF WAR” “WARRIORS WHO LOSE THEIR TONGUES”

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The Things They Carried Teaching Unit

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AP UNIT: “ISLAND HOPPING” (9 WEEKS) “THE ISLAND AS A GEOGRAPHICAL SYMBOL OF IDENTITY AND DIASPORA”

MATERIALS: Othello: Moor of Venice; Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado”; Robert Browning’s “My Last Duchess”; versions of “Beauty and the Beast” fable; John Peale Bishop’s “Speaking of Poetry”; The Folger Library’s “On... More »

Background Presentations on Vietnam

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The Things They Carried Response Journal

By reflecting on what they've read, students develop new ideas and link these ideas to their lives. To facilitate this process, we offer reproducible Prestwick Response Journals in the tradition of the response-centered teaching movement. Each... More »

The Things They Carried Activity Pack

Activity Packs help fulfill state-mandated objectives and national guidelines AND spark student learning. Activity Packs feature a wide variety of activities such as role-playing, completing maps and charts, comparing authors' styles, and drawing... More »

The Things They Carried Lesson Plan

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The Things They Carried Puzzle Pack

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Things Fall Apart - Making Literary Connections - Pre-Reading Activity

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