Tree of Smoke | Ideas for Group Discussion

1. Take a poll in your classroom as to which students are for and which are against the war in Iraq. Then choose three students from each side and hold a panel discussion about the success or failure of this war. Ask them to do research, coming prepared with statistics and historical backgrounds going back to the beginning of the war. Have topics prepared so you can lead the discussion and allow time for the remaining students in the audience to ask questions.

2. How do the characters Nguyen Hao and Trung Than, two Vietnamese men, compare? What do they have in common? How are they...

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