Day 1: M/T - 26 & 27 October (CDE)
- Listen to NPR Broadcast “Remorse” - http://soundportraits.org/on-air/remorse/
- Listening Response Journal - “Remorse”
- HW: Finish Reading Our America! (pgs. 158-203)
- Sentence Composing: Opening Adverbs, Practice 5 & Quizlet
- Marginalia: annotate two excerpts from Our America (Seminar Preparation!)
- Paideia Seminar Discussion: Our America, End of Book
- HW: Read TTTC "The Things They Carried" (1st chapter only) and complete the characterization chart before next class (D: Thursday, E: Monday, C: Tuesday)
- Due: Reading “The Things They Carried” (chapter 1) & Characterization Chart
- OA Vietnam Quotes (Journal/Discussion Prompt)
- Video - JFK, LBJ & the Draft: [http://video.pbs.org/video/2365473289/]
- “Vietnam War History” (history.com article) - group slides & presentation
- Revisit TTTC Characterization Chart & Brainstorming Activity
- HW: Read “On the Rainy River” & “How to Tell a True War Story”
- Parent-Teacher Conferences: Thursday (1:00-8:00pm) & Friday (8:00am-3:30pm)