"Style" & "Speaking of Courage"

Lesson objectives 
Mick and Laurens will teach "In the Field" 
We will complete our structuring 
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Lesson objectives 
Mick and Laurens will teach "In the Field" 
We will complete our structuring 

Slide 1 - Diapositive

Word of the day
Spurious (adj) - false, counterfeit, bogus



Which words are synonyms and which are antonyms? 

The political candidate's spurious claims misled people into thinking he had accomplished much in his short time in office. 

valid,  factual,   fraudulent,   phoney,  specious,   genuine 
Collocation: Spurious idea/spurious claim 

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Word of the day
Spurious (adj) - false, counterfeit, bogus


Antonyms 
Synonyms 
valid 
fraudulent 
factual 
phony 
genuine 
specious 

Slide 3 - Diapositive

1. How does the village girl respond to her family’s death?

Slide 4 - Question ouverte

2. Give one detail about the lake itself. ("Speaking of Courage")

Slide 5 - Question ouverte

3. On what date does Norman Bowker drive around the lake?

Slide 6 - Question ouverte

4. Norman Bowker imagines driving past
Sally Gustafson’s house and impressing her with what skill?


Slide 7 - Question ouverte

5. What is the topic of conversation in his imagined conversation with his father?


Slide 8 - Question ouverte

6. Describe Kiowa’s death.


Slide 9 - Question ouverte

7. Describe the encounter with the carhop at the drive-in.


Slide 10 - Question ouverte

8. What does Norman Bowker do at the end of his drive around the lake?


Slide 11 - Question ouverte

1. Make a list of all the people and objects that are described as being repeatedly seen during Bowker's lapping of the lake. 
2. Do you feel that any of them hold significance outside of the chapter? What significance is that? 

Slide 12 - Diapositive

"Speaking of Courage" 
  1. How do you consider the lake? How is it connected to the war?
  2. What day of the year is it?
  3. Why does he keep driving around the lake?
  4. Why did the author choose to include the scene at the drive in? What is being explored in that scene? 
  5. How does the very end of the story replicate the war?
  6. Why does he take a sip of the disgusting water?

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1. Why is Norman unable to relate to anyone at home? More importantly, why does he not even try?
2. O’Brien describes the experiences of Norman Bowker after he returned from fighting in Vietnam. What point does this chapter make about veterans’ lives after the war?
3. “The Things They Carried” and “Speaking of Courage” are the only two stories written in the third person. Why are these stories set apart in this manner? What does O’Brien achieve by doing so?

You must use quotes in your answers. 

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Step in, step out, step back 
Step In: What do you think this person might feel, believe, know, or experience?
Step Out: What would you like or need to learn to understand this person’s perspective better?
Step Back: What do you notice about your own perspective and what it takes to take
somebody else’s?
In the Teams general posts 

https://padlet.com/r_nusser2/norman-bowker-hd299ea3sc7ck8z5

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Step in, step out, step back 
Pay attention to the character’s ethics.
Decide whether the character’s actions are wise or unwise.
What
is the character’s motivation?
Consider
the effects of the character’s behavior on other
characters.
Look for repeatedly used words that describe the character.
Be aware of items associated with the character.
Read between the lines.
Is
the character “flat” or “round”?
Consider the historical time period of the character.
Finally, what does the author think?

In the Teams general posts 

https://padlet.com/r_nusser2/norman-bowker-hd299ea3sc7ck8z5

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