All three themes: the effects of war, courage and cowardice, and truth (happened truth vs. story truth). Students worked alone or in pairs to pick a theme and find quotes that support it from the book.
Assignment intro: all students will write three paragraphs or more on ONE of the three themes. We discussed organization structures for each theme and students took notes.
This paper will be worked on in class, but must be typed for the final draft (due March 5).
Character notes were updated. All characters have been introduced at this point EXCEPT Linda, who doesn't come into the story until the last chapter.
Journal #4:
Read the following quote and explain how it might connect to O’Brien’s idea of truth, memory, and storytelling. (Write for 10 minutes.)
“The map is not the territory;
words are just symbols for reality.”
