The Things They Carried

In The Field

100

Who is the man everyone knew would be joking around about the muck field?

What is kiowa.

200

What was the boy soldier looking for across the river?

What is the picture.

300

Who shined the flash light and what was it shinned on?

What is the boy soldier, girlfriend.

400

Who are the three men talk about the deceased man?

What is azar, norman bowker, mitchell sanders.

500

At what type of day and how many soldiers were there who were, "Side by side through the muck"

What is day break, 18.

Room B214

100

What grade category is worth the highest percentage of your grade?

State the category and percentage

Participation - 40%

200

What assignment will we be doing at the beginning of each month? What is the name of it?

(hint: it is 3 words)

Data Collection Essay

300

Explain how our daily lessons are structured.

(How does class usually run from start to finish?)

answers will vary.

400

Where do you find the following items in this classroom?

- writing utensils

- outlets

- correcting pens

- upcoming school events

- homework for the night

we will discuss as a class.

500

What are the stages of the writing process?

discuss

General Q's - The Things They Carried

100

Name 4 characters first and last names in the novel besides Tim O'Brien.

answers will vary

200

What are 3 military terms we hear about in the novel?

answers will vary.

ex. AWOL, Bouncing Betty, Humping

300

Each soldier in the novel carried one personal item that was special to them throughout their time at war.

List 4

answers will vary

400

Explain the different ways soldiers ended up serving in the military during the Vietnam War? How did people get out of serving in the war?

enlisted, drafted, recruited

conscientious objector, injury

500

List at least 4 medals that Norman Bowker won in the war.

answers vary.

Good Form

100

Who was telling the story?

What is Tim.

200

What was the shape of the hole in the man, and where?

What is star shaped, in the eye.

300

According to O'Brien, what are the two different types of truth?

What is story truth, happening truth.

400

What was the trail the man was killed on?

What is my khe.

500

What is the daughters name?

What is Kathleen.

Field Trip

100

What did Tim have that were kiowas?

What is old moccasins.

200

What did Tim want from the war?

What is nothing, to stay alive.

300

How old had Tim's daughter just turned in field trip?

What is 10.

400

Explain who died and how it happened.

answers accepted at the teachers descretion.

500

True or False, The field seemed much larger than remembered. (Kiowas death end)

What is False, much smaller.