Tuesday

This was the homework:
Begin "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien. You need to make a list of the things carried by each character. Some carry actual objects. Others carry emotional burdens. Some carry both. Post your lists on Canvas. Clearly list what each carried. Also, write two sentences explaining what you know about the characters as a result of the things that they carried.

http://pages.uoregon.edu/eherman/teaching/texts/OBrien_TheThingsTheyCarried.pdf 

Class Work
1. You will be asked to work with one or two others to note the things that they carried in the story. Some of the things are physical. Some are mental. Make a list of the physical things they all carried. Note the weight and total it. 
2. Make a list of the mental/emotional things carried by some. How did the soldiers deal with the emotional/mental weight?

3. Compare and contrast the things carried. Explain which was heavier. (Emotional/Physical) Group Activity

4. At your table, make a list of 10 possible topics for writing about "war". List on the board.

5. Select five of the topics and determine who needs to know about each. Explain. Why would the information be useful? 

This activity will be done on Thursday! Individual Activity: Locate a work of art related to war. Answer the following:

Looking at Art -

• What is the title of the work? How does the title help you to understand the message? What is the message?
• What is the most obvious image in the work. To where is your eye drawn?
• Look at the colors. Are they symbolic? Would the message be different if the colors were different? Explain.
• Study the shading and shadowing. How do these elements impact the overall message?
• Who is the artist? When was the work created? Is the artist's message about a specific event in the history of war? What was going on in the world when the work was created? Is the art universal - speaks to people of all times and in all places in all wars, or is it limited to the audience for whom it was created?
• How does the work relate war  in the 20th and 21^st centuries? 
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• Finish for homework.

Homework

Determine a topic. The topic may deal with emotional or physical aspects of war. 

Identify your audience. Explain who belongs to that audience and explain why the members of that audience need to know about your topic.

Begin your research. Locate three articles related to your topic. List three to five pieces of information that you might include in your essay. Post the URL, article title, and the information.