The Things They Carried by O'Brien Novel Study Unit | Complete Bundle
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Browse no more! Save yourself hours of planning and download this The Things They Carried Novel Study Bundle. You’ll find EVERYTHING you need to teach a complete rigorous and engaging unit for The Things They Carried.
I designed these resources to be print- and- go, with zero changes needed on your part. Where appropriate, you'll see modifications and scaffolds as well as rubrics to make sure every student has access to the text and activities. It's really everything you need!
As a BONUS, I created a sample unit calendar to help structure your unit with these resources!
Here’s what you get:
1. A slide deck of 30 curated journal prompts to be used daily to activate prior knowledge and practice writing stamina.
2. An anticipation guide for building discussion around the themes prior to and after reading.
3. An inquiry and choice-based webquest to fill in knowledge gaps about the Vietnam War era.
4. A Dialectical Journal with directions for students to use as a reading guide
5. Open-ended Discussion Cards to use for a variety of discussion activities - designed to be used multiple times throughout the novel.
6. An organizer specifically for analyzing the characterization in chapter 1.
7. An organizer specifically for describing the setting of chapter 17
8. Hexagonal Thinking Activity for post-reading
9. Letter-writing activity for perspective, character analysis, and reflection
10. Essay prompts/ task sheet for a writing assessment ( prompts are thematic and author's craft-based).
11. A creative final project with multiple options to provide various entry points and leverage student interest.
BONUS:
When you purchase the bundle, you'll also receive a sample unit plan that includes an objective, standards addressed, and a pre-filled calendar that includes all of these resources to help take the guesswork out of planning a The Things They Carried Unit so that you can focus on tailoring it to the needs of your students.