o’brien: the things they carried and characters/poems
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O’Brien: The Things They Carried and Characters/Poems
Veteran Poem Think of Me
You know you can not bring me backYou know that I am goneI walk the streets of heaven nowIt's my eternal homeBut think of me now and thenJust as you do today
Remember that I died for youSo America could stayA land where men are equalA land where men are freeA land I lived and died forWhen you think of FreedomThink of me
Written by Loyde P. "Snake" Arender on May 25, 1988
What is a Character? Character - The combination of qualities or
features that distinguishes one person, group, or thing from another. This is generally a distinguishing feature.
Example: Kiowa Devout Baptist p. 3 Carried New Testament presented to him by his father
who taught Sunday school p. 3 Carried his mothers distrust of white man p. 3 Carried his grandfathers old hunting hatchet p. 3 He enjoyed not being dead p. 18 He admired Lieutenant Jimmy Cross’s capacity for
grief p. 18.
Class Exercise:
Students number off 1 to 5. Get into your assigned group.
Each group pick a character from the list below: Martha Kiowa Jimmy Cross Henry Dobbins Dave Jenson Ted Lavender Norman Bowker Mary Anne Rat Kiley Mitchell Sanders
Class Exercise cont.: Upon picking your character, notate on a
piece of paper the qualities of him or her. Write the specific characteristics Write the page # Do this while reading pages 67-116. Notate unfamiliar words on 3/5 cards:
Word Definition Notate how used in the book. (write the sentence it is
used in) Write it in a sentence you created
Class Exit Card: In your group notate 5 adjectives, nouns,
and/or verbs that best describes your character. Then answer these questions using the adjectives, nouns, and/or verbs. What does this character represent for you?
Does this character seem real to you? Why?
Write a poem describing this character. Example: Kiowa (you may draw a picture to go along with your poem)
Poem A man of history
Strong in religionCarried moccasins for silenceCarried many things
Bullets, rifles, pens, and paperFlares, tobacco, helmets, and guns
Carried for safetyCarried many things