The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
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Teaching Guide
The Things They Carried (Teaching Unit) (Prestwick House) 67 pages; Gr 7-12;
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The Things They Carried (NEA Big Read Lesson Plans) (NEA) 10 days;
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The O'Brien's the Things They Carried Unit Plan (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 10-12; Author: Deb
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The Things They Carried Comprehensive Packet (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 10-12; Author: Claire Lawyer
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The Things They Carried, Tim O'Brien, Unit (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 9-12; Author: Adam Erickson
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The Things They Carried: A Unit Plan (LitPlan) (Teacher's Pet) 172 pages; Gr 9-12;
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The Things They Carried (Novel Unit Teacher Guide) (ECS Learning / Novel Units Inc) Gr 9-12; Author: Tim O'Brien
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Approaches to Teaching the Works of Tim O'Brien (MLA) Editor: Catherine Calloway; Alex Vernon
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The Things They Carried (Novel Curriculum Unit) (Center for Learning)
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The Things They Carried (AP Teaching Unit) (Prestwick House) 55 pages; Gr 10-12;
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The Things They Carried (Novel Ideas Plus - Teacher Guide + 10 Student Reading Guides) (Sundance) Gr 8;
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Lesson Plan
The Things They Carried - Style - Activity for "The Man I Killed" (Prestwick House)
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The Things They Carried - Characterization - Activity for "Ghost Soldiers" (Prestwick House)
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The Things They Carried - Creative Thinking - Wrap-Up Activity (Prestwick House)
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The Things They Carried - Debate - Activity for "On the Rainy River" (Prestwick House)
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The Things They Carried - Reseaarch - Pre-Reading Activity (Prestwick House)
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The Worth Its Weight: Letter Writing with the Things They Carried (NCTE/ReadWriteThink) Gr 9-12;
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The Things They Carried - 5-Paragraph Essay Packet (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 7-12; Author: Matt Ball
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The Things They Carried: Powerpoint Introduction (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 7-12+; Author: Powerpoint Guru
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The Things They Carried (BookRags Lesson Plan) (BookRags) 139 pages;
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Vocabulary
The Things They Carried - the Complete Vocabulary List (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 8-12; Author: Matt Ball
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The Things They Carried (109 vocabulary words) (MyVocabulary.com)
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The Things They Carried - SAT Vocabulary (Vocabulary.com)
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Teaching Ideas
The Things They Carried (Teaching Ideas) (Masconomet Regional School District) Gr 10; Author: Mr. Trevenen
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The Things They Carried (Lesson Ideas) (Rutgers University)
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Test or Quiz
The Things They Carried Essay Test Author: Mstultz72
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The Things They Carried Multiple Choice Test Author: Mstultz72
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The Things They Carried Test Multiple Choice and Essay (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 9-10; Author: Sultana Schwartz; Ss
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The Things They Carried: QUIZ (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 10-12; Author: Cassie Southpaw
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The Things They Carried (AP practice questions) (Applied Practice) Gr 10-12;
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The Things They Carried (Novel Test) (Prestwick House)
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Activities
The Things They Carried - Creative Thinking - Wrap-Up Activity (Prestwick House) Gr 7-12;
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The Things They Carried - Reseaarch - Pre-Reading Activity (Prestwick House) Gr 7-12;
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The Things They Carried, the (Activity for "Ghost Soldiers": Characterization) (Prestwick House) Gr 7-12;
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The Things They Carried, the (Activity for "On the Rainy River": Debate) (Prestwick House) Gr 7-12;
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The Things They Carried, the (Activity for "The Man I Killed": Style) (Prestwick House) Gr 7-12;
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The Things They Carried "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong" Gender Roles Paper Author: Mstultz72
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The Things They Carried (LitPlan Puzzle Pack) (Teacher's Pet) 148 pages; Gr 9-12;
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The Things They Carried - Chapter Reading Guides (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 6-12; Author: Matt Ball
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The Things They Carried Letter Assignment (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 9-12; Author: Jill Slay
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The Things They Carried Project (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 9-12; Author: Ladykaty24
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The Things They Carried: Powerpoint Introduction (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 7-12; Author: Powerpoint Guru
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The Things They Carried_Citizen Soldier (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 11-12+; Author: Wendy Turner
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The Things They Carried (Activity Pack) (Prestwick House) 117 pages; Gr 7-12;
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The Things They Carried (Response Journal) (Prestwick House) 33 pages; Gr 7-12;
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The Things They Carried (Activity for Ghost Soldiers: Characterization) (Prestwick House)
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The Things They Carried (Activity for On the Rainy River: Debate) (Prestwick House)
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The Things They Carried (Activity for On the Rainy River: Point of View) (Prestwick House)
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The Things They Carried (Activity for Spin: Simile and Metaphor) (Prestwick House)
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The Things They Carried (Activity for Stockings and Chruch: Superstition) (Prestwick House)
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The Things They Carried (Activity for the Dentist: Motivation) (Prestwick House)
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The Things They Carried (Activity for the Man I Killed: Style) (Prestwick House)
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The Things They Carried (Activity for the Things They Carried: Figurative and Literal Language) (Prestwick House)
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The Things They Carried (Pre-Reading Activity: Research) (Prestwick House)
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The Things They Carried (Wrap-Up Activity: Creative Thinking) (Prestwick House)
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Criticism
The Things They Carried (Multiple Critical Perspectives) (Prestwick House) 51 pages; Gr 9-12;
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The Things They Carried (Formalist Approach) (Prestwick House)
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The Things They Carried (Mythological/Archetypal Approach) (Prestwick House)
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The Things They Carried (Psychoanalytical Approach) (Prestwick House)
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Tim O'Brien: A Critical Companion (Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers) (Greenwood Press) 200 pages; Author: Patrick A. Smith
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Study Guide
The Things They Carried (eNotes Study Guide) (eNotes)
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The Things They Carried (QuickNotes Study Guide) (eNotes)
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CliffsNotes on O'Brien's the Things They Carried (Wiley) Author: Colella, Jill
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The Things They Carried - Chapter Reading Guides (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 6-10; Author: Mr. Ball
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The Things They Carried Insight Text Article (Insight) Gr 9-12;
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The Things They Carried (StudyGuide.org) (Studyguide.org)
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The Things They Carried (PinkMonkey Study Guide) (PinkMonkey)
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The Things They Carried (Novel Unit Student Packet) (ECS Learning / Novel Units Inc) Gr 9-12;
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The Things They Carried (Shmoop Study Guide) (Shmoop)
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Reading Guide
The Things They Carried (Reading Group Guide) (Random House)
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The Things They Carried: A Great Site on O'Brien (illyria.com)
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Questions
The Things They Carried Study Guide Questions (TeachersPayTeachers) Gr 11-12; Author: Megan Mueller
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Web Links
Tim O'Brien @ WebEnglishTeacher.com (WebEnglishTeacher.com) Author: Carla Beard
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Resources for All:
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The Things They Carried
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