Final Reading Schedule

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

Your final read this year is different from the other books we've read together. It is a work of fiction that follows the format of a memoir. We will read and discuss it, but also use O'Brien's writing as mentor text for the formation of your own unique stories. Be sure to read each selection by class on the dates listed below:

Pages 1-38 -- Monday, 5/2

• "The Things They Carried"
• "Love"
• "Spin"
  

Pages 39-85 -- Thursday, 5/5

• "On the Rainy River"
• "Enemies"
• "Friends"
• "How to Tell a True War Story"

Pages 86-136 -- Monday, 5/9

• "The Dentist"
• "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong"
• "Stockings"
• "Church"
• "The Man I Killed"
• "Ambush"
• "Style"

Pages 137-180 -- Thursday, 5/12

• "Speaking of Courage"
• "Notes"
• "In the Field"
• "Good Form"

Pages 181-218 -- Monday, 5/16

• "Field Trip"
• "The Ghost Soldiers"

Pages 219-246 -- Thursday, 5/19

• "Night Life"
• "The Lives of the Dead"