Wednesday, November 30th

“About New York; For One 9/11 Family, Five Waves of Grief”

Click here to view article

(I have paper copies of the article if you would like one)

Directions:

1. Read non fiction article
2. With a partner, answer the following questions in a comment on the post. Make sure to include your name and your partner's name.

Questions:

1. What was your initial reaction to the article? Choose three emotions that it made you feel.
2. How did the family grieve the loss of Mark?
3. Do you think being constantly reminded of their sons death is healthy and helps with their healing process? Why or why not?
4. What is one sentence/phrase in the article that struck you? Why?

Thursday, December 1st

Choose 1 quote from The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien and describe what you think the quote means.

Please use 3-5 complete sentences to describe the quote.

Make sure you add the quote that you are using in your response!

POSSIBLE sentence starters:

I wonder if...

I can picture...

I am confused about...

This reminds me of...

After you post, please comment on 1 of your classmates posts in 1-2 complete sentences.

Possible responses:

I agree with your opinion _____ because...

I do not agree with your opinion ______ because...

Can you describe what you mean when you said...

That reminds me of...

1. “War is hell, but that's not the half of it, because war is also mystery and terror and adventure and courage and discovery and holiness and pity and despair and longing and love. War is nasty; war is fun. War is thrilling; war is drudgery. War makes you a man; war makes you dead.” 

2. "They carried all they could bear, and then some, including a silent awe for the terrible power of the things they carried.”

3. "They were tough. They carried all the emotional baggage of men who might die. Grief, terror, love, longing--these were intangibles, but the intangibles had their own mass and specific gravity, they had tangible weight. They carried shameful memories."