"The Dentist" & "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong"

• Engels
• Upper Secondary (Key Stage 4)
• GCSE

Word of the day

Emulate (vb) - to try to equal by imitating. 

Use emulate in your own sentence that shows your understanding of the word. 

Many teenagers try to emulate their favourite influencers by copying their fashions. 

1. What happens the first time Curt Lemon goes to the dentist?

2. How does Curt Lemon redeem himself later?

Lesson objectives 

You will show your understanding of "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong" 

You will compare two characters and collect quotations 

You will construct a comparative paragraph 

You will show your understanding of "Stockings" & "Church" 

ARVN

The Army of the Republic of Vietnam

Rate the word 1 to 4

1. I do not know the word, and I have never seen it before. 

2. I've heard or seen the word before, but I'm not sure what it means. 

3. I know the word and can recognise and understand it while reading, but I probably wouldn't feel comfortable using it in writing or speech. 

4. I know the word well and can use it correctly in writing or speech. 

Abstain 

Word of the day

Abstain (v) - to stop oneself from doing something, to refrain. To hold off from

Write three antonyms for abstain 

A growing number of people are attempting a "Dry January" during which they abstain from alcohol to see if it improves their health. 

continue, accept, embrace, encourage, use, want, meet, face 

3. How is Mary Anne Bell dressed when she arrives?

How does this image relate to the reading you have done? Write your answers. 

Culottes

4. What is military life like in the small medical detachment near the village of Tra Bong?

5. What medical procedure do the medics perform most often?

6. What are the Greenies, and how many are there?

7. How does Mary Anne respond to the casualties as they come in?

7. How does Mary Anne respond to the casualties as they come in?

8. Where is Mary Anne the night Mark Fossie can’t find her?

9. What is the agreement that Mark Fossie and Mary Anne come to?

10. Describe Mary Anne’s jewellery.

Mary Anne & The Greenies

 Using the chapter “Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong,” collect direct quotations for each category given below. Put the table in your class notebook 

Mary Anne	The Greenies
Physical description	Physical description
Personality /values/outlook	Personality/values/outlook

Mary Anne	The Greenies
Physical description	Physical description
"a tall, big-boned blonde " "long white legs and blue eyes and a complexion like strawberry ice cream" "Pretty " "too wide in the shoulders, maybe, but she had terrific legs " "Happy smile " "cut-off blue jeans and a black swimsuit top "	"six grungy, weirded-out Green Berets" "They moved like shadows"

Mary Anne	The Greenies
Personality/values/outlook	Personality/values/outlook
"The girl seemed tired and somewhat lost, but she smiled very friendly" "they mooned over each other. Always holding hands, always laughing over some private joke bubbly personality" "liked to dance to music from Rat’s portable tape deck" "At times she gave off a kind of come get me energy, coy and flirtatious" "She was curious about things" "She had a good quick mind. She paid attention." "D cup guts, trainer bra brains" "This seventeen year old doll in her goddamn culottes, perky and fresh faced, like a cheerleader visiting the opposing team’s locker room"	"The Greenies were not social animals. " "Secretive and suspicious, lovers by nature, the six Greenies would sometimes vanish for days at a time, or even weeks . . . "

linking words and phrases 
When ideas are shifting, offer the reader signposts to show how the arguments are linked together.

When moving from comparison to contrast, use words and phrases like:

although, however, otherwise, unlike, whereas, yet, conversely, on the contrary, still, nevertheless, regardless, despite, even though, at the same time, on the one hand, and on the other hand.

When comparing, use words and phrases like: 
both, similar to, also, similarly, likewise, in the same way, in common with, compared to, and as well as.

Write two paragraphs comparing and contrasting Mary Anne to the Greenies. 

The topic sentences drive the content of your paragraphs. Make sure that it includes a debatable topic and the main insightful idea that you will support using evidence from the chapter. In the body of your paragraph you must consider why (effect on the reader) that the author has made the choices that you have focused on. Remember it is the author who makes the choices not the character. 

Concepts HL Lang Lit 

The Things they Carried

Concepts we generated: 

friendship or relationships, trauma, storytelling, responsibility, guilt

Concepts HL Lang Lit 

The Things they Carried

Concepts we generated: 

friendship or relationships, trauma, tragedy, responsibility, love