Tim O'Brien in the Classroom: "This too is true: Stories can save us." (The NCTE High School Literature Series)

Barry Gilmore; Alexander Kaplan

ISBN 10: 0814154662 / ISBN 13: 9780814154663

Published by National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) (edition ), 2007

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The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tim O'Brien in the Classroom: "This too is true: Stories can save us." (The NCTE High School Literature Series)
• Publisher: National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) (edition )
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814154662
• ISBN 13: 9780814154663
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Fair

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Synopsis

As part of the NCTE High School Literature Series, Tim O’Brien in the Classroom focuses on opportunities for classroom discussion and writing assignments, including lessons, open-ended prompts, and student writing samples.

Many students, even those who claim to dislike stories of war or violence, are drawn to the writing of Tim O’Brien, especially The Things They Carried. The mysteries and “gray areas” O’Brien explores make his work a perfect addition to units on the fiction of the Vietnam War, first-person narrative, modern stories and novels, war stories, story cycles, and unconventional narrative structures. As part of the NCTE High School Literature Series, Tim O’Brien in the Classroom focuses on opportunities for classroom discussion and writing assignments, including lessons, open-ended prompts, and student writing samples. By teaching Tim O’Brien’s works, you can not only make connections with other material in the literary canon, but also initiate broader discussions with your students about the reliability of memory, the purpose of storytelling, and the origins of fiction.