Tim O'Brien in the Classroom: This Too Is True: Stories Can Save Us.

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.

Author: Barry Gilmore, Alexander Kaplan
Publisher: National Council of Teachers of English (Ncte
Published: 10/15/2007
Pages: 106
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.50w x 0.25d
ISBN13: 9780814154663
ISBN10: 0814154662
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Teaching | Subjects | Language Arts
- Education | Schools | Levels | Secondary
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Literacy