Vocabulary in The Things They Carried
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The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
Lesson Plans by Kristy Littlehale
O’Brien calls his novel a work of fiction, but it is based on the experiences of thousands of men, called to fight for their country in the muck and jungle of a part of the world far removed from their own.
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The Things They Carried Vocabulary lesson plan
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- BIVOUACKED
- CATHARSIS
- FATIGUES
- v. to stay in temporary quarters; to lodge in a temporary camp
- n. releasing or purging bottled-up emotions, especially through art
- n. battledress for soldiers; camouflage
- TOPOGRAPHY
- There's mountains and forests and lakes...
- VOCABULARY
- HAMLET
- n. the physical depiction or description of a geographical area
- n. a small community or village
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