Transcript AP LITERATURE *

AP LITERATURE 
WARM UP!
 Really, really thoroughly look through your bags for the poem
“My Papa’s Waltz”…we need it today! PLEASE FIND IT.
 Also, take out a sheet of paper for your vocabulary quiz! 
OVER TO THE POETRY SLIDE SHOW…
POETRY HOMEWORK
 Outline the chapter (just quick notes that we didn’t take
today)
 Activities for “That night when joy began” on page 821
“THE MAN I KILLED” AND “AMBUSH”
1 . How do these two chapters dif fer? Consider O’Brien’s
audience, his narrative perspective, the structure of each
chapter, etc.
2. How does “The Man I Killed” support “Ambush”?
3. How does “Ambush” help clarify our understanding of
“Ambush?
WORK FOR “ST YLE”
1. What does this chapter have to do with the “innate
human ability to find pleasure even during moments of
abject horror” mean, and what does it have to do with
this chapter?
“Now I just feel hollow a lot…” vs
“…but the course work, he said, seemed too abstract, too
distant, with nothing real or tangible at stake, certainly not
the stakes of war.”
And “…in which Bowker described the problem of finding a
meaningful use of his life after the war.”
ANALYZING QUOTES
(MY FAVORITE THING TO DO! MMM, WORDS.)
By telling stories, you objectify your own experience. You
separate it from yourself. You pin down certain truths. You
make up others. You start sometimes with an incident that truly
happened, like the night in the shit field, and you carry it
forward by inventing incidents that did not in fact occur but that
nonetheless help to clarify and explain.
Think-Pair-Share.
THE THINGS THEY CARRIED
 Get out your books!
“THE MAN I KILLED” AND “AMBUSH”
1 . How do these two chapters dif fer? Consider O’Brien’s
audience, his narrative perspective, the structure of each
chapter, etc.
2. How does “The Man I Killed” support “Ambush”?
3. How does “Ambush” help clarify our understanding of
“Ambush?
BIG, BOSSY QUESTION:
What does the “innate human
ability to find pleasure even
during moments of abject
horror” mean, and what does it
have to do with this chapter ?
(“Style”)
WHAAAAAT? I HOPE YOU CAN
HANDLE THIS QUESTION.
SPEAKING OF
COURAGE…
KEY QUESTIONS FOR “SPEAKING OF
COURAGE”
1 . What purpose does the juxtaposition of the troop’s
experience in the muck field and Bowker entering the lake at
the end of the selection?
2.What does the speaker accomplish in using the motif of
Bowker continuously driving around the lake?
3. How does O’Brien characterize Bowker when he returns from
the war?
TTTC HMWK
 Read “Notes” and write 5 AP -style open ended questions.
 See handout.
HOMEWORK, ALL TOGETHER NOW
PROSE:
 Read “Notes” and write 5 AP -style open ended questions.
 See handout.
POETRY:
 Outline the chapter (just quick notes that we didn’t take
today)
 Activities for “That night when joy began” on page 821
END OF MONDAY
THIS WORK NEEDS TO GO IN THE
SECOND SECTION OF YOUR
NOTEBOOK, AFTER YOUR LAST SET OF
QUESTIONS
 We are going to watch a clip of a counseling session at Camp
Pendleton, a military base.
 These are returning soldiers who suf fer from PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder)
 We are going to watch and you are going to take notes as we
watch, almost like a psychologist/reporter.
 So, for each man, write down what they say they’re
experiencing
Example:
-Blonde guy, Eric, says he’s having nightmares about…
-Other blonde guy says he keeps speeding and getting tickets.
QUICK 411!
 The Camp Pendleton Marine Corps base near San Diego of fers
a 10 to 12-week counseling program for Marines who have
returned from Iraq suf fering from PTSD or post -combat stress.
For two hours a week the Marines meet with two counselors to
learn to curb destructive behavior and to develop ways to cope
with their symptoms.
 Some were referred to the program by their chain of
command, others sought help by themselves. Each exhibited
symptoms of post-combat stress. In these video excerpts from
one session taped near the start of the multi -week program,
the Marines around the table discuss issues ranging from
isolation and withdrawal, to anger and risk -taking and their
decision to get counseling.
LET’S PUT “NOTES” AND BOWKER’S
EXPERIENCE INTO CONTEXT.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/heart/view/d
ooley_hi.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/heart/view/g
roup_hi.html?wm
PTSD: QUICK INFO!
Combat psychological disorders among returning soldiers date back to
the Civil War, when the phrase "Soldier's Hear t" was fir st coined.
Throughout the year s, and through many war s, the name for the
condition changed to "Shell Shock ," "Battle Fatigue," and "Post Vietnam Syndrome."
Af ter a decade of research, psychiatrists determined that all the various
names were describing the same reaction to combat. Today it's
commonly referred to as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or PT SD. A
study commissioned by the Army shows that one in six veterans from
the war s in Iraq and Afghanistan are suf fering from PT SD. Yet the fear
of being labeled a "coward" keeps many soldiers from seeking help.
From
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/hear t/etc/synopsis.h
tml
HOW DOES WHAT BOWKER EXPERIENCED
COMPARE TO THESE YOUNG MEN?
[ You must also use/consider Bowker’s erratic actions in
“Speaking of Courage”.]
1) Which of Bowker’s actions seem like he was suf fering from
PTSD? Explain how your examples could be the ef fects of
PTSD. Come up with at least three incidents and
explanations. Use complete sentences.
2) Did Bowker experience anything that these young men
experienced? Which things, especially? Come up with at
least three examples and explanations. Use complete
sentences.