Norris Language Department

The Things They Carried

by

Tim O'Brien

Essential Questions for the unit

    1. Can we trust the narrator in anything we read?

    2.  What is war like?  Is the war the same now in Iraq and Afghanistan?

Research of Vietnam war       

    This site is a good introduction to the Vietnam War from many perspectives.

    A site with historical, military research, narratives, statistics, personal accounts

   This site has interesting interviews from a variety of perspectives on the Vietnam War