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Objectives:

  • To understand the nature of metafiction
  • To familiarize yourself with the background of Tim O'Brien
  • To read and demonstrate your understanding of The Things They Carried

Task

 Activity
9-1
 Log in to the Blackboard and check the Announcements page for new messages regarding course activities. Also check your VCCS email for messages from your instructor.
9-2

Read the following material on the Novels web site:
9-3
 Read The Things They Carried.
9-4
 Review the Expectations for Postings.
9-5
 In Blackboard select the Discussion Board. Select a new thread in the Things They Carried Forum and post your thoughtful response to the novel.
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Eng 267: The Modern Novel
© 2005 Agatha Taormina
Last Revised: October 12, 2006