Prestwick House
The Things They Carried
The Things They Carried, Tim O'Brien's powerful collection of vignettes about the experiences of a platoon of soldiers during the Vietnam War, serves as a text for a crossword puzzle. The 23 clues asks readers to recall characters,...
EngageNY
Grade 11 ELA Module 4 Overview
The intricate craft of narrative writing can make a happy story feel exuberant or a sad story feel devastating. With 42 extensive lessons that include poignant discussion questions, standards-aligned self-reflections, engaging writing...
Curated OER
The Things they Carried: Directed Reading Thinking Activity
To generate interest in and enable readers to connect to The Things They Carried, class members write about what they carry—both tangible and intangible things. The class then makes a list of these things and compares the list to...
Curated OER
The Things They Carried: KWHL
Before beginning The Things They Carried, class members are asked to use a KWHL chart to record what they know about war, what they want to know, and where they might find answers to their questions. Groups then research...
Curated OER
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, high schoolers respond to 13 multiple choice questions based on The Things They Carried. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Curated OER
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 6 short answer and essay questions based on The Things They Carried. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the...
Spark Notes
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien: Study Guide - Mini Essays
In this online interactive literature activity, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried. Students may check some of their answers online.
Curated OER
The Things They Carried Quiz
For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Brown University
Writing Vietnam Tim O'brien Lecture
Tim O'Brien's complete lecture is presented. It is very revealing about why he writes, the purpose of the writer, his books, and our culture.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Worth Its Weight Letter Writing With "The Things They Carried"
Contains plans for six lessons that use the Tim O'Brien's story "The Things They Carried" to teach about an author's style as well as letter writing. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to...
Rutgers University
Rutgers University: Plausibility of Denial: Tim O'brien, My Lai, and America
The Progressive magazine article is reprinted here. It is an excellent examination of the Vietnam War in literature. (Published: December 1994)
Other
Minnesota Author Biographies Project
This resource provides biographies for 36 past and present Minnesota authors.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Love of War in Tim O'brien's
Contains plans for six lessons that use Tim O'Brien's "How to Tell a True War Story" to explore the relationship between war and love. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Tim O'brien Lesson Plans
For teaching the work of Tim O'Brien, this site features lesson plans, overviews, notes, and other resources to help students reading The Things They Carried, Ambush, Going After Cacciato, If I Die in a Combat Zone, and so on.
Other
Lopez Books: Intro to Tim O'brien's Writing
This resource provides an overview of some of Tim O'Brien's most popular works.
The Best Notes
The Best Notes: The Things They Carried by Tim O'brien
This is an online study guide/notes for the novel The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.