““A writer only begins a book. A reader finishes it.” - Samuel Johnson AGENDA -Hand in Reading Guide to Tray -Bellwork -“True War Story” Recipe Discuss use of talismans in TTTC Identify and evaluate O’Brien’s recipe for a “True War Story” 5 Oct. 2012 ““A writer only begins a book. A reader finishes it.” - Samuel Johnson

Homework Read “The Sweetheart of Song Tra Bong” Add 2 lines to your Domain/Example/Purpose chart Revise Senior Project Proposal Have parents fill out the Parent Awareness Form.

Bellwork 10/5/2012 Watch Time Magazine video on Talismans and compare to chapter “Stockings” http://www.time.com/time/photoessays/2006/talis mans_multimedia_new/

Bellwork 10/4/2012 In the Chapter “Recipe for a True War Story”, O’Brien gives several statements about how to tell if a war story is true. Please work with a partner and identify 12 of these. Write them down in your bellwork journal (each person must have a copy). Start from the beginning of the chapter. Here is the first one: A true war story is never moral.

True War Story Recipe A true war story is never moral. A true war story does not instruct. A true war story is both obscene and evil. A true war story embarrasses you. In a true war story, it’s hard to tell what happened from what seemed to happen. A true war story cannot be believed. A true war story never seems to end. A true war story does not generalize. A true war story makes the stomach believe. A true war story nothing is ever absolutely true. A true war story can be told by the questions it makes you ask. A true war story is never about war.

True War Story Recipe Look at your recipe: What is Tim O’Brien saying about how war is treated in the media and the “true” experience of war?