In English 12, we discussed chapter 10 in Fallen Angels, then I showed them videos and pictures of the Cu Chi tunnels, the vast network of tunnels the VC used during the Vietnam War. I also showed them booby traps the VC set up and explained how these simple punji traps were very effective simple weapons of war against the US troops.
In creative writing, I did the activity below:
Begin with the conventional notion of titling an essay:
On ____________ (such as the Stephen King book, On Writing)Make a list of at least six titles that represent things you might like to write about, things that interest you and you feel confident you know something about. These may be abstract or specific. (i.e. On Movies, On Living in the Midwest)Make a list of six subjects you do not want to write about, and wouldn’t show to anybody if you did (i.e. On My Insecurities)Make a list of six titles in which the preposition “on” could be a pun: On Speed, On The Net, or On My Feet.Make a list of six titles dealing with subjects about which you know “nothing at all.” For me, that may include On Being a Woman, On Taxidermy, On Brain Surgery
They then had to choose 2 of the titles they came up with write one page on each of them. The struggled with the puns, but they seemed to enjoy this activity and the writing that came with it.
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