"where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?" Before You Read

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San Pasqual Academy English 9 & 10 - Ms. Priester “Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?” Before You Read

Read Before You Read: “Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?” on page 620 of your textbook. Literary Focus – Answer the following questions by filling in the blanks or writing complete sentences.

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Describe how fighting took place during the Vietnam War. Explain the meaning of guerrilla skirmishes within your answer. If you do not understand what guerrilla skirmishes means, look it up online or ask an adult. If you use another source, be sure to cite its or his/her name. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ (__/2)

2. Why is Tim O’Brien a reliable author for a story about American soldiers in the Vietnam War? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________(__/1) 3. Is “Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?” fact, fiction, or both? State the answer. ______________________________ (__/.5) 4. What themes and issues reappear in O’Brien’s writing? List the answers. _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _______________________________________________ (__/1) 5. What will O’Brien focus on in this story? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________(__/1) Quickwrite – Answer the following questions by restating the questions within the answers.

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When you hear the word war, what do you think of? Why do people watch war movies? Why is war such a powerful subject? Jot down your thoughts about war in three sentences that respond to these questions. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________(__/3) Taken from Holt Literature and Language Arts: Fourth Course

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Background – Answer each of the following by restating the question within the answer. 7. What was North Vietnam fighting for? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________(__/1) 8. What was South Vietnam fighting for? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________(__/1) 9. What part of Vietnam did the United States help? Why? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________(__/1) 10. Whose troops did most the fighting for South Vietnam? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________(__/1) 11. Whose government prevailed? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________(__/1) 12. When and why did the US withdraw from Vietnam? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________(__/1) Vocabulary – Complete each of the following sentences.

13.The knight valiantly led __________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________. (__/1)

14.In consolation for losing at Wheel of Fortune, the women were given ______________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________. (__/1)

15.The San Diego Zoo’s crocodile keepers carefully skirted ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________. (__/1)

16.An easy way to diffuse a fight is ___________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________. (__/1)

17.The coyote crept with stealth toward ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________. (__/1)

18.Although it ran out of gas while driving down the 15 Freeway, the Ford Escape’s inertia _______________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________. (__/1) Taken from Holt Literature and Language Arts: Fourth Course

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Geography Connection – This is not in your English 10 textbook, but it is in your World History textbook and online.

19.Find Vietnam on a globe or map.

List at least five nearby countries and/or bodies of water.

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Taken from Holt Literature and Language Arts: Fourth Course

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