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Sunrise over fallujah

Sunrise over fallujah. Pages 1-57. Vocabulary #1. CENTCOM Civil affairs Coalition Sunni ROE PSYOP MRE Shiite RPG. Create a VOCAB BLOCK for each word. Define Copy the Sentence from the book Draw a picture Use in a Sentence Definitions may be found in the back. Sunnis vs. Shiites.

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Sunrise over fallujah

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  1. Sunrise over fallujah

  2. Pages 1-57

  3. Vocabulary #1 • CENTCOM • Civil affairs • Coalition • Sunni • ROE • PSYOP • MRE • Shiite • RPG • Create a VOCAB BLOCK for each word. • Define • Copy the Sentence from the book • Draw a picture • Use in a Sentence • Definitions may be found in the back.

  4. Sunnis vs. Shiites • SUNNIS • Believe in Islam • Strict rule followers • Chief Sunni: Saddam Hussein • In the World: Largest Islamic group • In Iraq: 2nd Largest • SHIITES • Believe in Islam • In the World: 2nd Largest Islamic Group • In Iraq: 1st Largest

  5. Discussion Questions • Where is everyone from? Pg. 5 • What are the 4 Phases of Iraqi Freedom? Pgs. 6-7 • When did they begin? • What phase are we in right now? • Do you think Iraq will ever enter the 4th Phase? • What is the Chain of Command? Pg. 7 • Explain the following quotation. • “A lot of tall dudes are hero types,” Jonsey said. “You go crazy trying to watch their backs. You know what I mean? Pg. 11 • Describe the Civil Affairs Unit. What is their purpose? • What difference did Marla notice between Iraqis and the Americans on pg. 60 • What does the Old Man mean on pg. 92 • When you kill the camel it is better to cut off the body then the head. If you cut off the head then the camel doesn’t know what it is? • Why does Ahmed give the man money on pg 98? • What is the fedayeen? What harm have they caused? Pg 114.

  6. Pages 58-182

  7. Vocabulary #2 • KIA • Kevlar • FOB • Kurds • Gulf War • Al Jazeera • Green Zone • Create a VOCAB BLOCK for each word. • Define • Copy the Sentence from the book • Draw a picture • Use in a Sentence • Definitions may be found in the back of the book.

  8. Discussion Questions • Explain what Owens means when she says, “In a way, you already belong to a gang.” pg 121 • What can you infer about people’s perception of the war in the U.S. based on the letter Robin received from his mom? (123-124) • When passing dead bodies, the author says “we do it in public, but this is a private war.” What does this mean? (127) • Who is Sgt. Yossarian? What does he symbolize? (141)

  9. Discussion Questions • Birdy’s squad plays soccer with some village boys- do you think this is what CA should do? (149) • Why doesn’t Birdy like searching people for weapons? (163) • How did Marla know to check the flour? (165)

  10. Pages 183-248

  11. Vocabulary #3 • Al Qaeda • Fedayeen • Gulf War • Islam • Jihad • Sheik • Tribe • Create a VOCAB BLOCK for each word. • Define • Copy the Sentence from the book • Draw a picture • Use in a Sentence • Definitions may be found in the back of the book.

  12. Discussion Questions • Jonesy says “Yo, man, the Euphrates River looks blue and the Tigris looks green.” What does that mean? (171) • Jamil asks “Who will be the new Satan?” on 176. Why does he ask this? • The village kid named Omar seems to have a strong opinion about the Americans on page 188. • On page 190, a chaplain justified the reasons for the way the media was portraying the war. What was his justification?

  13. Discussion Questions • On 195, Captain Coles says “We’re doing the official show today…” What does he mean? • After an IED explodes, Birdy’s squad rushes to help and finds what? Coles says “You never can tell…” (202) • On 213, how does Birdy view killing someone different than he did before? • Explain the differences in American and Islamic culture according to Hamid (221) • How does the reader know that weapons of mass destruction exist? (226)

  14. Discussion Questions • Why is it so important to Birdy that he sees pictures of Sergeant Love’s children? (229) • Captain Miller is an advocate for helping anyone who needs it regardless of whether they could be an enemy. How do you think this changes after she is attacked? (232) • Everyone has told the first and second squads that they are going on a special op because of how successful they have been in CA. Do you think that’s the real reason? Defend your answer.

  15. Pages 249-272

  16. Final Vocabulary *Be able to use any of these in a sentence • KIA • Kevlar • FOB • Kurds • Gulf War • Al Jazeera • Green Zone • Al Qaeda • Fedayeen • Gulf War • Islam • Jihad • Sheik • Tribe • CENTCOM • Civil affairs • Coalition • Sunni • ROE • PSYOP • MRE • Shiite • RPG

  17. Discussion Questions • Where are the kidnapped children? (259) • What did Jonesy do when the squad heard the blind child crying? (270) • Explain how each of the following could be compared to a gang. • Shiites and the Sunnies • The U.S. Army

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