Search and Destroy is a fictional, though realistic, story of one young man's experience in the Vietnam war. Unlike many at the time, Rick decides to enlist and that one decision changes the rest of his life. We'll focus on the cause and effect relationship, bias, research, informational writing, and character development.
STANDARDS:
R2. "Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text."
R3. "Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision."
R10. "By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently."
-Common Core State Standards, Reading, Literature, Grade 8