SUNRISE OVER FALLUJAH

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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

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

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.

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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.

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)

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)

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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.

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?

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)

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.

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FINAL VOCABULARY

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

*Be able to use any of these in a sentence

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