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News Article

Ask students to look in their local newspaper for an article that involves some aspect of the text and bring it to class. They will present it in front of the class and explain why it relates to the text or persons.

Film Adaptation

Give students the opportunity to view the film adaptation of "Black Hawk Down", and complete a 2-3 page paper discussing the differences between the book and movie.

Draw a Person from the Narrative

Have students draw their interpretation of a person from the text. Artistic ability is not important, but their drawings must reflect the type of costume worn by the person, whether the person is fat or thin, bald, prim or slovenly. What colors do the persons wear?

Other Works

Give students an opportunity to read one of Mark Bowden's other works, and then write a comparative paper discussing the similarities...

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