Activity 1
What Do You Know About Afghanistan?
1. What do you know about Afghanistan?
2. What impressions do the images below give you about Afghanistan?
http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2012/04/30/151535879/a-glimpse-of-daily-life-in-afghanistan
3. Watch the Video Below. What impressions (words, phrases, qusetions, etc.) does the video give you about daily life in Afghanistan?
http://vimeo.com/augustinpictures/afghanistan
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Activity 2
Web Quest
Click on the link for the web quest on Afghanistan.
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Activity 3
Understanding the Author
Quiz Grade
Directions: Use the links below to write a one-page summary of Khaled Hosseini's influences on his writing and the appeal of the novel to readers:
The New York Times article on Khaled Hosseni
Biography of Khaled Hosseini
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Activity 4
Reading Questions
Quiz Grade (s)
Directions: For each set of chapters assigned, you will be responsible for completing reading questions for our class discussions. As we have done in the past, completing the questions will be your "ticket" to a quiz grade and a place at the table for our class discussions. Please be sure to answer the questions with direct examples from the novel (with page numbers).
Chapters 1-5 Questions
Chapter 6-9 Questions
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Extra Materials and Links
Foreign Terms Glossary from the Novel
NPR: All Things Considered - Restoring Poetry to Afghanistan
Book Drum "Book Marks" for The Kite Runner
What Do You Know About Afghanistan?
1. What do you know about Afghanistan?
2. What impressions do the images below give you about Afghanistan?
http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2012/04/30/151535879/a-glimpse-of-daily-life-in-afghanistan
3. Watch the Video Below. What impressions (words, phrases, qusetions, etc.) does the video give you about daily life in Afghanistan?
http://vimeo.com/augustinpictures/afghanistan
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Activity 2
Web Quest
Click on the link for the web quest on Afghanistan.
_____________________________________________
Activity 3
Understanding the Author
Quiz Grade
Directions: Use the links below to write a one-page summary of Khaled Hosseini's influences on his writing and the appeal of the novel to readers:
The New York Times article on Khaled Hosseni
Biography of Khaled Hosseini
________________________________________________________________
Activity 4
Reading Questions
Quiz Grade (s)
Directions: For each set of chapters assigned, you will be responsible for completing reading questions for our class discussions. As we have done in the past, completing the questions will be your "ticket" to a quiz grade and a place at the table for our class discussions. Please be sure to answer the questions with direct examples from the novel (with page numbers).
Chapters 1-5 Questions
Chapter 6-9 Questions
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Extra Materials and Links
Foreign Terms Glossary from the Novel
NPR: All Things Considered - Restoring Poetry to Afghanistan
Book Drum "Book Marks" for The Kite Runner