Packing for Afghanistan

Let's Pack... We have a lot of stuff to put in our packs before we can go to Afghanistan...

Destination Afghanistan (Hell on Earth?) 

1) What did you think of Slumdog Millionaire?

• The two brothers allegory - bible stories, literature across the world, typically about something... What did the two brothers represent in movie?
• How was this story depressing?
• How was this story uplifting?
• What was the theme, in your opinion? There are many....

2) What is the state of the world for most young people?

3 questions - Number of TV's in your house? Average dinner? Average ?

Let's see some visuals and photos to make

Look: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2_H3hKK6a0zTlBabDM0cllJQlE/edit?usp=sharing

• And what about this recent photo shoot? http://www.featureshoot.com/2013/03/photos-of-children-from-around-the-world-with-their-most-prized-possessions/ 
• And an older, similar series: http://www.motherjones.com/media/2012/11/kids-bedrooms-james-mollison 

3) What is Afghanistan like? What do you already know?

•  Sticky Notes - Draw what you think of. Add the words that come to mind...
•  Google Map - Where is Afghanistan? Guesses? http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/google_map_afghanistan.htm 
• Afghan History - a cheeky 3 minute summary: http://www.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,45950304001_1931954,00.html 

4) Library - Let's get the book!