Wrapping Up The Kite Runner

1) Chapters 22 - 24 Discussion

What happens when Amir meets with the man who has Sohrab? How did you react?
p. 302 - why is this scene so important?

Ch. 23/24 - the hospital... Farid is still there... Sohrab is okay... looking for orphanage... letter from Rahim...visiting the mosque... asks Sohrab if he would like to come back to America with him.

"I think he was ashamed of himself."

The embassy. Trying to get Sohrab papers to go to the US. The promise. The disappointment. The heart-break.

25 - He is alive. But, he is silent. The silence that lasts a year.

The ending - p.387 -

• Given this ending, why is the book called The Kite Runner?
• Is the ending apt?
• Would you recommend this book to others?

2) Group Activity - Develop a theme statement. See handout. Write it on the board.

We all make mistakes, sometimes even terrible mistakes that deeply hurt the people we love; to move forward from dark times, we must face our wicked actions, and make peace with what we have done.

OR

Suffering is a universal experience; once we know this we must do what we can to help the people that we can.

3) Unit Review Notes - use these notes to prep for tomorrow's test.

20 marks of Multiple Choice

30 marks - Choice of Written Response topics - multi-paragraph. You can use the book for this part of the test, if you want.

4) Journals - take them home! There is no more time to work on them in class. Make it beautiful and engaging.

Chapter 7 - 10

Discussion Questions:

1. How is Hassan's dream of the lake and the monster important?
2. p.71 - What has he really won? Why is this winning the greatest moment of his life? "I was a hero."
3. The worst moment of his life - p 78 - 83 What is dissociation? Where is it that Amir retreats to? What thoughts keep him from remaining present at the scene of the crime?
4. We can all agree that rape is wrong. What about rape as a symbol - Rape in the news http://goodmenproject.com/ethics-values/a-letter-to-my-son-about-consent/ - Rape of boys in Afghanistan http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/brinkley/article/Afghanistan-s-dirty-little-secret-3176762.php - reacting to any of this, would make for excellent journal topics.
5. What happens at home afterwards? Silence, the trip, he says it, insomnia...
6. "Have you ever thought about getting new servants?" What is Amir up to?
7. The Pomegranate Exchange - p98
8. The Birthday Party - what happens?99- 106
9. Chapter Nine - the money and the watch p.110 WHY?
10. Chapter Ten - escaping the country - what are the most memorable scenes? 

Quiz - Read this poem and write a short response to the following question. How is Hassan like the lamb? How does this make him noble and good? How does this quality also make him weak? Use at least three specific examples from the book. A paragraph response.

The Lamb

BY WILLIAM BLAKE

Little Lamb who made thee 

         Dost thou know who made thee 

Gave thee life & bid thee feed. 

By the stream & o'er the mead;

Gave thee clothing of delight,

Softest clothing wooly bright;

Gave thee such a tender voice,

Making all the vales rejoice! 

         Little Lamb who made thee 

         Dost thou know who made thee 

         Little Lamb I'll tell thee,

         Little Lamb I'll tell thee!

He is called by thy name,

For he calls himself a Lamb: 

He is meek & he is mild, 

He became a little child: 

I a child & thou a lamb, 

We are called by his name.

         Little Lamb God bless thee. 

         Little Lamb God bless thee.

Time to work on Journal Entries - bookable lab. Check out your journals...