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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Are you genuine?
2) Groups - what does this quote mean to you? How does it relate to the novel? "There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only true guide you will ever have. And if you cannot hear it, you will all of your life spend your days on the ends of strings that somebody else pulls." ~Howard Thurman
3) Read the rest of Chapter 20. Discuss.
4) Winter Tales entries - our own contest... winner gets 100% on the story and a GIANT chocolate bar.
5) Time to work on journal entries, comprehension questions.
Homework: cry for me while you have a day off... and finish the next two sets of comprehension questions. You should have at least 13 journal entries by now too.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Who are the Hazaras in Canada?
1) Silent Reading? Did you finish Chapter 19http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/charlie-angus/attawapiskat-emergency_b_1104370.html#s487212
3) Reading out loud... discussion.
4) Time for journals and comprehension questions.
5) Tomorrow: I will share our best Winter Tales! :) Email yours today if you have not yet.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Kite Runner Webquest
Announcement: Moved Ch.1 - 9 review to MONDAY
Homework: Chapter 5-9 Questions AND homework check for 4 journal entries
Quiz: Quiz on Tuesday
Still to come: Visual Project
Today: Library to begin webquest...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Kite Runner Journal Topics - choose 20
1) What do you think about the state of the world today? Do you keep yourself informed about the world? If not, why not?
2) Why is empathy/compassion important? For you? For our school? For the larger community?
3) How has 9/11 had an impact upon you? Do you remember those days? Has terrorism changed the way you live your life, or changed the way you see the world? Was it a loss of innocence for you?
4) How does the movie, "Slumdog Millionaire," relate to "The Ninny"? What themes, or main ideas, about life, do they share in common?
5) Characterize Baba and Amir's relationship. Why does "hate" enter into their father/son relationship? What quotations show us, the readers, the raw truths about their feelings towards one another?
6) Much of this novel is about discrimination and cultural divides across political/social/religious lines. Is it human nature to hate the "other"? Do we in Canada have our own stories of ugly discrimination? Or, what about right here in the hallways of Highland, what ugly divides and discriminations happen here? How can we deal with this sort of hatred?
7) Do you identify with Amir in any way? Most students see at least a glimmer of themselves in the complicated relationship he has with his father. In what ways are you like Amir?
8) Why can't Amir bring himself to do anything when he sees Hassan being raped? What happens to him in that terrifying moment? What can his example teach you about how to handle things differently if ever you witness a crime?
9) Ironies and symbolism abound in this novel. How do you feel about the irony that Kamal ends up raped himself (he was one of Assef's sidekicks)? How are these recurrent rapes symbolic? Who/what else is raped? Hint: this novel is a novel of Afghanistan - it is not just about Amir and Hassan, it is about the good and bad inside of a country.
10) Baba is a man's man. Afghani culture defines "real men" as tough, unemotional, successful, powerful, independent, etc... What do you think it takes to be a good man? What have we been taught in our own culture about what it takes to be a real man?
11) What does America stand for across cultures and nations? Is the American Dream a real thing or is it just a dream? Why do many nations/cultures hate America?
12) Baba transforms as he becomes an immigrant in a strange land. Why might it be hard to adjust to life in North America? What should immigrants do to adjust more easily? What should communities do to embrace their immigrants?
13) What are "the rules" for dating, or whatever you want to call it, for young people in North America? In Afghani culture, young men and women can barely look at each other, never mind speak. Is our way too loose? Is their way too strict? When you have been interested in someone, has it been easy or difficult, or something in between, to make y our relationship happen?
14) Should people keep secrets? Big secrets? Small secrets? Do secrets ultimately destroy you over time? Can we privately manage, inside of our own minds, the things we are not proud of? Why do we care so much about telling one another the truth, the whole truth?
15) If you found out your Mom or Dad, or someone else who takes care of you, was dying, would you have the strength to take care of them?
16)When Amir asks his dad "what am I going to do now?" Baba is furious and says that this is what he has been preparing him for... "so that you [Amir] would never have to ask this question." What does he mean by that?
17) Winter is described as the happiest of seasons in the lives of Afghan children. What is your favourite season? Write a descriptive paragraph that brings a time/place/memory of that season to life.
18) "People need stories to divert them at difficult times (139)." Do you agree? Does reading about someone else's life and troubles, make it easier to cope with your own? What do you read for pleasure/escapism? Why?
19) "Baba loved the idea of America" but living there was hard on him. What is your idea of America? What does the US stand for? Do you worship or loathe all that the USA represent? Have you travelled to the States? What was it like? What did you learn? Are the stereotypes true?
20) Did you win the life lottery? What are you going to do with your winning ticket?
21) Should we let bullies and jerks and liars rule our countries? Or do we? How do we make bullying stop? Do you even care about bullying? What do you do when you see someone being harrassed? Is non-action a form of bullying?
22) Why do we lie?
23) If you were to create a society with only 10 laws/rules, what would those rules be?
24) It is said, that human beings are a remarkably resilient creature, we bounce back from hardship and move forward. Do you agree?
25) Who are the Hazaras of Canada? Why are they? How do you feel about it? (Or: Who are the Hazaras of Highland? Why?) Why can't we just accept people who are different?
26) Are you genuine? Or, are you like and iceburg, with 90% hidden deep below the surface? Why are you like this? Do you want to change? How does this question relate to Amir?
27) "There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only true guide you will ever have. And if you cannot hear it, you will all of your life spend your days on the ends of strings that somebody else pulls." ~Howard Thurman What does this quote mean to you? How does it relate to the novel?
28) When Amir finds out that Hassan is his half brother, he is angry and shocked? Why is he so enraged? Can you relate to these feelings? Why?
29) The last quarter of the novel, The Kite Runner, is filled with gritty descriptions of the decay and dust of Taliban Afghanistan? Why are the descriptions so effective? Do you feel fear, as a reader, as a result?
30) Why does Amir laugh in Chapter 22? How is this related to Assef's own story of an epiphany? Is Amir really redeemed?
31) So many things in this novel come full-circle. Sohrab takes out Assef's eye. A watch is used to heal and not to hurt. These full-circles can seem a bit magical/coincidental in the novel... but what might Hosseini be suggesting about how life works? Does what goes around, come around, as the saying goes?
32) When we played our little role play game of Hazaras punished by the rules of the Taliban, what mostly came to mind about the experience? Is the horror and unfairness inflicted by the Taliban just one example of the inhumanity that has been and will continue to be inflicted by humans?
33) The novel is a bildungsroman, a story of experience. How has Amir finally come of age?
34) What would you say to someone who has lost all hope and only feels that life is pain? As much as we know that what a suicidal person really craves is someone who will listen and understand, what would you say to someone who wants to die? What can we do, as a school culture, to prevent suicide?
35) In some ways, this novel is a morality tale. The Kite Runner is teaching as some lessons. What are they? What are the morals of this tale?
36) The Kite Runner makes you feel. Some students have claimed that it has has made them feel something new, even. What are the emotions that you have experienced in the journey through Afghani culture?
37) The novel taps into the ways that the personal and political are connected. The horrible happenings of Afghanistan's history have a direct impact on the horrible events of Hassan's life... do you believe that your political context will effect your lived life in a significant way?
38) Remember the news story I shared with you about The Attawapiskat Nation that was in crisis and being ignored. A large number of people in the Comox Valley became enraged as I, and others, circulated the story on Facebook. A number of letters and emails were sent to the local MP, John Duncan, who has become Aboriginal Affairs Minister for Canada, and with that pressure, and more unpleasant media attention the government had finally responded. I like The Kite Runner because it motivates me to shout out and stop what is happening in the back alleys of the world when I can. Do you think you can make that pledge too. Can you start today? How?
39) What did you think of the film, "Skateistan"? What did you notice? Do you think that an organization like that can make a difference in the lives of Kabul children?
40) In the photographs of Afghanistan that a student's dad took of the Canadian Forces mixing with the people there is a sort of tension between the old Afghani culture and the new ways of Canadian peace-keepers. What do you think of Canada's presence in Afghanistan? Should we be there? Are all the lost soldiers worth it?
2) Why is empathy/compassion important? For you? For our school? For the larger community?
3) How has 9/11 had an impact upon you? Do you remember those days? Has terrorism changed the way you live your life, or changed the way you see the world? Was it a loss of innocence for you?
4) How does the movie, "Slumdog Millionaire," relate to "The Ninny"? What themes, or main ideas, about life, do they share in common?
5) Characterize Baba and Amir's relationship. Why does "hate" enter into their father/son relationship? What quotations show us, the readers, the raw truths about their feelings towards one another?
6) Much of this novel is about discrimination and cultural divides across political/social/religious lines. Is it human nature to hate the "other"? Do we in Canada have our own stories of ugly discrimination? Or, what about right here in the hallways of Highland, what ugly divides and discriminations happen here? How can we deal with this sort of hatred?
7) Do you identify with Amir in any way? Most students see at least a glimmer of themselves in the complicated relationship he has with his father. In what ways are you like Amir?
8) Why can't Amir bring himself to do anything when he sees Hassan being raped? What happens to him in that terrifying moment? What can his example teach you about how to handle things differently if ever you witness a crime?
9) Ironies and symbolism abound in this novel. How do you feel about the irony that Kamal ends up raped himself (he was one of Assef's sidekicks)? How are these recurrent rapes symbolic? Who/what else is raped? Hint: this novel is a novel of Afghanistan - it is not just about Amir and Hassan, it is about the good and bad inside of a country.
10) Baba is a man's man. Afghani culture defines "real men" as tough, unemotional, successful, powerful, independent, etc... What do you think it takes to be a good man? What have we been taught in our own culture about what it takes to be a real man?
11) What does America stand for across cultures and nations? Is the American Dream a real thing or is it just a dream? Why do many nations/cultures hate America?
12) Baba transforms as he becomes an immigrant in a strange land. Why might it be hard to adjust to life in North America? What should immigrants do to adjust more easily? What should communities do to embrace their immigrants?
13) What are "the rules" for dating, or whatever you want to call it, for young people in North America? In Afghani culture, young men and women can barely look at each other, never mind speak. Is our way too loose? Is their way too strict? When you have been interested in someone, has it been easy or difficult, or something in between, to make y our relationship happen?
14) Should people keep secrets? Big secrets? Small secrets? Do secrets ultimately destroy you over time? Can we privately manage, inside of our own minds, the things we are not proud of? Why do we care so much about telling one another the truth, the whole truth?
15) If you found out your Mom or Dad, or someone else who takes care of you, was dying, would you have the strength to take care of them?
16)When Amir asks his dad "what am I going to do now?" Baba is furious and says that this is what he has been preparing him for... "so that you [Amir] would never have to ask this question." What does he mean by that?
17) Winter is described as the happiest of seasons in the lives of Afghan children. What is your favourite season? Write a descriptive paragraph that brings a time/place/memory of that season to life.
18) "People need stories to divert them at difficult times (139)." Do you agree? Does reading about someone else's life and troubles, make it easier to cope with your own? What do you read for pleasure/escapism? Why?
19) "Baba loved the idea of America" but living there was hard on him. What is your idea of America? What does the US stand for? Do you worship or loathe all that the USA represent? Have you travelled to the States? What was it like? What did you learn? Are the stereotypes true?
20) Did you win the life lottery? What are you going to do with your winning ticket?
21) Should we let bullies and jerks and liars rule our countries? Or do we? How do we make bullying stop? Do you even care about bullying? What do you do when you see someone being harrassed? Is non-action a form of bullying?
22) Why do we lie?
23) If you were to create a society with only 10 laws/rules, what would those rules be?
24) It is said, that human beings are a remarkably resilient creature, we bounce back from hardship and move forward. Do you agree?
25) Who are the Hazaras of Canada? Why are they? How do you feel about it? (Or: Who are the Hazaras of Highland? Why?) Why can't we just accept people who are different?
26) Are you genuine? Or, are you like and iceburg, with 90% hidden deep below the surface? Why are you like this? Do you want to change? How does this question relate to Amir?
27) "There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only true guide you will ever have. And if you cannot hear it, you will all of your life spend your days on the ends of strings that somebody else pulls." ~Howard Thurman What does this quote mean to you? How does it relate to the novel?
28) When Amir finds out that Hassan is his half brother, he is angry and shocked? Why is he so enraged? Can you relate to these feelings? Why?
29) The last quarter of the novel, The Kite Runner, is filled with gritty descriptions of the decay and dust of Taliban Afghanistan? Why are the descriptions so effective? Do you feel fear, as a reader, as a result?
30) Why does Amir laugh in Chapter 22? How is this related to Assef's own story of an epiphany? Is Amir really redeemed?
31) So many things in this novel come full-circle. Sohrab takes out Assef's eye. A watch is used to heal and not to hurt. These full-circles can seem a bit magical/coincidental in the novel... but what might Hosseini be suggesting about how life works? Does what goes around, come around, as the saying goes?
32) When we played our little role play game of Hazaras punished by the rules of the Taliban, what mostly came to mind about the experience? Is the horror and unfairness inflicted by the Taliban just one example of the inhumanity that has been and will continue to be inflicted by humans?
33) The novel is a bildungsroman, a story of experience. How has Amir finally come of age?
34) What would you say to someone who has lost all hope and only feels that life is pain? As much as we know that what a suicidal person really craves is someone who will listen and understand, what would you say to someone who wants to die? What can we do, as a school culture, to prevent suicide?
35) In some ways, this novel is a morality tale. The Kite Runner is teaching as some lessons. What are they? What are the morals of this tale?
36) The Kite Runner makes you feel. Some students have claimed that it has has made them feel something new, even. What are the emotions that you have experienced in the journey through Afghani culture?
37) The novel taps into the ways that the personal and political are connected. The horrible happenings of Afghanistan's history have a direct impact on the horrible events of Hassan's life... do you believe that your political context will effect your lived life in a significant way?
38) Remember the news story I shared with you about The Attawapiskat Nation that was in crisis and being ignored. A large number of people in the Comox Valley became enraged as I, and others, circulated the story on Facebook. A number of letters and emails were sent to the local MP, John Duncan, who has become Aboriginal Affairs Minister for Canada, and with that pressure, and more unpleasant media attention the government had finally responded. I like The Kite Runner because it motivates me to shout out and stop what is happening in the back alleys of the world when I can. Do you think you can make that pledge too. Can you start today? How?
39) What did you think of the film, "Skateistan"? What did you notice? Do you think that an organization like that can make a difference in the lives of Kabul children?
40) In the photographs of Afghanistan that a student's dad took of the Canadian Forces mixing with the people there is a sort of tension between the old Afghani culture and the new ways of Canadian peace-keepers. What do you think of Canada's presence in Afghanistan? Should we be there? Are all the lost soldiers worth it?
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Slumdog Millionaire
1) I am home taking care of a very sick little girl. She's five and she's fevered and I really, really wanted to be starting The Kite Runner with you today, but I cannot.
2) In light of our conversations about empathy and international mindedness, I'd like you to watch, "Slumdog Millionaire." It's an oscar winning film that is both joyful and heart-breaking. (TOC - I believe the film is in the library.)
A Mumbai teen who grew up in the slums, becomes a contestant on the Indian version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" He is arrested under suspicion of cheating, and while being interrogated, events from his life history are shown which explain why he knows the answers.
2) In light of our conversations about empathy and international mindedness, I'd like you to watch, "Slumdog Millionaire." It's an oscar winning film that is both joyful and heart-breaking. (TOC - I believe the film is in the library.)
While watching, consider this question: how does this film connect to the story, "The Ninny"?
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Monday, April 4th
Last call for Chapter Notes! (Need email addresses for sharing AND for upcoming sign-up for Online Novel Study)
1) Discuss Last Few Chapters. Read last few pages. How does the ending work?
2) Theme Brainstorm - what do we take away?
3) Review Notes - fill in the blank - small group and whole group work. STUDY THESE.
4) Movie??
TEST TOMORROW: 20 some MC, 15 marks for story sorting, 6 marks for example chart, 24 marks for written response.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Skateistan
A great video that gives you a sense of what life might be like for Afghani youth today.
SKATEISTAN: TO LIVE AND SKATE KABUL from Diesel New Voices on Vimeo.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Welcome Back from Spring Break!
Spring is here. Hope you enjoyed the break! We have lots to do to get us back up and running.
1) Marks Updated
2) Quiz on Reading Homework - and discussions...
3) Where are we at - see calendar below.
4) View and Discuss scene from 102 Minutes that Changed the World. How old were you? How does this all relate to The Kite Runner?
5) Read - Chapter 20, Ch. 21 for homework.
5) Time to work
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Monday, March 14th
5 Days Until Spring Break!I'm away doing teacher training stuff today. I know, I know... I owe you big time.
1) Silent Reading - your choice... (well, if you have read up to the end of Ch.10).
2) Out Loud Reading - student or teacher: pp. 132 - middle of page 138
3) Class Discussion - Why do we hate CHANGE so much? What makes someone good at adapting to change? Why is dealing with change an important life skill?
4) Ch. 10 Review Questions - Due tomorrow
5) Tomorrow: Time to work on Journals. Introduction of creative project choices.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Journal Topics - Ch. 4-6
Ch. 4
- How did Ali come to be taken in to Baba's family? Why is this important?
- Respond to one of the following quotes:
"Never mind any of those things. Because history isn't easy to overcome. Either is religion. In the end, I was a Pashtun and he was a Hazara."
- "Amir and Hassan: the Sultans of Kabul. These words made it formal, the world was ours."
- How do you think the divergent reactions of Rahim and Hassan to Amir's story affect Amir? What do their reactions reveal about them all?
- Amir's story is dark. This novel is dark. Why is so much literature about the unhappy parts of life?
Ch. 5
- What is it that Hassan sees for the first time on his father's face? Why is this significant? What might it mean to Amir?
- Amir tells us that Assef is a sociopath. Modern psychology tells us that as many as 5 in 100 human beings are to some degree sociopathic. Without using names, have you ever met someone who cared not at all for how other people feel? How did you react to that person?
- Hassan is remarkably brave in this chapter. Describe the scene and imagine how Amir must feel by comparison. Afterall, he just wanted his dad to show up and save the day. Is Hassan a role model for us all or a fool?
Ch. 6
- Respond to any of the following quotes:
"If I was going to toy with him and challenge his loyalty, then he'd toy with me, and challenge my integrity." p58
"That was the thing with Hassan he was always so goddam pure, you always felt like a phony around him." (this is an allusion to a classic bildungsroman, Catcher in the Rye)
- How did Ali come to be taken in to Baba's family? Why is this important?
- Respond to one of the following quotes:
"Never mind any of those things. Because history isn't easy to overcome. Either is religion. In the end, I was a Pashtun and he was a Hazara."
- "Amir and Hassan: the Sultans of Kabul. These words made it formal, the world was ours."
- How do you think the divergent reactions of Rahim and Hassan to Amir's story affect Amir? What do their reactions reveal about them all?
- Amir's story is dark. This novel is dark. Why is so much literature about the unhappy parts of life?
Ch. 5
- What is it that Hassan sees for the first time on his father's face? Why is this significant? What might it mean to Amir?
- Amir tells us that Assef is a sociopath. Modern psychology tells us that as many as 5 in 100 human beings are to some degree sociopathic. Without using names, have you ever met someone who cared not at all for how other people feel? How did you react to that person?
- Hassan is remarkably brave in this chapter. Describe the scene and imagine how Amir must feel by comparison. Afterall, he just wanted his dad to show up and save the day. Is Hassan a role model for us all or a fool?
Ch. 6
- Respond to any of the following quotes:
"If I was going to toy with him and challenge his loyalty, then he'd toy with me, and challenge my integrity." p58
"That was the thing with Hassan he was always so goddam pure, you always felt like a phony around him." (this is an allusion to a classic bildungsroman, Catcher in the Rye)
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Journal Questions - Ch.1-3
Remember that for the KR journal you have to produce 20 paragraph responses. It does not matter what the 20 topics are, these are just suggestions. Feel free to come up with your own topics/ideas.
Ch.1
- Can you bury the past? Amir begins the novel by suggesting that "the past always claws its way out." Why do you think he feels this way? Do you agree?
- Rahim suggests to Amir that "there is a way to be good again." Is redemption really possible? Can someone come back from "evil" behaviour?
Ch.2
- Three father/son relationships are portrayed in this chapter: Amir/Baba, Hassan/Ali and Amire/Rahim. What characterizes each relationship? You could answer these questions in the form of a diagram or labeled drawing.
- The Hazaras are described in many different ways - describe these and then speculate on the why's and the reasons for this discrimination.
Ch.3
- Describe Baba. Why does Amir sometimes hate him?
- Describe Amir. Why does Baba sometimes hate him?
- How do the traditional expectations for the roles of men play into the ideas of the novel so far?
- "Children aren't colouring books. You don't get to colour them in with your favourite colours." Respond/react to this thought.
Ch.1
- Can you bury the past? Amir begins the novel by suggesting that "the past always claws its way out." Why do you think he feels this way? Do you agree?
- Rahim suggests to Amir that "there is a way to be good again." Is redemption really possible? Can someone come back from "evil" behaviour?
Ch.2
- Three father/son relationships are portrayed in this chapter: Amir/Baba, Hassan/Ali and Amire/Rahim. What characterizes each relationship? You could answer these questions in the form of a diagram or labeled drawing.
- The Hazaras are described in many different ways - describe these and then speculate on the why's and the reasons for this discrimination.
Ch.3
- Describe Baba. Why does Amir sometimes hate him?
- Describe Amir. Why does Baba sometimes hate him?
- How do the traditional expectations for the roles of men play into the ideas of the novel so far?
- "Children aren't colouring books. You don't get to colour them in with your favourite colours." Respond/react to this thought.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Afghan History Nutshell
The novel takes place from 1970's - 2002. But the novel refers back to history from the early 20th century...
Here is a nutshell overview:
- Prior to 1919 owned by England (a colony)
- 1919 King declared independance
- USSR was the first country to accept the new country
- 1920's various regimes, turmoil
- 1933 - 1973 Monarchy ruled by King Zahir Shah
- 1973 Coup. Prince Dahoud seizes power, Republic with "elected" president (the prince). Lots of corruption. Russians upset because they has been able to use the King as their puppet. The newly declared President was less willing to listen to them. A tense time.
- 1978 Violent overthrow. Prince/president Dahoud and his entire family murdered by Russions. PDPA (People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan) declared (but run by Russions and corrupt Afghanis) Marxist.
- conservative social and political changes begin to occur... infighting... more turmoil
- 1989 Russians withdraw (post-cold-war Berlin wall falls)
- PDPA remains in power
- 1992 converts to Islamic state
- Violent in-fighting... culture, architecture, economy all begin to crumble...
- After Sept. 11, 2001 - US, CAN, BRITs invade...
Here is a nutshell overview:
- Prior to 1919 owned by England (a colony)
- 1919 King declared independance
- USSR was the first country to accept the new country
- 1920's various regimes, turmoil
- 1933 - 1973 Monarchy ruled by King Zahir Shah
- 1973 Coup. Prince Dahoud seizes power, Republic with "elected" president (the prince). Lots of corruption. Russians upset because they has been able to use the King as their puppet. The newly declared President was less willing to listen to them. A tense time.
- 1978 Violent overthrow. Prince/president Dahoud and his entire family murdered by Russions. PDPA (People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan) declared (but run by Russions and corrupt Afghanis) Marxist.
- conservative social and political changes begin to occur... infighting... more turmoil
- 1989 Russians withdraw (post-cold-war Berlin wall falls)
- PDPA remains in power
- 1992 converts to Islamic state
- Violent in-fighting... culture, architecture, economy all begin to crumble...
- After Sept. 11, 2001 - US, CAN, BRITs invade...
Monday, February 28, 2011
Afghan History and Chapter 3
1) Announcements - still have to do a story test... Thursday...
Yesterday - Do you have the unit overview?
2) History Notes - Afghanistan in a nutshell
3) Teacher Reading - Chapter 3
4) Silent Reading - I will assign pages...
5) Journal/Work Time
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Kite Runner Begins...
A Block1) Silent Reading
2) Hedonism vs. Altruism... a slippery spectrum...
3) Afghanistan - What do you already know?
4) Library - take out The Kite Runner
5) Read first chapters - out loud - discuss
6) Unit Overview - handout and discuss
Tomorrow: Afghan History and next chapters...
Friday, November 19, 2010
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