Assignments

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29	30 "The Kite Runner" Chapter 7 Discussion 10:10 AM Do Now 9/30: “Marxism alone can explain why and how a given tendency in art has originated in a given period of history; in other words, who it was who made a demand for such an artistic form and not for another, and why” (Leon Trotsky). What does this quote mean? Why do you think "The Kite Runner" was created in the 2000’s? Why was there “demand” for this story? 10:10 AM	1	2 Introduction to Postcolonialism 8:30 AM Do Now 10/2: “If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face – forever” (George Orwell). What is your interpretation of this quote? Do you think this is an accurate representation of the future? Why or why not? 10:10 AM	3	4 "The Kite Runner" Chapter 6-9 and Vocabulary Quiz 10:10 AM Do Now 10/4: Please answer the following questions in complete sentences: What would you like the class to STOP doing? What would you like the class to START doing? What would you like the class to SUSTAIN? 10:10 AM	5
6	7	8	9 "The Kite Runner" Chapters 10-11 Vocabulary 8:30 AM Do Now 10/9: Who has colonized Afghanistan in the past 100 years? How do characters in "The Kite Runner" demonstrate a colonial mindset? What seems to be Hosseini’s commentary on colonialism in "The Kite Runner"? 10:10 AM	10	11 Do Now 10/11: Review the vocabulary words from chapters 10-11 that you examined for homework earlier this week. Write 1-5 original sentences using the words you identified. 10:10 AM "The Kite Runner" Reading Quiz (Ch. 10-13) 10:10 AM	12
13	14	15 Do Now 10/15: “Please think…It was a shameful situation. People would talk. All that a man had back then, all that he was, was his honor, his name, and if people talked…We couldn’t tell anyone, surely you can see that” (Hosseini 223). What “situation” is Rahim Khan referencing? Why was this situation “shameful” to Baba? Why is Amir upset with Baba for how he handled this “situation”? 11 AM	16	17 Archetypal Criticism Notes and Application Questions 8:30 AM Do Now 10/17: What is one character archetype in The Kite Runner? What is the reason for Hosseini to use this archetype in his novel? What added layer of meaning does this archetype give the text? 10:10 AM Shame, Courage, and Fear Chart 9:55 AM	18	19
20	21 "The Kite Runner" Reading Quiz (Chapters 14-19) 10:10 AM Do Now 10/21: What do you notice in the image to the screen? What’s one thing you wonder about the image? What do you think is the overall message of the image? 10:10 AM	22	23 Feminist Lens Notes and Application Questions 8:30 AM Do Now 10:23: Analyze the following quote through the feminist lens. “I wondered if her [Soraya’s] father had told her, maybe she had asked him. I immediately dismissed both scenarios as absurd. Fathers and sons could talk freely about women. But no Afghan girl–no decent and mohtaram [respectable] Afghan girl, at least–queried her father about a young man” (Hosseini 147). 10:10 AM	24	25 Edpuzzle - ‘The Kite Runner’ Author: ‘My Heart Is Broken’ For The Afghan People 10:10 AM Do Now 10/25: What are TWO good things that happened this week? What’s one challenge you faced this week? What are you looking forward to this weekend? 10:10 AM	26
27	28	29 Vocabulary Chart (Chapters 20-24) 9:45 AM Do Now 10/29: At the beginning of chapter 23 (page 293) Amir recalls a vignette from an earlier chapter (page 287). What is the significance of the vignette from this earlier chapter? 11 AM	30	31 Do Now 10/31: What are some of your favorite scary stories (could be books, poems, movies, TV shows, etc.)? Choose one of the scary stories you mentioned above–what makes that story scary? What real life human fear does that story comment on? 10:10 AM	1	2