5H Kite Runner ch1-21

Discussion of book
1. Discuss what happens in the chapter
2. Pinpoint important events in chapter
3. Answer and discuss questions in reader
4. Answer question in LessonUp (in line with SE questions)
5. Once a week explore context to enhance understanding

ALWAYS: Take notes on events/characters/themes!
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Discussion of book
1. Discuss what happens in the chapter
2. Pinpoint important events in chapter
3. Answer and discuss questions in reader
4. Answer question in LessonUp (in line with SE questions)
5. Once a week explore context to enhance understanding

ALWAYS: Take notes on events/characters/themes!

Slide 1 - Slide

Depth of discussion dependent on how much you read and how actively you participate!! If you don't, you'll know very little by the end. If you do, you'll have all info you need to do well on the SE.
Ch. 2 - Give 1 characteristic of Hassan:
ex. he is positive, because he was born smiling (p. 10)

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Ch 3 - "you can't love a person who lives that way without fearing them too" (p. 15) Why? Use textual evidence.

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Ch.4: "What does he know, that illiterate Hazara? He'll never be anything but a cook. How dare he critize you?" (p.32) Explain Amir's emotions.

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Ch.5: What does Amir realize Assef is? What examples for this are given in this chapter?

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Ch.6: Why is Amir often cruel to Hassan? Give an example of this from the book.

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Ch.7: Do you consider Hassan a loyal friend to Amir, why yes/no? And vice versa?

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Ch.8: How does Amir deal with his guilt towards Hassan? Give an example.

Slide 8 - Open question

This chapter is about the alley incident, that scars both boys forever, but for very different reasons:

Hassan - gets abused
Amir - turned his back on the one boy who's always had his because he was too chicken. Can you blame him though?
Ch.9: Why is Baba's response to Hassan stealing surprising here? Explain.

Slide 9 - Open question

This chapter is about the alley incident, that scars both boys forever, but for very different reasons:

Hassan - gets abused
Amir - turned his back on the one boy who's always had his because he was too chicken. Can you blame him though?
Ch.10: What does the escape to Pakistan teach us about Baba as a person? Give a concrete example.

Slide 10 - Open question

This chapter is about the horrors of immigration! Comparable to the horrors of refugee camps in Greece and Spain and Italy. People don't flee for nothing. Why did Baba and Amir flee? note that they gave up literally everything : left with two suitcases...foreshadowing of their life to come.

Slide 11 - Video

Relate info in video to what you've read about in the book so far.
Questions ch.11-15
Ch.11 - adjusting to life in the US, Amir graduates and continues to study creative writing, flea market San Jose
Ch.12 - the mating dance between Amir & Soraya, Baba's cancer, Soraya opening up to Amir
Ch.13 - the marriage proposal, the wedding, Baba passing away, trying to get pregnant
Ch.14 - Rahim Khan's call that there's 'a way to be good again'
Ch.15 - Meeting up with Rahim Khan & bit of context/history

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Ch.11: What does Baba give Amir as a graduation present? How do both feel? Give textual evidence.

Slide 13 - Open question

This chapter is about the horrors of immigration! Comparable to the horrors of refugee camps in Greece and Spain and Italy. People don't flee for nothing. Why did Baba and Amir flee? note that they gave up literally everything : left with two suitcases...foreshadowing of their life to come.
Ch.12: Give one example of how Amir courts Soraya. What does this tell us about him?

Slide 14 - Open question

This chapter is about the horrors of immigration! Comparable to the horrors of refugee camps in Greece and Spain and Italy. People don't flee for nothing. Why did Baba and Amir flee? note that they gave up literally everything : left with two suitcases...foreshadowing of their life to come.
Ch 13: Name 1 difference between Soraya and her father. Give an example of this from the book.

Slide 15 - Open question

This chapter is about the alley incident, that scars both boys forever, but for very different reasons:

Hassan - gets abused
Amir - turned his back on the one boy who's always had his because he was too chicken. Can you blame him though?
Chapter 14 brings us back to the opening of the book: the telephone call from Rahim Khan. What is Rahim asking Amir to do?

Slide 16 - Open question

This chapter is about the alley incident, that scars both boys forever, but for very different reasons:

Hassan - gets abused
Amir - turned his back on the one boy who's always had his because he was too chicken. Can you blame him though?
Ch.15: What does Amir say about clichés? Why does Amir use the cliché about "an elephant in the room" to describe his meeting with Rahim Khan?

Slide 17 - Open question

This chapter is about the alley incident, that scars both boys forever, but for very different reasons:

Hassan - gets abused
Amir - turned his back on the one boy who's always had his because he was too chicken. Can you blame him though?
TIMELINE
AFGHANISTAN:
1. Rule of the Kings (1933-1973)
2. The Republic (1973-1992)
3. The Islamic State (1992-2004)


When's Amir where during these periods?

Slide 18 - Slide

Time given for this depends on available time.

Instruction about 10-15 minutes?
Exercise about 10 minutes?
Individual assignment + homework remaining time (can also be done at home if need be)
Ch. 16: What most important thing
does Hassan teach Sohrab? Why do you think he did that?

Slide 19 - Mind map

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Chapter 17 : Why does Rahim Kahn say;
we both know it has to be you?

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Ch.18: In what way are Baba and Amir more alike then he'd thought all these years (p.209)? Give an example from the book for each.

Slide 21 - Open question

This chapter is about the alley incident, that scars both boys forever, but for very different reasons:

Hassan - gets abused
Amir - turned his back on the one boy who's always had his because he was too chicken. Can you blame him though?
Ch.19: What did Farid assume about Amir returning to Afghanistan? How does Amir prove him right/wrong?

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Ch.20: How's Kabul different from before? Give an example from the beginning of the book and from chapter 20.

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AMERICA
  1. Baba loved the idea of America (p.116)
  2. Baba's job; food stamps (p.121); flea markets on the weekends; Mr. Nguyen and ID
  3. Amir: "If for nothing else, for that, I embraced America" (p.126)
    


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Graduation present & emotions?

Grand Torino
"I wanted to say more, tell him how touched I was bu his act of kindness, how much I appreciated all that.... A pair of steel hands closed around my windpipe at..."

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Ch 11: What does Amir want to study in college? What's Baba's reaction?

"I didn't want to sacrifice for Baba anymore. The last time I had done that, I had damned myself."  (p.124-125)

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TALIBAN (chapter 16)
Expectations Taliban:
"Peace at last."
"Yes, hope is a strange thing." p 185

Reality Taliban:
"They don't let you be human" p. 183
     e.g. ? p. 184

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Ch.20: What do they learn about the orphanage?

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Ch.21: What do we learn about the Talib Amir is looking for here?

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2. QUICK QUESTION
How does Amir feel after he graduated in America? Give one example from the book as evidence for this.

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2. QUICK QUESTION
How does Amir feel after he graduated in America? Give one example from the book as evidence for this.

He feels ......
We know this because in the book he .....(details!!)

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Afghanistan = home?
How are the people towards Amir?

How is Kabul different from before?



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Kabul is distroyed by the war
- beggars
- homes are ruined
- trees cut down
- smells different
Orphanage
Comparable to Baba's orphanage?

Why yes/no?

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many children and many mouths to feed
in return for money, the director let the Taliban take a child
Sohrab was at the orphanage
Sohrab was taken by the Taliban member
Taliban
How would you describe the Taliban on the basis of the book?

Think of what Rahim Kahn told Amir, as well as what he sees/hears while there

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'beard patrol'
cruelty:
- flogging
- stoning to death
- slaves
- people being hanged
Amir - Assef - Sohrab
Why do they fight? What has each to gain?


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Turns out Assef has taken Sohrab
Amir fights Assef
In the end Sohrab fires his slingshot at Assef and blinds Assef
Amir is badly wounded
The worst laceration is to his upper lip
Rahim Khan's letter
What do we learn from Rahim Khan's letter?

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Confirms Rahim Khan knew what happened
Amir should judge himself too harshly
Baba felt guilt and also tried to redeem himself
Amir should forgive himself
Sohrab
Name at least 5 events that have influenced who Sohrab has become up till now

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The adoptive couple does not exist
Amir decides he and Soraya could adopt
Difficult because no official death certificate
for Sohrab's parents
Soraya helps in this process: uncle works at IND
Amir promises Sohrab to never put him in an orphanage
The easiest adoption route in through an orphanage
Sohrab tries to commit suicide
"for you a thousand times over"
What does this mean?

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full circle
Amir would do anything for Sohrab
like Hassan would have done anything for Amir