Characterization: The Kite Runner September 26

Warm – Up Grab Your Notebooks Grab a textbook 3. Answer the following: Describe a time in your life when you were teased. How did you feel? Or Describe a time in your life when you teased others. How did the other person feel?

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Discuss 1. What’s the difference between teasing in a friendly way and teasing in a cruel way? 2. Why do friends sometimes tease each other? 3. How can doing so harm a friendship?

Today’s Text Title: The Kite Runner Pages: 150 - 154 Author: Khaled Hosseni Citation: Author’s Last Name and Page No. Example: (Hosseini 151)

Our Purpose To examine how an author develops a character using their actions, words, and the words of others.

Unit 2 Reading Guide Title and Pages Characters Setting Point of View Plot Main Idea  Cranes p. 132-136  Songsam Tokchae Korea @ 38th parallel  3rd Person Omniscient  Two Friends are on opposite sides of the war. Songsam takes his friend into custody Thinks back to their experiences Sets Friend Free  True friendship is stronger than our political allegiances  The Kite Runner  Khaled Hosseini  Kabul, Afghanistan   

Fiction Checklist: Pick One from Each As I Start: From whose perspective is this story told? Who are the characters? What do I know about them? Where is the story set? As I read: What is the mood of the story? What do the characters or setting look like? What do I predict will happen to the characters at the end? What is the central conflict? When I finish: What happens in the story? What message or point is the author trying to make? What am I supposed to understand after reading this?

Character Analysis: Hassan What does he say: What does he do: What does Amir say about him:

Open the Book “From the Kite Runner” Page 151 Let’s examine the text

Do Your Job You Will: Read “The Kite Runner” p. 151-154 As you read: Write down page and paragraph numbers that describe Hassan Answer your chosen fiction questions Complete a character analysis chart for Hassan and cite your examples

Character Analysis: Hassan What does he say: What does he do: What does Amir say about him:

Making an Inference Look over your characterization chart and your peers’ Discuss what you found Based on what details we have about Hasaan, what can we infer about Amir’s feelings towards Hasaan?

Question What’s the difference between a fact and an opinion?

Non-Fiction Selection Text: The Kite Runner: a Servant’s Son Review P. 155-156 Author: Edward Hower Answer the following: Provide 2 examples of fact from the selection Provide 2 examples of opinion from the selection How well does the writer support his opinions with evidence from the text?

Exit Based on what you’ve read today: Does having valuable relationships enable a person to handle difficulties or challenges? Use one example from the text to support your view.