Eng 4 9/11 Tuesday 9/12 Wed AGENDA Mrs. Bly Room 323

Attendance (turn in phones) Homework due today: Read Kite Ch. 3 & 4 Agenda Attendance (turn in phones) Homework due today: Read Kite Ch. 3 & 4 Journal #2 Kite Runner Kite Introduction PPT Do SQ- Ch. 1 & 2 in groups Stamp/ Review Start Ch. 3-5 Study Questions

Journal #1 Kite Runner (Ch. 3-4)  In Chapter 4, Amir confesses, “The curious thing was, I never thought of Hassan and me as friends either. Not in the usual sense, anyhow. Never mind that we taught each other to ride a bicycle...build a camera….spent entire winters flying kites… Never mind any of those things. Because history isn’t easy to overcome. Neither is religion. In the end, I was a Pashtun and he was a Hazara. I was Sunni and he was Shi’a, and nothing was ever going to change that. Nothing” (25). 1. However, then Amir admits: “But we were kids who learned to crawl together, and no history, ethnicity, society, or religion was going to change that either” (25). Explain the impact that living in the hierarchal culture has impacted BOTH the character Amir and Hassan. WHY is history hard to overcome? CAN we overcome these divisions? HOW? 2. What does Rahim Khan mean when he says, “Children aren’t coloring books. You don’t get to fill them with your favorite colors” (21). Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not? Explain. What kind of child do you think Baba expected? Does Amir fit his expectations? Explain. Discuss Amir’s relationship with his father. Can you relate to Amir? Why or why not? If you decide to have children, what do you expect your own children will be like?

PROMPT in big font 1. However, then Amir admits: “But we were kids who learned to crawl together, and no history, ethnicity, society, or religion was going to change that either” (25). Explain the impact that living in the hierarchal culture has impacted BOTH the character Amir and Hassan. WHY is history hard to overcome? CAN we overcome these divisions? HOW? 2. What does Rahim Khan mean when he says, “Children aren’t coloring books. You don’t get to fill them with your favorite colors” (21). Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not? Explain. What kind of child do you think Baba expected? Does Amir fit his expectations? Explain. Discuss Amir’s relationship with his father. Can you relate to Amir? Why or why not? If you decide to have children, what do you expect your own children will be like?

Complete the guided notes as we go through the power point. Kite Introduction PPT THIS BOOK IS FICTION Complete the guided notes as we go through the power point. Fill in the blanks Last page is list of characters

BREAK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No5JviJiRSk

Finish Ch. 1 & 2 Study Questions (SQs) Using your book, complete the entire section for chapters 1 & 2. Work with your table group or on your own I will stamp at the end of class If you finish, begin the SQ for Ch. 3-5

Homework 1. Read Ch. 5 & 6 in The Kite Runner 2. Literature Quiz next class- chapters 1-6 -10 questions 3. Submit your final paragraph by Midnight TONIGHT (A- day) 4. You can still purchase the Kite Runner book for +5 E.C. NOTE: I am NOT collecting the Station 11 character chart. That was for you to use to write the paragraph. I am also not collecting the Discussion Questions. I gave everyone full credit for the worksheet. On Aeries, you should have two grades for it 5/5 & 5/5.