1. AGENDA FOCUS: What will our next book be focused on?
*Opening: Share Afghanistan Responses in Groups.
*Kite Runner Introduction with Pictures
*Apostrophe Hand Poem—sample(s), rubric
*Apostrophe Hand Poem Workshop
*Closing: share a great line
*HW: Apostrophe Hand Poem 1st Draft (reflection not needed) due Wednesday. Read chapters 1-4 for Tuesday.

2. AGENDA **Kite Runner Intro Handout
**Apostrophe Hand Poem Packet (from Friday)
**Kite Runner Books/Sign Out

3. Opening: Take out your Afghanistan papers
Opening: Take out your Afghanistan papers. Reread and highlight 2-3 things you learned that you want to share.
Now go around in your groups of 3-4 and discuss what you highlighted…

4. ANNOUNCEMENTS Read, Chapters 1-4 of The Kite Runner for Tuesday.
Turn in your Foster books, check out a Kite Runner…
Wednesday—the first draft of your Apostrophe Hand Poems are due!

5. KITE RUNNER PREVIEW What do we currently know about the Middle East?
Can I have some students share with the whole class?
Picture Response…six images, six responses in the boxes on the handout…

6. Picture #1

7. Picture #1
Kabul: our setting, which has snow, mountains, It is Afghanstan’s capital and largest city. It is 3,500 years old.

8. Picture #2

9. Picture #2 Pomegranates: a strong symbol in the story.
Sweet/Sour Fruit that grows on trees.

10. Picture #3

11. Picture #3
s, the Soviet Union entered Afghanistan and took over.
This is when Amir (our main character) and his father flee to America.
Afghanistan has had a rough past because the government has changed hands many, many times.

12. Picture #4

13. Picture #4
These are Shia Muslims. They have been persecuted as “infidels.”
They are descendants of the Mongolians (Asian decent) because of their slanted eye features—which makes them easy targets for persecution. They are called Hazaras.
The character Hassan and his father, Ali are Hazaras.

14. Picture #5

15. Picture #5
1 IN 700 CHILDREN HAVE THIS DEFECT, which is a cleft palate.
HASSAN HAS ONE, WHICH LATER GETS FIXED.
Think about Foster’s arguments…

16. Picture #6

17. Picture #6
In Afghanistan, kites are used in a competition where the flyers have to “cut” the kites with the glass powdered rope.
The bigger competition is when people “kite run” and go and find the cut kites that have fallen—it is a huge prize to find those kites.
From 1996 to 2001, the Taliban government in Afghanistan outlawed kite fighting, and kite flying, by declaring it "un-Islamic".

18. APOSTROPHE HAND POEM
We need to take a closer look at a sample of the Apostrophe Hand Poem and Reflection…
Take out your Apostrophe Hand Poem packets and look at my poem sample (this is not my favorite example, but it will show you how to structure, annotate, and reflect on it).
Read and discuss…

19. REQUIREMENTS! 1. You need to have at least five stanzas
2. You need to use poetic devices and techniques that we have learned from our first unit (like tone shift, diction, syntax, paradox, etc.)
3. You must annotate and label them when you turn in your final draft
4. You must include a reflection that explains some of the decisions you made when you wrote your poem.

20. RUBRIC and WORKshop
Read through the rubric so you know the expectations.
Wednesday—you need to have a first draft of the poem (I don’t need the reflection or annotations yet).
Workshop: you have the rest of today to work on the poem—brainstorm, write, etc.

21. CLOSING
What did you learn today about the Middle East? Everyone share one thing…
Homework: Read chapters 1-4, take notes for tomorrow. Apostrophe Hand Poem 1st Draft (reflection isn’t needed yet) due Wednesday.