SWBAT make and support predictions with commentary by writing a Jumpstart. SWBAT confirm predictions by reading and discussing the novel. SWBAT define vocabulary words by completing a crossword puzzle. Vocabulary: See Ch. 8-13 Vocabulary Glossary Essential Questions: Were your predictions correct?
Jumpstart: Author’s Choice
Read Kite Runner, Chapter 13, pages 166-176
KR Ch 8-13 Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle
SWBAT compare and contrast plot events and characters by reading and writing concrete details and commentary. Vocabulary: concrete detail, commentary, compare, contrast Essential Questions: How are Soraya and Amir’s pasts similar?
Jumpstart: (1st hour: read pages 150-151) Why does Soraya want to become a teacher? What specific experience helped shape her decision? How does her experience contrast with Amir’s experience with Hassan?
Read Kite Runner, Chapter 12.
