SWBAT analyze flashbacks by writing a Jumpstart. SWBAT analyze character development and themes by reading and discussing plot events.
Vocabulary: flashback
Essential Questions:
Jumpstart: Review chapters 1-8. Find and describe two flashbacks from two different chapters. What important information do we learn from those flashbacks?
SWBAT analyze character traits by reading and discussing plot events.
Vocabulary: characterization-the art of creating and developing characters
Essential Questions: How does Khaled Hosseini continue to develop his characters?
Jumpstart: Think back to the research we conducted on Afghanistan. List three to five things that you learned during that research that have given you a deeper understanding of The Kite Runner.
Read Chapters 8 and 9. Discuss character developments.
