Monday, March 30, 2009 March 30, 2009

SWBAT review plot events and characters in Chapters 1-4 by completing a study guide and watching the DVD.

Vocabulary:

Essential Questions:

• Jumpstart: Throughout Chapter 4, we learn more about Amir’s relationship with Hassan. How would you describe their relationship? How does Amir treat Hassan? Find a CD from Chapter 4 that supports your interpretation of their relationship.

• KR Vocab Glossary Ch. 1-7 due today

• Watch Chapters 1-4 on DVD (30 minutes)

Friday, March 27, 2009 March 27, 2009

SWBAT analyze character relationships by reading passages and discussing.

Vocabulary: mullah, aficianados, imbecile, hone, beneficient, coup d’etat, guileless, hierarchy, impeccable, integrity, irony, monarchy, morose, nuances, republic, sociopath, viable

Essential Questions: Why is the relationship between Amir and Hassan so complicated?

• No Jumpstart

• Chapter 4 Reading Quiz

• Chaper 4 Passages and Discussion

  • pages 25-26 and 27-28

• KR Vocab Glossary Ch. 1-7 due Monday at the beginning of class.

Thursday, March 26, 2009 March 26, 2009

SWBAT organize information to create a visual representation by working in groups to make a  relationship tree.

SWBAT use resources (a dictionary) to define words by writing definitions on a glossary.

Vocabulary: mullah, aficianados, imbecile, hone, beneficient, coup d’etat, guileless, hierarchy, impeccable, integrity, irony, monarchy, morose, nuances, republic, sociopath, viable

Essential Questions: How are the main characters connected to each other? What do our vocabulary words mean?

• Jumpstart: Baba tells Amir there is only one sin–theft. “When you kill a man, you steal a life. You steal his wife’s right to a husband, rob his children of his father. When you tell a lie, you steal someone’s right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness” (18). Do you agree with Baba? Why or why not?

• Reading Quiz over Chapter 3 reading homework.

• Kite Runner Relationship Tree

• KR Vocab Glossary Ch. 1-7: Use a dictionary to find meanings of the rest of our words.

• Homework: Read Chapter 4, pages 24-34. Continue taking notes on the characters on the KR Who’s Who? chart.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 March 25, 2009

SWBAT analyze the author’s use of direct and indirect characterization by reading and recording information on a graphic organizer.

Vocabulary: cleft lip, unatoned, sallow, ethnic, Mongoloid, mullah, aficianados, imbecile, hone, beneficient

Essential Questions:  How do we learn what a character looks like? How do we learn about a character’s personality?

• Jumpstart: Review pages 1-2 of The Kite Runner. Select one CD that stood out to you and write commentary about it. To write commentary, consider what is so striking about the quote. Or, make a prediction.  

• Read Chapters 2-3 (pages 3-23). Take notes on of what we learn about characters (Amir, Hassan, Ali, Baba, Rahim Khan) on the KR Who’s Who? chart.

• KR Vocab Glossary Ch. 1-7 : Use a dictionary to find definitions of the remaining words. (coup d’etat, guileless, hierarchy, impeccable, integrity, irony, monarchy, morose, nuances, republic, sociopath, viable)

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 March 24, 2009

SWBAT analyze the author’s use of direct and indirect characterization by reading and recording information on a graphic organizer.

Vocabulary: cleft lip, unatoned, sallow, ethnic, Mongoloid, mullah, aficianados, imbecile, hone

Essential Questions:  How do we learn what a character looks like? How do we learn about a character’s personality?

• Jumpstart: Use three of our vocabulary words in a complete sentence, using your glossary if you need to.

• The Kite Runner

  • KR Anticipation Guide

  • Book Distribution and Disclaimers

  • Begin reading. Keep track of characters’ physical and personality character traits on the KR Who’s Who? chart.

  • KR Vocab Glossary Ch. 1-7: Use a dictionary to find the definitions of the words.