Book report assignment due May 28th

Kite Runner resources

Just a few links I have come across - they 'link' back to thé power point we saw in class:
Election candidate - Sabrina Sagheb
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/05/south_asia_afghan_election_candidate/html/1.stm
One day in Afghanistan
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4238042.stm38042.stm
Frida's notebook on Afghanistan
http://www.fridasnotebook.typepad.com/
Panorama – taking on the Taliban
http://search.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/search/results.pl?tab=av&q=Afghanistan&recipe=all&start=18&scope=all
History of Afghan conflict
http://search.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/search/results.pl?tab=av&q=Afghanistan&recipe=all&start=1&scope=all&link=previousbin/search/results.pl?tab=av&q=Afghanistan&recipe=all&start=1&scope=all&link=previous
Interview with Khaled Hoseini
•http://search.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/search/results.pl?tab=av&q=Afghanistan&recipe=all&start=1&scope=all&link=previousbin/search/results.pl?tab=av&q=Afghanistan&recipe=all&start=1&scope=all&link=previous

The Kite Runner - Task 1. Background Research - presentations

TASK 1. BACKGROUND RESEARCH - presentations (WEDNESDAY 30th April).

In your blog groups, to explore the religions, ethnic groups and cultures, role of men and women, war and politics and immigrants: Prepare a short presentation - 20 minutes maximum per group.

You could include:

1. A quiz to test background understanding of Afghanistan and its peoples.

2. Images/videos /maps of Afghanistan and its peoples.

3. A trip along the paths that the novel The Kite Runner follows.

RESOURCES
The Outsiders The Hazara people, from The National Geographic – February 2008
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/02/afghanistan-hazara/phil-zabriskie-text.html

Hazaras - London http://208.65.153.251/watch?v=DbHMnVfuqb0
maps of the regions - ethnic groups in Afghanistan
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/landincrisis/ethnic.html

Country profiles
http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_afghanistan.html
Pashtuns
http://java.nationalgeographic.com/studentatlas/clickup/pashtun.html

Change slow for Afghan Women
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/03/0312_020312_afghanwomen.html

Now read the article about the woman in the photo!
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/03/0311_020312_sharbat.html

Photograph by Steve McCurry

Creative Writing Workshop - final call

A PRACTICAL, DYNAMIC WORKSHOP

Monday 14th April

12.00 – 14.00

Room 202

Limited to 20 participants

3 euros per person. First 20 to reserve their place and pay entrance fee to Ricardo Marques ricardo.marques@fcsh.unl.pt

Janice Russell is a freelance writer and coaching consultant. She is well published in the UK in counselling, has one self published novel, and gained an MA Creative Writing in the UK. She now lives in the Algarve, and is the President of Network, the association for women working in the Algarve. Janice will be presenting a dynamic workshop, in English, on writing from different perspectives.

e-mail questions to Khaled Hosseini

WORLD BOOK CLUB
A chance to put questions to the author of the Kite Runner,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/world_book_club.shtml

You need to e-mail your questions well in advance of the programme date.
If you'd like to take part in a future World Book Club, here's your chance.
Please send us in questions for Khaled Hosseini discussing The Kite Runner on April 10th.Go to the link above to find the sumission form.

Before you post questions to THE WORLD BOOK CLUB, discuss what you would like to ask the author in your small group blogs.

Assignment 2 - due 16th April

We still have a little more work to do in preparation for this, but articles used in class will hel you with ideas.

Do check out the raphic organisers for brainstorming your ideas under cause- effect:

http://gotoscience.com/Graphic_Organizers.html#Printable-Cause_and_Effect-Graphic_Organizers.html

Creative Writing Workshop

Places are limited to 20. Check if there are any left with Ricardo Marques. A small fee to contribute.

assignment 1 - summary response

This was handed out in class on Wednesday 12th March. You can get the 1st article from me via e-mail or use the link to the 2nd suggested article.