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