World Book Club -Interview with Khaled Hosseini

Finally, the World Book Club is airing the interview.

Debating topics - 9 and 11 June

These are choices from the link in the bar on the left under 'debates'.

Euthanasia has already been proposed. Add your proposals here in reply and vote in the poll - debating topics.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/ethics/

Assignment 3 - creative writing - point of view

Home assignment - due 21st May.

Assignment updates

We will continue to prepare for the following assignments in class.

• Assignment 3 - descriptive writing - point of view (home). This will be due May 21st. Details to follow.
• Assignment 4 - report on chapter of novel (class) - Monday 26th May. This is based on an excerpt from the Kite Runner, requiring your interpretation of its relevance and its meanings.
• Debates - 9/11th June. See poll on choice of debating topics and also the suggested topics in the link I have given under DEBATES:

• RESEARCH PROJECT - REPORT based on either on novel or forum contribution, incorporating contributions to blog discussion and research. Book report due 28th May.
• Assignment 5 - argumentative article - June 16
• ORALS 23/25 (see schedule)

Presentations: Well you did these on Afghanistan. Or would you like another opportunity?

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