South Pasadena High School
October 2022
Honors English 10-Period 5
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"The Kite Runner" Ch.1 Close Reading
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Exit Slip: How does the use of diction create a sense of foreboding?
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"The Kite Runner" Intro Vocabulary
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"The Kite Runner" Ch.1 Close Reading
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Do Now 9/27: What are Amir’s religious views? How do these views cause conflict? According to Baba, what is the only sin? What concerns about Amir does Baba express to Rahim Khan? How does Amir feel overhearing this discussion?
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"The Kite Runner" Intro Vocabulary
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Do Now 9/29: What happens between Assef/Wali/Kamal and Amir/Hassan? What does Assef threaten them? Hassan has plastic surgery to be able to smile “normally” by the following winter. Why does Amir think that is ironic?
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"The Kite Runner" Reading Quiz (Ch.1-5)
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Do Now 10/4: Write 1-5 original sentences using the following words: Sovereignty Terrorism Fundamentalism Nation-state Coup d’etat
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Marxist Criticism Introduction
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Do Now 10/6: Please answer the following questions in complete sentences: What would you like the class to STOP doing? What would you like the class to START doing? What would you like the class to SUSTAIN?
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Marxist Criticism Notes
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"The Kite Runner" Ch. 7 Discussion
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Do Now 10/10: 1. What gift does Amir receive from Hassan and Ali? How does this gift make him feel? 2. What does Amir realize when Ali looks at him in "his cold, unforgiving way"? 3. In your opinion, why does Amir treat Hassan poorly in chapters 8-9?
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Chapter 8 Close Reading Exercise
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Vocabulary Chart
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Do Now 10/12: On page 116, Baba says "tell him I'll take a thousand of his bullets before I let this indecency take place." What memory flashes before Amir as he hears this? How are Baba and Amir contrasted in this scene?
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Do Now 10/14: What are TWO good things that happened this week? What is ONE challenge you faced this week? What are you looking forward to this weekend?
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Introduction to Postcolonialism
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Do Now 10/18: Review the vocabulary words from chapters 10-11 that you examined last Wednesday. Write 1-5 original sentences using the words you identified.
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"The Kite Runner" Reading Quiz (Ch. 10-13)
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Archetypal Criticism Notes and Analysis Questions
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Do Now 10/20: What is one character archetype we see in The Kite Runner? What is the reason for Hosseini to use this archetype in his novel? What added layer of meaning does this archetype give the text?
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Exit Slip 10/24: Analyze the following quote through the feminist lens. “I wondered if her [Soraya’s] father had told her, maybe she had asked him. I immediately dismissed both scenarios as absurd. Fathers and sons could talk freely about women. But no Afghan girl–no decent and mohtaram [respectable] Afghan girl, at least–queried her father about a young man” (Hosseini 147).
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Feminist Criticism Notes and Analysis Questions
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Do Now 10/24: Take a look at the image on the board and answer the following questions: What do you notice in the image to the right? What’s one thing you wonder about the image? What do you think is the overall message of the image?
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Feminist Criticism Notes and Analysis Questions
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"The Kite Runner" Reading Quiz (Ch. 14-19)
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Do Now 10/26: Watch the video as a class and answer the following questions in complete sentences: What initially sparked the current protests in Iran? Why are women primarily leading the protests in Iran? How is the treatment of women in Iran similar to the treatment of women under the Taliban in Afghanistan?
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Do Now 10/28: Please answer the following questions in complete sentences: What would you do if you won the lottery? In general, is winning the lottery good or bad? Why?
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Vocabulary Chart (Ch. 20-22)
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Do Now 11/1: How has Assef changed from the beginning of the book until the end? How is Assef “defeated” in the brawl with Amir? Why is this significant? Given what we know about Assef now, why does Hosseini include the rape scene earlier in the book? What might the rape symbolize?
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Do Now 11/3: What are TWO good things that happened this week? What is ONE challenge you faced this week? What is ONE thing you’re looking forward to this weekend?
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