CHAPTER 10 • 5 YEARS HAVE PASSED SINCEAMIR’S 13 TH BIRTHDAY PARTY • AFGHANISTAN HAS CHANGED AND IS NOW NOT SAFE • AMIR AND BABA ARE REFUGES SEEKING SAFETY • AMIR DESCRIBES SPECIFIC ENCOUNTERS WITH SOLDIERS AND OTHER REFUGES • DISCUSSION: ANOTHER SIDE OF BABA
CHAPTER 11 • CHAPTER 11: THE STORY JUMPS FORWARD IN TIMEB. ABA AND AMIR ARE IN FREMONT, CALIFORNIA, WHERE THEY HAVE LIVED FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS. • THE AUDIENCE IS INTRODUCED TOMR. NGUYEN, A CONVENIENCE STORE OWNER IN FREMONT. • BABA IS ANGERED BY MR. NGUYEN WHEN HE ASKS FORBABA’S ID.
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CHAPTER 12 • •
WITH A PARTNER • DESCRIBE TYPICAL AMERICAN RELATIONSHIPS: • HOW THEY MIGHT BEGIN • WHAT AN ENGAGEMENT IS LIKE • WHAT A WEDDING IS LIKE • COMPARE THESE ASPECTS TO WHAT WE LEARNED OFAMIR AND SORAYA’S RELATIONSHIP: • HOW DID THEIR RELATIONSHIP BEGIN? • WHAT WAS THEIR ENGAGEMENT LIKE? • WHAT WAS THEIR WEDDING LIKE?
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CHAPTER 14 • CHAPTER 14 BEGINS, CHRONOLOGICALLY SPEAKING, WHERECHAPTER 1 LEFT OFF. • HOSSEINI USES A FLASHBACK IN CHAPTERS 2 -13 TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENTS OF AMIR’S LIFE THAT HAVE LEAD TO THIS POINT IN 2001.
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THE KITE PROJECT • REQUIREMENTS: 1. (2) PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS (OF THE CHARACTER) 2. (2) PERSONALITY TRAITS (2 OF YOUR CHARACTER AND 2 OF YOU) 3. (2) QUOTES FROM THE CHARACTER- DESCRIBING HIM 4. (1) QUOTE THAT REPRESENTS “YOU” (CAN BE A SONG LYRIC OR FAMOUS QUOTE) 5. MAKE IT COLORFUL 6. CAN BE ANY “KITE” SHAPE 7. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER: 1) WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS CHARACTER? 2) HOW ARE YOU LIKE THIS CHARACTER? 3) HOW ARE YOU DIFFERENT?