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“One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs,
Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.” 
― Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns


Essential Questions
     What makes good literature?
     What makes an effective reader?
     How can we come to understand an author's    purpose and perspective or point of view, as well as their impact on the reader?


Reading Schedule 2020-2021

Guided Reading Questions checked for completion and content on each scheduled "read by" date.

Our Reading Schedule and Guided Questions Due Dates

Chapters 1-5 and Chapters 6-10; pps 3-71 by Sunday, Nov 22
Blog Entries: Primary due Sunday 11/22 by 11:59PM and Secondary by Monday, 23 11:59PM
Chapters 11-15 and Chapters 16-20; pps 72-144 by Friday, Dec 4
Blog Entries: Primary due Friday 12/4 by 11:59PM and Secondary by Sunday, 12/6 11:59PM
Chapters 21-26 and Chapters 27-32; pps 145-234 by Friday, Dec11
Blog Entries: Primary due Friday 12/11 by 11:59PM and Secondary by Sunday, 12/13 11:59PM
Chapters 33-36 and Chapters 37-41; pps 235-311 by Friday, Dec 18
Blog Entries: Primary due Friday 12/18 by 11:59PM and Secondary by Sunday, 12/21 11:59PM
Chapters 42-47 and Chapters 48-51; pps 312-415 by Friday, Jan 8
Blog Entries: Primary due Friday 1/8 by 11:59PM and Secondary by Sunday, 1/10 11:59PM

Mid-Unit Summative Assessment due Tuesday, Dec 22-CANCELLED!

End-of-Unit  Summative Assessment due Sunday, January 17


[Note: While we will not necessarily discuss, sketch, write, review, or quiz with regard to the text on all of the days listed above, you are expected to stay on schedule and participate meaningfully in all class activities related to the novel.] 

PLEASE NOTE: There will be announced AND unannounced reading comprehension quizzes.


Agenda
“Like a compass needle that always points north, a man’s accusing finger always finds a woman. Always. You remember that, Mariam.”
  
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"She understood then what Nana meant, that a harami was an unwanted thing: that she, Mariam, was an illegitimate person who would never have legitimate claim to the things other people had, things such as love, family, home, acceptance."

​Mon 11/30
-Reintroduce both cohorts to one classroom
-Review Study Guide Questions and Blog Post Expectations
-HW: Begin reading Chapters 11-15

Tues 12/1
-Character Web Discussion (Mariam)
-Quote Inference Guide
-HW: Finish reading Chapters 11-15

Wed 12/2
-Character Web Discussion (Mariam)
-Quote Inference Guide
-Reading Quiz (Part 1)
-HW: Continue reading Chapters 16-20

Thurs 12/3
-Character Web Discussion (Laila)
-Quote Inference Guide
-HW: Finish reading Chapters 16-20

Fri 12/4
-Character Web Discussion (Laila)
-Quote Inference Guide
-HW: (1) ATSS Study Guide Questions-Google Classroom, AND (2) Primary Blog Entry by 11:59PM Friday and 2 Secondary Blog Entries by 11:59PM on Sunday
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Mon 12/7
-Houekeeping
-Comparative Essay due on December 22
           -Mariam and Laila Waterfall Discussion
-Reading Schedule
-What is a "pop" quiz?

​Tues 12/8
-Laila Character Web - ELMO
-Reading/Working Time
-Exit Pass: one question you have for the future of Mariam and Laila.
-HW: Finish Chs 21-26

Wed 12/9
-Finish Laila Discussion
-Quote Inference Guide
-Study Guide Questions
-Time to read in class
-HW: Begin reading Chs 27-32

Thurs 12/10
-Laila and Mariam Discussion
-Quote Infeerence Guide
-Study Guide Questions
-Time to read in class
-HW: Finish reading Chs 27-32

Fri 12/11
-Laila and Mariam Discussion
-Primary Blog Entry Composition
-HW: (1) ATSS Study Guide Questions-Google Classroom, AND (2) Primary Blog Entry by 11:59PM Friday and 2 Secondary Blog Entries by 11:59PM on Sunday
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Mon 12/14
-Part 2 Reading Comprehension Quiz
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-HW: Begin reading ATSS Chs 33-41 and review Blog Post for this week.

Tues 12/15
-Character Web Part 3 (Mariam and Laila)
-HW: Continue reading ATSS Chs 33-41 AND collect 2 quotes from your reading Part 3 (so far) to share with the class (one from a "Laila" chapter and one from a "Mariam" chapter.

Wed 12/16
-Taliban Podcast
-HW: Continue reading ATSS Chs 33-41

Thurs 12/17
-Talibam Podcast
-HW: Finish reading ATSS Chs 33-41

Fri 12/18
-Review of QUARTER 2 EXPECTATIONS
Discussion of Part 3 

-HW: Read through ALL Primary Blog Posts, select ONE of interest, reply to these by Sunday night at 11:59PM

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 Media Resources

AFGHANISTAN - The eyes of a People from DIGITAL MILL on Vimeo.

Beautiful Afghanistan from Marek Banyś on Vimeo.


The video below is students made and has some rather cliche background music, but the information and images are quite illuminating.

Footage of Interviews with Khaled Hosseini


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Click on the logo to the left to see Afghanistan in Transition, a short piece by photojournalist, Tyler Hicks

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Click on the logo to the left to listen to Moses Saman narrate a brief slideshow called Displaced in Afghanistan.


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Link to Historical Timeline in Afghanistan
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Link to the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
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Link to "In Afghanistan: Using Sports to Fill the Gender Gap"
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Link to "Skater Girls of Afghanistan"
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Link to "Learning guitar licks and other tricks at Afghanistan’s Rock School Kabul"


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Click photo to watch video: "Angelina Jolie in Afghanistan"
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Click photo to go to video: "UNHCR's Goodwill Ambassador, Angelina Jolie visited refugees from Myanmar and Afghanistan in India."
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Click photo to watch video: "UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie visits Afghanistan and calls for greater focus to be put on the reintegration of former refugees."

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Link to "Women in Afghanistan"

Important Documents

ckrwilliams-atss_dialectical_journal_assignment_overview.pdf
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ckrwilliams-atss-part1-discussionquestions.pdf
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ckrwilliams-atss-part2-discussionquestions.pdf
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ckrwilliams-atss-part3-discussionquestions.pdf
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ckrwilliams-atss-part4-discussionquestions.pdf
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atss-part12comparecontrastessay.docx
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ckrwilliams-atsssummativeassessment-lensandartifact1.doc
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poetry_explication_assignment.pdf
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