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The Kite Runner: What is Afghanistan Like Today? ActivityThe Kite Runner: What is Afghanistan Like Today? Activity
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9th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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The Kite Runner: What is Afghanistan Like Today?

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After completing Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner, readers research a topic of interest and prepare a five-minute presentation, and share their findings with the class.

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Concepts

reading comprehension, reading comprehension strategies

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Use the research assignment as an opportunity to teach class members how to evaluate sites

Classroom Considerations

  • While the idea of researching conditions in Afghanistan today is engaging, the activity presumes class members not only know how to search, but also how to evaluate sites

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  • The assignment affords individuals an opportunity to select and research a topic of interest to them

Cons

  • No rubric for the project is included
  • The assignment sheet would need to be recreated to eliminate usage and grammar errors

 

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