March 23, 2020

Objective:  I can be introduced to Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini and select to read either A Thousand Splendid Suns or The Kite Runner as well as review critical lenses and select one through which to read the book (RL11-12.10).
Agenda:

• Entry Task:   Print out a copy of My Essential Literature.  
• Take notes on Khaled Hosseini in the Author Information box, jotting down at least 5 facts about him from the Cultural Perspective prezi.
  • When watching the video (through 3:20), Hosseini is speaking to refugees--consider what advice he is giving to other immigrants.  Do you think what he says is true? Is there a willing audience for these stories?
• Read The New York Times reviews of A Thousand Splendid Suns and The Kite Runner
  • Be aware when making your decision:
    • The Kite Runner has a rape scene in Ch. 7 that is very difficult to read.  
    • A Thousand Splendid Suns deals with suicide, child-marriage, and domestic abuse throughout the text.  
    • I am telling you this, so you can  make an informed decision about what you are prepared to read.
  • Consider each option and select which you would prefer to read; write the title on your My Essential Literature.
    • ​If you choose one these books you will need to get a copy for yourself
      • Amazon (Thousand or Kite Runner) 
      • Check out Kite Runner eBook if you have a Spokane County library card
      • Listen on Audible (your first book is free)
      • There are readings of the chapters from each book on YouTube, but no promises on the quality (or accuracy) of those!  
    • If you absolutely cannot get a reading of one of these books, you should select a novel from this list at the bottom of this website (many of the older books from the early 1900s and back will be free or inexpensive on iTunes or Kindle because they are in the public domain).
      • Keep in mind if choosing this option:
        • What you should be doing with your book will be in this color in future posts.
        • There will be far less direction, so you will need to do some exploration of your own in order to be an active.
        • You will still need to complete My Essential Lit.
        • You will still need to complete the poetry essay and passage essay assigned for practice.
• Review video on the purpose of Critical Lenses in prezi then select one for your reading by reviewing the questions in the handout.  Label your selection on your My Essential Literature. 
  • ​If you are reading Kite or Thousand, Culture Studies, Marxist, or New Historical are recommended.

Exit Task:  Get a copy of your selected reading. If you are reading The Kite Runner, read through Ch. 8 for a week from today.  If you are reading A Thousand Splendid Suns, read through Ch. 15 (Part I) for a week from today. If you are reading another work, divide the chapters to be finished by April 22nd.