THE KITE RUNNER-TASK 1.BACKGROUND RESEARCH FOR PRESENTATIONS

TASK 1. BACKGROUND RESEARCH

Presentations (Tuesday 29th April).

In your group blogs, to explore the religions, ethnic groups and cultures, role of men and women, war and politics and immigrants: Prepare a short presentation - 20 minutes maximum per group.

You could include:

1. A quiz to test background understanding of Afghanistan and its peoples.

2. Images/videos /maps of Afghanistan and its peoples.

3. A trip along the paths that the novel The Kite Runner follows.

RESOURCES :

The Outsiders The Hazara People, from The National Geographic – February 2008 :
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/02/afghanistan-hazara/phil-zabriskie-text.html

Afghanistan facts:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/south_asia/2004/afghanistan/default.stm

Hazaras - London http://208.65.153.251/watch?v=DbHMnVfuqb0
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/geopedia/Hazara_People

maps of the regions - ethnic groups in Afghanistan:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/landincrisis/ethnic.html

Country profiles :
http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_afghanistan.html

Pashtuns :
http://java.nationalgeographic.com/studentatlas/clickup/pashtun.html

Change slow for Afghan Women :
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/03/0312_020312_afghanwomen.html

Now read the article about the woman in the photo!

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/03/0311_020312_sharbat.html

Photograph by Steve McCurry

Grammar Book (might be useful-I'm not calling you dummies ;) !

A CHANCE TO PUT QUESTIONS TO KHALED HOSSEINI

WORLD BOOK CLUB

A chance to put questions to the author of the Kite Runner,

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/world_book_club.shtml.

You need to e-mail your questions well in advance of the programme date.

If you'd like to take part in a future World Book Club, here's your chance.Please send us in questions for Khaled Hosseini discussing The Kite Runner on April 10th.

Go to the link above to find the submission form.

Before you post questions to THE WORLD BOOK CLUB, discuss what you would like to ask the

author in your small group blogs.

ASSIGNMENT Nº 2 CAUSE/EFFECT-DUE 17 APRIL

RECKLESSNESS

For next class, please bring the play by Eugene O'Neill RECKLESSNESS. Just follow the link on the blog and print it out.

Creative Writing Workshop

Cause and effect charts

Joyce Carol Oates ( author of Tone Clusters)

GROUP BLOGS AND RESEARCH PROJECT

Group Blogs

Hi all,

Only ONE group has set the group blog so far, please will the others do the same?

Lisbon Players

Please let me know the dates that would best suit you for our theater trip:


April 4, 5 ,11 or 12.

Group blogs

Hi all,

I would like you to set up the group blogs and have them running before we resume classes after Easter.

Please do not forget to invite me to the blog.

Enjoy your holidays!

ASSIGNMENT Nº 1 (SUMMARY/RESPONSE)

PLEASE NOTICE CHANGES MADE TO COURSE DESCRIPTION

There have been some changes to the course description.

Absence today

Sorry for the absence, but I was sick: my voice abandoned me :(

See you on Tuesday! Do not forget the assignment!

Check the dates for the theater and please let me know if you want to go, we need to book.

Task ONE: e- mail
Write an email to your teacher (using appropriate style and register) expressing your experiences and views about language learning and teaching, and hopes for the course.

Give your e-mail a subject heading: e.g. Marian’s thoughts about learning.
Send to joanar@fcsh.unl.pt before Tuesday 11th March.

Use the points below as a guideline:

How would you characterize an ‘advanced’ language learner?
How close to being an ‘advanced’ language learner are you?
What aspects of using English do you have most difficulty with?
What strategies are you developing to improve your language learning?
What do you feel more confident about since the 1st semester?
What do you hope to gain from this course?

Anything else you want to add.

THE MIRROR IN LITERATURE

TASK


Research interpretations of mirrors across cultures and bring on Tuesday 4th.
Find poems or literature making reference to ‘mirror.’ Perhaps in the titles or within the body of text.

Bring and explain:


Source
Reference made to ‘mirror’
Interpretation of ‘mirror’ in that piece of work
Symbolic meanings