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Teaching materials on The Kite Runner

Target level of students: S.3 Title of the film: The Kite Runner Year of production: 2007 Directors name: Marc Forster Language: English, Dari, Pasht , !rd , " ssian Film synopsis: #n the 70$s in %&ghanistan, %mir and 'assan (ere good &riends altho gh 'assan (as the ser)ant o& %mir. %&ter %mir (inning a com*etition o& +itting, 'assan (as ,eaten and ra*ed ,y %sse& to *rotect %mir-s +ite. 'o(e)er, %mir did not hel* him. .ater, %mir &ramed 'assan as a thie& to &orce him to lea)e. #n /070, the " ssians in)aded %&ghanistan and %mir$s &amily esca*e to Pa+istan. #n /011, they had a sim*le li&e in Cali&ornia and %mir grad ated in a * ,lic college. #n 2000, %mir recei)ed a *hone call &rom "ahim 2han, (ho told him a,o t the death o& 'assan and the secrets o& his &amily and as+ed %mir to ret rn to Pa+istan &or redem*tion. Rationale for the reasons of choosing this film: %ltho gh this &ilm is not a ,loc+, ster, one o& the themes ,ro ght o t ,y the &ilm is related to st dents$ li&e (hich is the redeeming lo)e in &riendshi*. Moreo)er, other themes s ch as discrimination, h man rights and national identity are some iss es (hich can *romote st dents$ critical thin+ing. F rthermore, the ,ac+gro nd o& the story is a co ntry at (ar. This can *ro)ide an o**ort nity &or st dents to loo+ into a (orld (hich they ha)e not e3*erienced ,e&ore and to see ho( the *eo*le s r)i)e in that +ind o& society. %s a res lt, they can ha)e re&lections on themsel)es and treas re (hat they ha)e no(. Teaching steps Tas+s /. Watching a trailer o& The Kite Runner 4.istening5 Teaching ste*s /. Teacher distri, tes Wor+sheet / to st dents and goes thro gh the 6 estions (ith them. Teacher as+s st dents to ta+e notes (hile (atching the trailer. Teacher *lays the trailer o& The Kite Runner to st dents. Teacher as+s st dents (hat they ha)e (ritten do(n. Teacher *lays the trailer &or t(o more
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Teaching materials Trailer Wor+sheet / Wor+sheet 2

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times and as+s st dents to ans(er the 6 estions. Teacher as+s st dents (hat they ha)e (ritten do(n and as+s them to ran+ the &ilm. Teacher distri, tes Wor+sheet 2 to st dents to gi)e more in&ormation a,o t the ,ac+gro nd o& the &ilm. Teacher gi)es Wor+sheet 3 to st dents. Wor+sheet 3 ; character Teacher as+s st dents to ta+e notes analysis (hen they are (atching the &ilm. Teacher *lays the &ilm. Teacher as+s st dents to &orm in gro *s o& &o r and disc ss the ideas they ha)e (ritten do(n. Teacher as+s some gro *s to *resent their ideas. Teacher as+s st dents to disc ss the 6 estions in gro *s o& &o r. Teacher as+s some st dents to *resent their ideas. Teacher gi)es Wor+sheet 7 to st dents. Wor+sheet 7 ; (riting a letter Teacher g ides st dents ho( to (rite the letter and has a loo+ at the " ,rics &or (riting a letter assessment r ,rics (ith the st dents. St dents (rite the letters. Teacher gi)es Wor+sheet 8 to st dents. Wor+sheet 8 Teacher g ides st dents to (rite a &ilm re)ie( and e3*lains the assessment " ,rics &or (riting a &ilm r ,rics to them. re)ie( %&ter (riting, teacher as+s st dents to do a *eer e)al ation. Teacher collects the re)ie(s and gi)es comments to them according to the r ,rics

2. Character /. analysis 4S*ea+ing 2. : disc ssion5 3. 7.

8. 9. 7. 3. Writing an in&ormal letter /. 2.

3. 7. Writing a &ilm re)ie( /. 2.

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Wor+sheet / Film atching a trailer <o are going to (atch the trailer o& a &ilm. .oo+ at the 6 estions ,elo( &irst. Write do(n the in&ormation yo ha)e heard and seen in the ta,le (hile (atching. 4Trailer lin+= htt*=>>(((.yo t ,e.com>(atch?)@Tm8e9%6rAF15 /st )ie(ing /. What is the title o& the &ilm? 2. What ty*e o& &ilm is it? 4genre5 The Kite Runner %ction > ad)ent re > animation > comedy > crime > drama > horror > mystery > romance > science &iction > thriller % story a,o t t(o good &riends. .ater, one o& them died. %nother is going to resc e his &riend$s son. %&ghanistan, Pa+istan, no s*eci&ic time is told

3. What is the &ilm a,o t?

7. Where and (hen do the scenes in this &ilm ta+es *lace? 2nd )ie(ing 8. What does the ,eginning o& the trailer tell yo a,o t the &ilm? 9. What is the middle *art o& the trailer a,o t? 7. What is the dramatic clima3?

There are t(o &riends as close as ,rother , t they are &orced to se*arate d e to (ar. %mir grad ates in a college and recei)es a *hone call (hich tells him 'assan is dead and as+s him to ,ac+ home. %mir goes on a Bo rney to resc e 'assan$s son. 'e needs to go to a *lace that he no longer +no(s as it is occ *ied ,y Tali,an. %mir &inds 'assan$s son and the +ites are &lying in the s+y.

0. What is sho(n at the end o& the trailer? 3rd )ie(ing

/0. #s there any st dio logo? #& so, (hat$s <es. Dream(or+s.
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the name? //. %re there any te3ts a**eared in the trailer? /2. #s there any )oice:o)er narration? What is the * r*ose o& the )oice: o)er? /3. #s there a cast r n ; a list o& actors > actresses that a**ear in the &ilm? /7. %re yo interested in (atching this &ilm? <es. Cnly the st dio names and the title o& the &ilm. <es. To tell the story and gi)es e3tra in&ormation a,o t the &ilm. Ao. 1 2 3 4 5 4/: the least, 8 ; the most5

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Wor+sheet 2 !ac"ground information of the film Title of the film: The Kite Runner Year of production: 2007 Directors name: Marc Forster Language: English, Dari, Pasht , !rd , " ssian Film synopsis: #n the 70$s in %&ghanistan, %mir and 'assan (ere good &riends altho gh 'assan (as the ser)ant o& %mir. %&ter %mir (inning a com*etition o& +itting, 'assan (as ,eaten and ra*ed ,y %sse& to *rotect %mir-s +ite. 'o(e)er, %mir did not hel* him. .ater, %mir &ramed 'assan as a thie& to &orce him to lea)e. #n /070, the " ssians in)aded %&ghanistan and %mir$s &amily esca*e to Pa+istan. #n /011, they had a sim*le li&e in Cali&ornia and %mir grad ated in a * ,lic college. #n 2000, %mir recei)ed a *hone call &rom "ahim 2han, (ho told him a,o t the death o& 'assan and the secrets o& his &amily and as+ed %mir to ret rn to Pa+istan &or redem*tion. #uic" facts about $fghanistan % land:loc+ed co ntry B st a ,it smaller than Te3as. % lot o& the terrain is r gged mo ntains. The (inters are cold and s mmers are hot 4high o& 00D F in E ly and % g st and 70D F in Ean ary5. %,o t 30 million *eo*le li)e there 4a,o t 23 million *eo*le li)e in Te3as5. .i&e e3*ectancy is lo( 473 years5 relati)e to the !.S. 471 years5. #slam is the *redominant religion (ith a,o t 10F o& the *eo*le ,eing S nni M slims and a,o t /0F Shi$a M slims. The o&&icial lang ages are Dari and Pashto. The literacy rate, meaning those o)er age /8 a,le to read and (rite, is 8/F &or males and 2/F &or &emalesG the !S literacy rate is 07F &or ,oth males and &emales.
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The &orm o& go)ernment is #slamic "e* ,lic.

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Wor+sheet 3 The Kite Runner Character analysis Ao(, (e (ill loo+ at the characters in the &ilm and analyHe their *ersonalities. Form in gro *s o& &o r, disc ss and (rite do(n the ideas in the ta,le ,elo(. Characters %mir Description : a Pasht n ,oy : ed cated in a rich &amily : son o& Ia,a, h s,and o& Soraya : a &amo s no)elist hat happens to them% :(in the +itting com*etition :(itness 'assan ,eing , llied :* t his (atch nder 'assan$s *illo( and &rame him as a thie& &orce 'assan to lea)e :marry Soraya , t recei)e o**osition &rom her &ather &irst :Ia,a dies &ow did they feel% :ha**y, e3citing 'ersonalities Wea+ 4do not stand * &or others5 Creati)e and intelligent 4a story (riter5 Related themes Friendshi* Jiolence :scared, &rightened, g ilty do not hel* 'assan :cannot acce*t his ,etrayal to(ards 'assan Family ties

:ha**y, ,eing lo)ed and acce*ted 4as a story (riter5

:sad
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:recei)e the ne(s o& the death o& 'assan and &ind o t 'assan is his ,rother :go ,ac+ to 2a, l to resc e 'assan$s son, Sohra, 'assan : a 'aHara ,oy : a ser)ant o& %mir : son o& %li > son o& Ia,a : the +ite r nner &or %mir Ia,a : a (ealthy *erson in 2a, l :,etrayed ,y %mir and is &orced to lea)e %mir$s ho se :die at the hands o& Tali,an &or *rotecting %mir$s ho se :esca*e &rom 2a, l to Cali&ornia :,eing a sales*erson in Cali&ornia :, llied ,y %sse& a&ter r nning the +ite &or %mir

:sad, s r*rised, n,elie)a,le

:&rightened , t determined

:*atience :,eing ins lted :sad, angry

Smart, ,ra)e 4stand * &or others5 "ighteo s .oyal

Discrimination Friendshi*

:st ,,orn , t lo)e his son )ery m ch :sad and ins lted 4&rom high stat s to lo( stat s5 :,etray the co ntry i& he lets
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Aational identity Family ties

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:do not acce*t the " ssian doctor to c re his diseases :%mir grad ates and gets married :die o& l ng cancer

the " ssian doctor hel*s him :ha**y

does5 :*atriotic

Discussion Ao( still in gro *s o& &o r, disc ss the &ollo(ing 6 estions and (rite do(n yo r ideas. /. Do yo thin+ %mir and 'assan are &riends? Why? What is &riendshi*? KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK Do yo thin+ %mir can redeem himsel& at the end? Why? KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK What do yo thin+ %mir, Soraya and Sohra, (o ld ,e doing i& the story contin ed? KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

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Wor+sheet 7 The Kite Runner riting an informal letter #n the &ilm, 'assan (rites a letter to %mir. %ltho gh %mir ,etrays him, he &orgi)es him. #n yo r real li&e, ha)e yo done something on yo r &riend and yo (ant him > her to &orgi)e yo ? Ao(, it is an o**ort nity &or yo to (rite a letter to e3*ress yo r lo)e to him > her. Write in 280 (ords. #uestions to thin": What ha)e yo done on yo r &riend? Why do yo (ant yo r &riend to &orgi)e yo ? What (ill yo do i& yo r &riend &orgi)es yo ?

Dear (((((((((()

Love) ((((((((((((((

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$ssessment rubrics for writing a letter to a friend

Mar+s 8:9 Content :Totally rele)ant :%ll or most ideas are (ell de)elo*ed CrganiHation :%**ro*riate *aragra*hing :Most *oints are *resented in logical se6 ence and s **orted ,y rele)ant details :Strong cohesi)e ties ,et(een and (ithin *aragra*hs :% good range o& connecti)es 3:7 :Mostly rele)ant :Some ideas are de)elo*ed :%**ro*riate *aragra*hing :Some *oints are *resented in logical se6 ence :Some cohesi)e ties ,et(een and (ithin *aragra*hs :%**ro*riate se o& connecti)es /:2 :Partly rele)ant :Some ideas , t not de)elo*ed :Too short :Aot a**ro*riate *aragra*hing :Some *oints are not *resented in a logical se6 ence :Wea+ cohesi)e ties ,et(een and (ithin *aragra*hs :Cccasional se o& connecti)es *Some grammatical mista+es :Moderately correct se o& grammar, s*elling and * nct ation :Some )ariety o& sentence str ct res :Common*lace )oca, lary , t correctly sed *Some grammatical mista+es (hich a&&ect meaning :Partially correct se o& grammar, s*elling and * nct ation :%cc rate se o& sim*le sentences : Common*lace )oca, lary sometimes sed
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.ang age and %cc racy *Fe( grammatical mista+es :%cc rate se o& grammar, s*elling and * nct ation :% (ide range o& sentence str ct res :% (ide range se o& )oca, lary

Lenre 4tine, style M register5 :%ll a**ro*riate &eat res are sed in an in&ormal letter :Sentence str ct re is )aried to s it the * r*ose o& (riting :%n a(areness o& a dience is sho(n

:Most a**ro*riate &eat res are sed in an in&ormal letter :Some a(areness o& a dience is sho(n

:Some a**ro*riate &eat res are sed in an in&ormal letter :Jery limited a(areness o& a dience is sho(n

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incorrectly

Wor+sheet 8 The Kite Runner %&ter (atching the mo)ie, yo are no( as+ed to (rite a &ilm re)ie( &or the school magaHine, yo can &ollo( the ste*s ,elo(. +tep ,: rite an outline for your film review

-ntroduction /. Aame o& &ilm=KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK 2. Films characters=KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK 3. Film director and *rod cer=KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK 7. What is the &ilm a,o t? Descri,e the story in three or &o r sentences.

!ody . Reflection /. Which character do yo li+e the most and (hy?

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Which is the most im*ressi)e scene and (hy? Descri,e the scenes in t(o to three sentences.

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What ha)e yo learnt in this &ilm? 4<o can thin+ o& the themes o& the &ilm5

Conclusion Wo ld yo recommend the &ilm? #& so, (hat sort o& *eo*le (ill li+e it?

+tep /:

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Name: ________________________________ Exemplary Content Elaborates favourite character and impressive scenes with good description Provides a succinct plot synopsis, explores the theme of the film

Satisfactory Elaborates favourite character and impressive scenes with very brief description Provides an simple plot synopsis of the film but no exploration of the theme

Needs Improvement Fails to elaborate favourite character and impressive scenes Provides so little information about the plot that the reader can not determine whether or not to see the film Includes no personal reflection

Provides personal reflection with relevant examples / illustrations from the film Language A few grammatical errors Inspired word choices olid sentence structure ! "#"$"% Overall

Provides little personal reflection

A number of grammatical errors Appropriate word choices A number of poorly constructed sentences

Multiple grammatical errors Inappropriate word choices Multiple poorly constructed sentences

Other comments:

#t$s time &or yo to (rite the article. <o need to (rite a,o t 300 (ords. $ssessment rubrics for writing a film review 4*eer e)al ation and teacher$s e)al ation5
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