Breadwinner Chapter 5 and 6

1.  Why was Parvana scared to go shopping alone? How were women supposed to shop? Why did the Talib hit Parvana with the stick for shopping? 
2. When Parvana ran away and upset some food along the way, she was clutching bread too tightly, and she ran into someone. Why did the person notice how she was carrying the bread? How did the person help Parvana’s family? 
3. Why couldn’t Parvana have a drink of water before it was boiled?
4. In this chapter, Mrs. Weera, Mother and Nooria help to turn Parvana into a boy. Describe what they do to make her look like a boy, the story to help, and how Parvana feels about becoming a boy.

Breadwinner Chapter 4

1. Describe how Mother and Parvana looked and felt after the long walk to and from the prison.
2. Who had to buy food now?

Breadwinner Chapter 3

Today we have some questions for chapter 3 - but more importantly, we have a letter to write! Remember, letters begin with a greeting. For this letter, you are Parvana, writing to her incarcerated father.

1. Why did Parvana want a light on in the night?
2. Why did mother decide to go to jail to try to help Father? What was the walk to jail like?
3. Given all that has happened, it seems impossible to reach Parvana’s father. Write a letter as Parvana to her father.

Breadwinner questions!

1.       What did the soldiers do to the family? Where do you think they have taken the father?

2.       Why do you think the books are so important to the family? What do they represent?

3.       Draw a sketch of the room where the family lives and its contents.

4.       What happened to Hossain, the oldest brother? 5. When you are reading, what techniques do you use to figure out a word you don’t know (e.g., read ahead and back to see if it is defined; use the glossary; use context)? How does the author give clues to a word’s meaning (e.g., how does “stretched out on a toshak” help a reader understand what a “toshak” is)?

Missing DEJ assignments!

 Greetings English 10 students!

I am missing a number of Double Entry Journals. District email was inaccessible the weekend before last. Please resend your DEJ if you elected to email your assignment. Right now, 9 assignments are missing.