November 30 - Breadwinner

 Breadwinner final writing response. Today we're finishing with The Breadwinner. Here are your final writing prompts - please provide full and complete responses:

1. Predict. What will happen next to Parvana and her father? Think about where they are headed and what we might expect to see there. Use your knowledge of the novel to write an informed prediction. 1 paragraph
2. Movie. In what ways did the film differ than the novel? Explain in as much detail as possible. 1 paragraph.
3. How has Parvana changed over the course of the novel?

Chapter 15

1. How had the men brought Parvana’s Father home? 
2. Parvana was crying and clinging to her father. What was she supposed to offer the two men? 
3. Father was very ill after being in jail. Mrs. Weera nursed him until he was well enough to travel. What did Father say about Parvana when he was well enough to notice? 
4. How did all the women help Father during his recuperation?
5. What were Shauzia’s plans?
6. What did the visitor tell Mrs. Weera about Mazar-e-Sharif?
7. What did Father plan to do?
8. What did Father say when Parvana asked him why the Taliban let him go?
9. Where did Mrs. Weera plan to go? Who was she taking with her?
10. How does Parvana say good-bye to the Window Woman?
11. What does Mrs. Weera show Parvana as they are getting ready to leave? Why does she hide it under her burqa?
12. How does Shauzia leave Afghanistan? What does she give Parvana?
13. Parvana rode a truck with her father to go to find her mother and siblings. As they left Kabul, what did they see?

Chapter 14

1. Parvana offered to go home and get Mrs. Weera’s burqa. The woman would not let go of Parvana. After giving the woman some food, what decision did Parvana have to make?
2. How long had Kabul been under curfew? What was it like before that time?
3. What did Parvana think to herself to feel brave and take the woman through the city streets to her home?
4. Mrs. Weera was relieved when they arrived home. She wondered why Parvana had brought the woman without a burqa. What did Mrs. Weera do for the woman?
5. How long did it take before the young woman, Homa, talked? What did they learn from the woman?
6. What did Parvana do after learning the Taliban had captured Mazar-e-Sharif?
7. Who was in Parvana’s apartment late one afternoon? 

Chapter 11

1. Parvana’s family knew something was wrong when she arrived home late and wet. Parvana was planning to show only part of the money to her family, thinking she would save the money for the tray. Why did she cry when asked about her day, and why did she show all of the money?

Chapter 9

 Greetings team!

For chapter 9 today, we have something a little different. One question followed by a longer response

1. Tell about the friendship between Shauzia and Parvana, the “boys” who worked to feed their families. 
2. (long response) Explain the irony of Parvana and Shauzia being the breadwinners for their families.

Chapter 8

1. When Parvana returned home from working in the market, who was moving in? 
2. What did Parvana show Mrs. Weera and Mother? 
3. What do Parvana and Mrs. Weera use to move Mrs. Weera’s things? 
4. What happens when Maryam finally gets to go outside with Parvana after a year inside the room? 
5. Why can’t Parvana stay outside very long in the market?
6. After the family realized Parvana could help them go outside, tell about some of the things they did outside. 
7. Tell about when Parvana thought she saw her father in the market. 
8. What was happening from the window near the market place? 

Chapter 7

1. In this chapter, Parvana takes over the job her father used to have. She goes to market, sits on the blanket, and reads and writes for people. She tried to sell a few items, and then she shops for food. She was to say she was Father’s nephew, Kaseem, and not tell Father was in jail. Tell about the Talib who wanted a letter read and Parvana’s feelings about the experience.