1/13 Homework and Study Guide

For homework, copy your answers to the Study Sheet questions onto looseleaf as a study method for Tuesday's test. Your looseleaf notes will be collected during the test and counted as homework.

The Kite Runner Acts 1-8 Study Sheet

Vocabulary Words: See unit 3 vocabulary packet

Literary Techniques:
Characterization
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Symbols (kites, dolls, mirrors, smoke, trees)
*Theme

Theme words from the common literary themes list that apply to The Kite Runner:acceptance, betrayal, alienation, choices and consequences, courage, envy, faith, family, identity, justice, loyalty, power, pride, redemption, trust

Theme Review Questions: What can be said about the idea of acceptance based on the story? What messages about betrayal are contained in the novel? What does the story express about alienation? How do we know this? Where do we see courage in the novel? What does this express about people, in general? (ect.)

Literary Technique Questions: Provide a specific example from The Kite Runner for each of the following categories:

a) a theme about acceptance is developed through characterization:

b) a theme about betrayal is developed through irony:

c) a theme about alienation is developed through symbolism:

d) a theme about choices and consequences is developed through characterization:

e) a theme about courage is developed through irony:

f) a theme about envy is developed through symbolism:

g) a theme about faith is developed through characterization:

h) a theme about is family developed through irony:

i) a theme about identity is developed through symbolism:

j) a theme about justice is developed through characterization:

k) a theme about loyalty is developed through irony:

l) a theme about power is developed through symbolism:

m) a theme about pride is developed through characterization:

n) a theme about redemption is developed through irony:

o) a theme about trust is developed through characterization: