Parvana is a novel written by Deborah Ellis. Parvana and Shauzia are 2 young girls who life in a Taliban ruled country‚ known as Afghanistan. Both girls are faced with many difficulties throughout the novel. The 2 girls are given the chance to leave the war-torn country and Shauzia immediately takes this chance. By doing so‚ Shauzia will no longer be living under the Taliban’s rules. Being an 11 year old girl‚ Shauzia deserves to get an education. Shauzia’s family does not value her in any sort of
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The novel Parvana is set in Afghanistan and shows the difficult life of a family‚ who live in a war torn country. The family in focus consists of Parvana‚ Mrs Weera and Nooria. The members became distraught as their father was taken from their house by the Taliban‚ a violent religious military group. This meant that they had to change their ways to survive without him. First the Taliban had taken over their city‚ Kabul‚ then they took one of their parents and slowly the family was losing Mother as
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PARVANAS JOURNEY QUIZ CHAPTERS 6‚7‚8 PART 1 Complete the following multiple choice. 1. What is a Shalwar Kameez? A. Traditional dress worn by both men and women. B. Knitted Shaw C. Sandals D. Soft-soled leather shoes made from deer skin. 2. What job did Parvana do in exchange for food for Hassan‚ Asif and herself? A. Clean the Tea House B. Clean the chicken house C. Clean dishes D. Cleaned a pigeons cage 3. As Asif‚ Parvana and Hassan left the village‚ what did
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Parvana’s Essay Parvana’s Essay Parvana by Deborah Ellis is a brave girl‚ do you agree? Yes I agree that Parvana is a brave girl because she has a great skill using things and she has a great imagination of planning things out and also she’s a survivor. Parvana has to do it for the family because she has a bossy sister who doesn’t do anything. Parvana has great skills because she has confidence of what she’s doing. Parvana had to dig up skills from the cemetery and it was a worst job but she
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“Parvana is a story of hope” Discuss The story Parvana is a lot about hope. Deborah Ellis has created Parvana and the other characters to be hopeful. Deborah Ellis has made the story Parvana to be hopeful and optimistic not about fear even during the terrible things they face. Parvana’s father gets arrested and her mother becomes depressed. She needs to support the family by herself at the small age of eleven for her family and her to survive. “Your feet will survive but we won’t if you don’t
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author uses foreshadowing as a literary technique. What do you predict will happen in the future of the story? Cite evidence from the text to support your thinking. Structure: Paragraph 1-summary of what you read this week In the Breadwinner Parvana has run out of food. This creates a conflict because she now may have to steal food but the main conflict is that she’s a Girl and in Pakistan Women/Girls are treated unfairly and Men are favored and are in charge. This is a problem because Women/Girls
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Topic 1: Understanding key concepts Plot- the main events of a play‚ novel‚ film‚ or similar work‚ devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence The book Parvana is about an 11-year-old girl living in Afghanistan‚ under the extreme Taliban regime. The Taliban ban women from going outside without a man and Afghan women are forced to wear the burqa at all times in public. Her family lost almost everything due to the bombings/wars in Afghanistan. Her father sells their remaining
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Crossing Cultures- How does Parvana explore aspects of different culture? Texts often give us an insight into aspects of different cultures. The novel Parvana by Deborah Ellis explores various facets of the Afghani culture. One of the prominent features of this text is the impact of war. In addition‚ Ellis looks into the treatment of women in Afghanistan. Another point that is examined in the text is the Afghani food and clothing. To illustrate these aspects‚ the author has used a large range of
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A breadwinner is someone who portrays themselves as people who willingly give up all that they can to support the family. In the book “the breadwinner”‚ a girl named Parvana is chosen to be the breadwinner of her family for two reasons. One is because her father was taken to prison for being educated and two because she was the only one who could do it. The book “the breadwinner” had various themes to it but only one stood out. The theme of never losing hope is one of the most important lessons this
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Parvana is a brave and interesting young girl who is the hero of the book “The Breadwinner”. Amelia Earhart was also an interesting lady who was also the hero of a different kind. I chose to compare Parvana and Amelia Earhart because I wanted to choose someone who possibly visited Afghanistan. I wanted to see how many personalities they have. Parvana and Amelia Earhart were both brave‚ educated‚ small (in size)‚ determined and both female. Amelia Earhart was brave because she took a risk that many
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