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    Parvanas Journey

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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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    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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    Reading journal- Parvana

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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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    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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    Ellis Island.

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    Millions of people entered the US in the late 1800’s‚ but how? Ellis Island was the one and only provider for immigration in the late 1800’s. At first‚ the Battery in lower Manhattan was the immigration station. Eventually‚ the Battery could not handle the flow of immigrants. This caused the federal government to buy Ellis Island from Samuel Ellis‚ a merchant of New York City‚ and that’s how the Islands name was given. Ellis Island was opened on January 1‚ 1892 and closed in November 1954. It was

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    In Deborah Ellis’ novel ParvanaParvana and her family struggle to live under the harsh rule of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Parvana becomes an increasingly aware adolescent as she attempts to meet challenges. Parvana demonstrates emerging maturity when she dresses up as a boy‚ acknowledges the realities of life in Afghanistan and begins to willingly collect water without being asked. Parvana shows emerging maturity when she dresses up as a boy. Under the harsh rule of the Taliban‚ females aren’t

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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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    Song Of Deborah

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    The “Song of Deborah” is one of the most famous songs in Jewish history. The song‚ sung by two of the heros of the story‚ Deborah and her husband Barak‚ begins by praising Hashem. It states Hashem’s name “Adoni” five times in the first four lines of the song‚ mentioning some cherry picked miracles he had performed. For instance it mentions the earth quaking and the heavens opening up. After the introductory praise of Hashem‚ the state of the Jewish people is examined. It says that deliverance had

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    Deborah Fontanel

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    Her name was Deborah Fontanel. August knew I was her daughter the day I showed up at her house. When August was younger she worked as a housekeeper in Deborah’s house‚ and took care of her. Deborah and August kept in touch and August told me that Deborah met T-Ray and fell in love. After a while Deborah was losing her love for T-Ray. He asked her to get married‚but she said no. She changed her mind eventually because she was pregnant‚ with me. I was an unwanted baby. One day Deborah called August

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