Warm-UpWriter’s Notebook – Title this entry: The

Breadwinner. Imagine living here. Where are you? What is your life like? Describe it.

What is a breadwinner?

The Breadwinner

By:Deborah Ellis

Created by: Julie Mann, McCleskey Middle School7th Language Arts, 2010-11

chador

• A piece of cloth worn by women and girls to cover their hair and shoulders

burqa• A loose, usually black or light blue robe, that is

worn by Muslim women, especially in Afghanistan, and that covers the body from head to toe.

shalwar kameez

• shalwar - a pair of light loose trousers with a tight fit around the ankles; worn by women from the Indian subcontinent

• kameez - a long tunic worn by many people from the Indian subcontinent

toshak

• A narrow mattress used in many Afghan homes instead of chairs or beds

Taliban

• a fundamentalist Islamic militia (military) who took over Kabul, Afghanistan in 1996 and set up an extremist Islamic government that “enforced a strict Muslim code of behavior”

naan

• A type of Afghan flatbread.

Warm Up

• On your own notebook paper, begin to create a STUDY GUIDE for the test.– Who is the protagonist?– Who is the antagonist?– Know the setting. Where does the story take

place? When?– Who are the main characters?– How does the family make a living?

Warm-Up1. Narrator? Do we know the narrator’s

thoughts?2. Shauzia & Mrs. Weera – Who are they?

Explain relationship with Parvana & her family.

3. What is the bone yard? What happens?4. Plot elementsExposition: setting (yesterday). Opening scene.

Initial (first) conflict.Rising Action: list order of events (mini-conflicts)

Warm-Up – Add on to your study guide.

1. Plot Elements1. What is the climax of the story?2. List the falling actions so far (add onto this after

reading)3. What is the resolution? (complete after reading)

Post Reading Response

• On your own notebook paper:– Create three original NON-STUDY GUIDE test

questions for the test.– Turn in as EXIT TICKET.

• Writer’s Notebook – “The Breadwinner – alternate ending” In your notebook, write a new ending or sequel to the story. Fill at least a page.

After you finish the test:1. Writer’s Notebook – “The Breadwinner –

alternate ending” In your notebook, write a new ending or sequel to the story. Fill at least a page.

2. Read “The Promise” by Jane Goodall, page 916 in your 7th grade Literature book.– After reading, compose a paragraph summary of

the article. – Respond: Do you agree or disagree with the

author? Why or Why not? Use detail to support your reasons.