1,000 3.4

1,000 3.4

DO NOW: Brainstorm/discuss- What are human rights?  How would you define this? (Discuss in table teams- 4 minutes)

Objective:

• define “human rights” and discuss both their origins and the need for their protection.

Agenda:

1. Do now
2. What are human rights? Clip (10 minutes):

3.    In table groups: make a list of all the human rights you believe exist. (10 minutes)  (Easel Paper- hang up around the room)

4.    . Gallery Walk/ Class Discussion/ Our Class List of Human Rights- which ones stand out?  Do we agree with all/some? (5-10 minutes)

5.    Table groups: 3-2-1 journal/ discussion check 1000 Splendid Suns chapters 9-13 (10 minutes)

HOMEWORK: Read Chapters 14-21; complete TWO 3-2-1 journals (one for chapters 14-17 one for chapters 18-21)

GREEN THURSDAY

1,000 3.2

DO NOW - discuss your reactions to the following cartoon:

2) Then open this photograph- what’s the artist saying?

3) Discuss: Miriam: “…she did not like the suffocating way the pleated cloth kept pressing against her mouth…[it] was also comforting. It was like a one-way window. Inside it, she was an observer, buffered from the scrutinizing eyes of strangers.”

Objectives:

• develop and support an opinion as to whether the burqa is a symbol of women’s oppression.     

Agenda:

1. Do now (10 minutes)
2. Burqa Debate

• Class Popcorn Discussion:
• 1)Should governments should be legally allowed to ban the wearing of the burqa?
• 2) Is the burqa a symbol of oppression of women? How is it arguably a feminist decision to wear a burqa? An anti-feminist one?

3. Discuss your ch. 9- 11 observations w/ group
4. Discuss- What cultural/societal/political issues, if any, do you think pose challenges particularly for women in the United States today?

1. 10 Surprising Statistics for Women in the Workplace

• Which of these statistics surprised or stood out to you? Why?

4. Watch Everyday Sexism TED Talk by Laura Bates (17)-

• Discuss- what is Bates calling for? How can we start to change the culture of sexism?

5. Summarize: How are issues of sexism different in Afghanistan and the U.S.? How are they similar?

HW: Chapters 12-13; read “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights,” in Suns packet;  complete the 3-2-1 journal

1,000 3.3

1,000 3.3

Do Now: Share your reactions to article “For women in America…”

OBJECTIVES:

• compare and contrast aspects of sexism and oppression of women in Afghanistan and America

Agenda:

1. Do now
2. Discuss- What cultural/societal/political issues, if any, do you think pose challenges particularly for women in the United States today?
3. 10 Surprising Statistics for Women in the Workplace

• Which of these statistics surprised or stood out to you? Why?

4. Watch Everyday Sexism TED Talk by Laura Bates (17)-

• Discuss- what is Bates calling for? How can we start to change the culture of sexism?

5. Summarize: How are issues of sexism different in Afghanistan and the U.S.? How are they similar?

HW: Chapters 12-13; read “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights,” in Suns packet;  complete the 3-2-1 journal

GREEN FOR TUESDAY Suns 2.4

Suns 2.4

DO NOW- Discuss (2 mins):  “She [Mariam] was being sent away because she was the walking, breathing embodiment of their shame.”

OBJECTIVES:

• analyze Mariam’s struggle with identity and describe her transforming relationship with her father; 
• identify issues with calling Islam “misogynistic”

Agenda:

1. Do now
2. Popcorn Discussion : “Is Islam Misogynistic?” (10)
3. Discussion Groups of Ch 6-8 (10-15)- 3-2-1 journal
4. TED talk- Dare to Educate Afghan Girls (9)
5. Summarize: what important message did you take away from the TED talk?

HW: Read chapters 9-11; complete 3-2-1 journal entry

Do now: TED talk- Dare to Educate Afghan Girls


Objectives:

• identify the importance of educating women in Afghanistan

Agenda:

1. TED TALK- TED talk- Dare to Educate Afghan Girls (9)

2. Socrative: Reactions-- what stood out to you/what important message did you take a way from the TED talk?

3. "France Bans Burqa"- article in SUNS packet

4. Read chapters 9-11

5. Summarizer

HW: Read chapters 9-11 and complete the 3-2-1 journal

Suns 2.2

Suns 2.2

DO NOW:- Prep for presentations

OBJECTIVES:

• identify examples of gender oppression in 1000 Splendid Suns

AGENDA

1. Do now
   1a. BLUE: presentations
2. Watch: -Girl Rising: Afghanistan   (10 minutes)
3. Student-Led Discussion (4 groups):
1. appoint a facilitator (10 minutes)- your participation is expected in your group discussions, and will be part of your “classroom community” grade.

4. Creative Writing (10 mins): Write a letter to Jalil/Nana/Mariam from Mariam’s/Nana’s/Jalil’s perspective about their feelings regarding the events in chapters 1-5. Place in Google Student folder when done.

5.  Is Islam Misogynistic? (In Google Drive)

HW: Read and annotate (notes! not underlining!) “Is Islam Misogynistic?” article (read the first article- you don’t need to read the second); read Ch 6-8 + write a 3-2-1 journal.

Presentations:

DO NOW: Move Google Slide show in Google Drive Student Folder

Objectives:

• present relevant information about Afghanistan’s history and culture to see past its “single story.”

Agenda:

1. Do now
2. Presentations- 5 minutes per group
3. Read Biography of Hosseini (in Sun’s packet)
4. Sign out 1,000 books
5. Review 3-2-1 journal requirements

HW: Chapters 1-5