The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner: Classroom Activities

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The Kite Runner Socratic Seminar

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Secondary Sources:

  • Full text PDF: Click here

  • The Kite Runner Vocabulary: Link

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  • Interview with author on NPR: Link

  • Sparknotes: Link

  • Afghanistan: Who are the Hazaras? Short documentary piece by Al-Jazeera: Link

  • Difference between Shia and Sunni Muslims: Link

  • Amnesty International Guide: Link

  • Background on Soviet-Afghan War: Link

  • Background on Hazaras from Minority Rights: Link

  • Smithsonian Immigration Panel Discussion: Link

  • Smithsonian Hosting an Immigration Discussion: Link

  • Myth of Rostam and Sohrab: Link

  • Vice News Documentary of Survivor of ISIS torture: Link

  • Teaching the Kite Runner (NY Times): Link

  • The Kite Fliers of Kabul: Link

  • Teaching / Curriculum Guide: Link

  • Penguin Teaching Guide: Link