Students can create an illustration and an accompanying piece of writing to commemorate something they have learned from their own grandparents or another family member.
Draw students’ attention to the mother and Mrs. Weera’s magazine and why it was so brave of them to have created it. Read from page 164 “… copies are being sent out to women all over the world. She has helped to let the world know what is happening in Afghanistan.”...
Talk with students about how the book is told from Parvana’s point of view (even though it is written in the third person). Have students choose a scene from the book and think about it from another character’s point of view. Have them write and perform (live or on...
Have students work in pairs to study the relationship between Parvana and Nooria and trace how it changes during the novel. They can present their findings in the form of diary entries for both sisters; an exchange of letters; monologues or a role-play of the girls as...
