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Parvana by Deborah Ellis. Pre – reading Location and Historical Context. Afghanistan. Geographical features of Afghanistan. Afghanistan is a LAND-LOCKED country. The capital of Afghanistan is Kabul. Landscape of Afghanistan.
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Parvana by Deborah Ellis Pre – reading Location and Historical Context
Geographical features of Afghanistan • Afghanistan is a LAND-LOCKED country. • The capital of Afghanistan is Kabul
Landscape of Afghanistan • What did you find out about the landscape of Afghanistan from the previous map? Discussion: What does this geographical information tell us about the lifestyle of people who live there?
A brief History • Afghanistan is a place that has been wracked by war at many times throughout its long history. • In the nineteenth century the British invaded • In 1978 the Soviets (from what is now Russia) invaded • TURN TO PAGE 169 (Authors note)
Questions • How have conquerors and explorers throughout history labelled Afghanistan? • What happened in 1978 and 1980 in Afghanistan? • What happened after the Soviets left Afghanistan in 1989? • What impact has war had on the landscape and infrastructure of Afghanistan?
Questions (2) 5. What impacts has the constant warfare had on the everyday people who live in Afghanistan? 6. Who are the Taliban? Describe the changes they made to Afghanistan. 7. Why did America bomb Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks on New York? 8. What impact has this new war had on the people of Afghanistan?
Kabul What do you see? What do you think? What do you wonder?
Research Task/ PowerPoint Presentation • You are to conduct research on a specific aspect of Afghanistan and create a PowerPoint slideshow.