The Kite Runner Partner Power Point Presentations

1. The Kite RunnerPartner Power Point Presentations

2. Basic Requirements • Have a thorough understanding of your assigned chapter(s). • Each partner must put in an equal amount of work. • Know when you will present – check the schedule. • Power point must be emailed to me by 8 AM the day it is due. • If you partner is absent, you will go solo. If both partners are absent, I will grade the power point, but you won’t present it – we do not have time to go back. • If you are not prepared the day of your presentation, you receive a zero for the assignment.

3. Slide Requirements • Summary Slide • Character Captain Slide • Thematic Slide • Literary Luminary Slide • Vocabulary Slide • Discussion Slide • 2 Pictures relating to the chapter(s) – these can be placed on any slide.

4. Summary Slide • Must have 4-7 bullet points – do not go above this. • Points should be brief (try to keep it to one line) – You should write less on the power point and speak more when you present. • Be able to explain and expand beyond the bullet points (this may require note cards or a fantastic memory) • Bring up setting or setting changes (time, place) • Bring up major plot events (Remember – Plot is the pattern of events or main story in a narrative.)

5. Character Captain • A list of characters who appear in the chapter(s). Do not include a written description of the characters. You will describe them aloud during your presentation • Choose one character on which to focus. • Include 2 properly cited passages that show this character’s personality traits. • Be prepared to tell classmates what the passages reveal about a character’s personality, motivations, decision, growth, and/or changes.

6. Themes • Identify a main idea first. • Identify one theme from the your section’s reading. • Be prepared to explain 3 details from the novel that support the theme you found. Explain these aloud. • Reminder – a theme is a central message or insight about life revealed through a literary work. It should not just be about the plot, character, or setting of the story. • “Love” is not a theme • “Love helps us to overcome obstacles.” could be a theme.

7. Literary Luminary • Find 2 literary terms from your reading section. Literary Terms = simile, metaphor, figurative language, imagery, symbolism, personification, alliteration, hyperbole, motifs, allusions, irony, mood, tone, cause and effect, point of view, flashback, etc. • The only thing on the slide will be 2 properly cited passages. • Discuss how the literary terms contribute to the theme or overall effect of the novel. • Again this may require note cards or an incredibly fluid memory.

8. Vocabulary • Select 2 vocabulary words from the reading section that you don’t know or don’t use often. Write the part of speech on the slide too. • Look up the definitions, but do not write them out. Speak them out loud. • As the first part of your discussion, have the students create sentences for them – don’t just give sentences to the class.

9. Discussion Questions • Develop 5 thinking questions from the reading section. These questions can stem from the work you’ve already done (theme, characterization, literary terms, etc.). • Questions should elicit detailed responses and not one word answers. • Questions should allow for multiple perspectives and different interpretations of the text.

10. Grading Information – You will be graded on all of the following • Fulfilling each slide’s written requirements • Explaining Information Orally – Not writing too much on the slides. • Equal participation between partners – both with completing slides and presenting information in class. • Well chosen quotes, insightful analysis, and well prepared discussion questions and spoken accompaniment to presentation. • The power point and presentation will be worth 12 points. • You will also not be required to take the quick quiz over your own reading section.