1. Parvana by Deborah Ellis
Pre – reading
Location and Historical Context

2. Afghanistan

3. Geographical features of Afghanistan
Afghanistan is a LAND-LOCKED country.
The capital of Afghanistan is Kabul

5. 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?

6. Afghanistan

9. 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)

10. 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?

11. 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?

12. Kabul
What do you see?
What do you think?
What do you wonder?

13. Research Task/ PowerPoint Presentation
You are to conduct research on a specific aspect of Afghanistan and create a PowerPoint slideshow.