WHAT POINT ARE THESE MEN TRYING TO MAKE
IN THEIR VIDEO?
QUOTE SANDWICHES
Three easy steps to make your essays MUCH better:
1. Introduce the quote (this is new!)
2. Include the quote (just write the section you want!)
3. Comment on the quote (1-2 sentences. We’ve
practiced this!)
Step 1: INTRODUCING QUOTES
Some common ways to do so:
• In Kite Runner, when [event] happens, [character]
says, “…”
• When [event] occurs, [Character] feels that, “…”
• Use the author’s words to complete your own
sentence: (Good for descriptions):
• When Amir arrives back in Kabul, he sees his
favorite restaurant still standing, but “its doors
were padlocked, the windows shattered, and the
letters K and R missing from its name.”
Step 3: COMMENT STARTERS
• This quote shows that….
• From [character’s] words, the
reader discovers….
• This scene is important because…
Why is this not a sandwiched quote?
When Amir returns to Afghanistan, it is in
shambles. He sees many terrible, shocking sights
that make his beloved city almost
unrecognizable. “I saw a dead body near the
restaurant.”
Why is this a poor example of a sandwich
paragraph?
When Amir returns to Afghanistan, it is in
shambles. “I saw a dead body near the
restaurant.” Amir becomes even more upset
when he sees that his own old home, in the
Wazier Akbar Khan district, is still in fair
condition, but only because the Taliban now
lives there.
Why is this a better example?
When Amir returns to Afghanistan, it is in shambles. He
sees many terrible, shocking sights that make his
beloved city almost unrecognizable. For example,
within his first few minutes in the city, he says that ,“I
saw a dead body near the restaurant.” This dead body
on the streets shows how far Kabul has fallen since
Amir left. The restaurant used to be a place where
people could gather to enjoy each others’ company,
but now it is just another place of death in Kabul.
Now, make your own sandwich!
1. Return to the ‘Save the Last Word’ journal entry
2. Pick ONE quote you wrote that day
3. In today’s journal entry, turn that quote into a sandwich miniparagraph with the three parts we discussed today:
1. Introduction/Context
2. The quote
3. Commentary that explains the quote’s significance
THE HERO’S JOURNEY
-Recurring pattern in stories
-Made famous by Joseph Campbell
Three Main Elements:
1. The Departure
2. The Initiation (all the tough stuff!)
3. The Return
IN POP CULTURE
In your small groups:
1.Agree on a story/movie to analyze
Lion King
Toy Story
Finding Nemo
Star Wars
Harry Potter
Lord of the Rings
Shrek
2. Determine WHO the “hero” is
3. Determine the SPECIFIC plot events that
match up with our three stages
(departure, initiation, return)
TO COMPLICATE MATTERS…
1. Ordinary World
2. Call to Change
3. Refusal of the Call
4. Meeting the Mentor
5. Crossing the Line
6. Allies, Enemies, and Trials
7. Facing the Darkness
8. The Journey
9. A New Perspective
10.The Return
THE HERO’S JOURNEY IN KITE RUNNER
In your small groups:
• Determine the SPECIFIC plots events in Kite
Runner for your assigned part of the hero’s
journey
• Write the event(s) in your group’s spot on the
board AND an illustration
• Pick roles
Introducer of names
Explain topic
Explain KR events
Explain illustration
REFLECTION
Why is the sandwich method of using
quotes helpful? Do you already use it (or
parts of it)?
How does the concept of the hero’s
journey deepen your understanding of
Kite Runner?