PARVANA: Afghanistan WebQuest
Put your googling skills to the test and search the web for the answers
Learning Goals
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Names:
Determine best sources
Locate the information within the sources
Take notes (remember--focus on your questions!)
Complete the following table in dot points
What do I already
know about
Afghanistan and the
Taliban?
What do I want to
learn about this topic?
What have I learnt
today, that I didn’t
know before?
WHAT IS LIFE LIKE IN AFGHANISTAN?
1. What continent is Afghanistan located on?
2. What countries surround Afghanistan?
3. What is the capital city of Afghanistan?
4. What are the main languages spoken in Afghanistan?
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WHAT ARE THE CLOTHING AND FOOD LIKE IN AFGHANISTAN?
5. Do you think people in Afghanistan wear the same clothing as us?
6. What food do you think people in Afghanistan eat?
7. What is the difference between a burqa and a chador?
8. What is a toshank?
9. What is eid?
10. What is a pakul?
11. Describe a shalwar kameez.
12. What type of food is nan? Describe it.
WHO ARE THE TALIBAN?
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/taliban.html
13. Where have you heard of the Taliban before?
14. What is the Taliban?
15. What activities were banned under the Taliban ?
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WHAT WAS THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN AFGHANISTAN BEFORE AND
AFTER THE TALIBAN?
See photocopied article attached title: “The Situation of Women in Afghanistan”
16. What was life like for women before the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan?
17. What is life like after the Taliban were overthrown in Afghanistan?
WHO IS THE AUTHOR-DEBORAH ELLIS?
18. Why do you think the author chose to write a novel on life in Afghanistan?
19. Would you want to write a novel on life in another country? Why/why not?
20. What inspired Deborah Ellis to write Parvana?
21. Where are all the royalties from the sales of Parvana going?
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Student Self Evaluation
Name:
Assignment:
Date:
1. How much time did I spend on this assignment?
2. Describe the process you went through to complete this assignment
3. What problems did you encounter and how did you solve them?
4. Who gave you helpful suggestions? What were they?
5. What aspect of the assignment did you find difficult and or challenging?
6. What are the strengths of your assignment?
7. If you were to grade this assignment, what grade would you give yourself and why?
8. What new strategies or skills did you try and how successful was this attempt?
9. What did you learn in the process of completing this assignment?
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