Name:_____________________________________________Date:________________Period:_____
Shooting Kabul Chapter 6
Analyzing the text
and illuminating
the facts.
What advice did Fadi’s father Habib give Mariam when they were fleeing Kabul that might
destroy her chances of ever being found?
Make an Inference
Use your prior
knowledge about
Pukhtunwali to
make an inference.
Why is Uncle Amin insulted that Habib wants to move his family to a new home?
(compete sentences)
Characterization
Fact and Opinion:
Read the following
statements from
this chapter and tell
if each is a fact or
opinion.
How does the author characterize Noor in this chapter? (Use examples from the text and complete
sentences)
“It was the last day of August 2001, and they’d been living there for more than six
weeks.” Is this a fact or opinion? How do you know? (use complete sentences)
“You’re the most excellent of daughters….” Is this a fact or opinion? How do you know?
(use complete sentences)
Connotation
Rewrtie the following sentence and make it sound more cheerful by replacing some of
the words with words that have a more positive connotation. (complete sentences)
“They could only afford a cramped two bedroom unit with faded linoleum, brown shag
carpet, and a cracked kitchen sink.”
Create a Hyperbole
Create one hyperbole about the following:
Stifling hot August day:
Make an inference:
Why do you think Noor wanted her own room?
Connecting to the
Text:
Text-to-Self connections:
Fadi and his family are living with relatives. The house has
become overcrowded and the family feels like a burden.
Have you ever been in an uncomfortable living situation? How did you or your family
handle this situation?
(complete sentences)
Conflict:
Conflict :_________________________________________________________________
Identify 1 conflict
from this chapter.
Is it Internal or
________________________________________________________________________
External?
Internal or External? ________________________________