Created By
Katerina T
10 HOURS
10 LESSONS
This course provides an overview of the novel as well as close analysis of extracts from Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner. Students will study themes of friendship, betrayal, and learn a great deal about the political landscape of Taliban ruled Afghanistan. This programme focuses on the most critical extracts and encourages students to engage in analysis of key themes, symbols and characters while following the heartfelt story Hosseini creates.
10 LESSONS
10 HOURS Total Length
Lesson 1
Why Study ‘The Kite Runner’?
60 minutes
Lesson 2
The Setting
60 minutes
Lesson 3
Character Study: Amir
60 minutes
Lesson 4
Fathers and Children
60 minutes
Lesson 5
Character study: Hassan
60 minutes
Lesson 6
Politics and Society
60 minutes
Lesson 7
Theme focus: Betrayal
60 minutes
Lesson 8
Character Study: Baba
60 minutes
Lesson 9
Character study: Sohrab
60 minutes
Lesson 10
Theme focus: Redemption
60 minutes
Literary Analysis
Text Analysis
Character Analysis
Critical Thinking
Debate
Katerina T
All-Round Educator
With 3 years of teaching experience within schools, Katerina has taught English Language and Literature to a wide range of pupils for GCSE and A-levels. Alongside this, she has also been teaching philosophy, science and English as a foreign language to students at all stages of language acquisition and has prepared numerous A-level pupils for university applications.
