| Week | Assessment items | Assessment/resources |
| 1 | - Title page.
- Afghanistan map.
- Family collage.
| - Construction of a 'Parvana' title page.
- Completion of map of Afghanistan showing key places described in the novel.
- Family collage: using people's heads from a magazine create a family photo of Parvana's family including Hossain and Mrs Weera.
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| 2 | - Parvana Word Find.
- Parvana Chapters 8 and 9 Worksheet.
| - Complete the Word Find and define any difficult terms encountered (glossary in the back of the novel).
- Chapters 8 and 9 Worksheet.
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| 3 | - Major task: Letter from Parvana.
- Oral presentation of their letter.
| - Students to write a one-page letter from Parvana to either her father in jail, a school friend or an overseas government.
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| 5 | - Activity related to Mulan.
| - Activity related to Mulan – class discussion on the treatment of females.
- Debate topic: That women should be allowed to fight in wars.
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| 6 | - The Burnt Stick Worksheets.
| - The Burnt Stick Worksheet 1.
- The Burnt Stick Worksheet 2.
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| 7 | - The Burnt Stick Worksheet 3.
| - The Burnt Stick Worksheet 3.
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| 8 | - Major assessment task that involved a choice between one of the three major issues and a 500-word piece/project/commentary produced.
| - Major assessment task that involved a choice between one of the three major issues and a 500-word piece/project/commentary produced.
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