Dedication to the Children of War

Getting Knowledge- Ready-Pre-reading tasks

Look at the cover, title, dedication, acknowledgements, dedication, author’s note, maps, glossary and blurb

Dedication “To the children of war”

What does this mean?

Why would an author dedicate a book to kids?

How would war be different for kids than for adults?

Describe the image on the cover? (Discuss colour, texture, patterns etc.)

Why might these images have been chosen?

What clues does the story cover give to the reader?

Cover: What does the cover tell you about the characters, plot and setting?

Character: (Who are they?)

Plot (What happens and why?):

Setting (When and where does the action take place):

Genre 1.What type of book do you think Parvana can be categorised as? ______

2.How do you know this?

Other books by Deborah Ellis

Parvana's Journey Mud City Women of the Afghan War

Looking for X (1999) Bifocal (with Eric Walters) The Heaven Shop

Off To War Children of War A Company of Fools

I Am A Taxi Sacred Leaf True Blue

No Safe Place Each Little Bird That Sings Lunch with Lenin and Other Short Stories

Author Bio: Deborah Ellis is the author of over eighteen books. She is best known for her Breadwinner Trilogy, a series that has been published in twenty-five languages, with more than one million dollars in royalties donated to Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan and Street Kids International. Deborah lives in Simcoe, Ontario.

Author:

What do you know about the author?

What is the reoccurring subject matter in Deborah Ellis’books?

Why was this title chosen? Is it a good title? Why/why not?

What is a blurb? How does it encourage people to buy or borrow the book?

After reading the blurb, what do you think will happen in the book and why?

After reading the cover, what message is the author trying to give the audience?

Audience

What clues does the cover give about the target audience? (age, gender, interests)

Would both children and adults enjoy this book? Why?

Pronunciation: zhahn-ruh Definition: (Noun) 1. A category of artistic work (art, music, literature) distinguished by style, form, or content, as poetry, short stories, novels are genres of literature. 2. A class, type, or category of anything that is distinguished by particular features. In your own words, what does the word “genre” mean?

Genre Five key words/features Example (book) Romance

Comedy

Mystery

Science-Fiction

Fantasy

War/Action

Horror/Ghost Story

Coming of age /growing up

Historical Fiction

Adventure