While you are reading your Literature Circle novel, you will be expected to record

entries in a double-entry journal. You may include interesting quotations from the text,
questions about the text, and connections between the text and your own life. During
your literature circle discussion, you will trade journals with another group member, and
respond to his/her entry under the Peer Response. You may then use these entries as
talking points within your group discussion.

The expectation is that you will complete 1 journal entry/class and spread out your
entries throughout your reading.

Complete 2/21 entries before 2/26.

Observation Evidence and Explanation Peer Response:

(Analyze the text, form a
personal connection, or pose
a thoughtful question.)
(Include a quote from the text
with citation and explanation
of what quote shows)
Student: Hana
(During the meeting, ask
another group member to
make comments and write
his/her name.)

1. I believe that Mariam and
Rasheed never left and when
Laila’s family leaves they will
meet each other.
“Almost everyone she knew I like how you foreshadowed
packed their things and left” something that actually
(Hosseini 181). happened based on what you
Rasheed seems very know about the characters
stubborn like Mammy so it already. Although not correct
would make sense if he and entirely, Mariam and Laila did
Mariam haven’t fled Kabul meet and end up living with
yet. Also, I believe that the each other.
introduction of Laila
foreshadowed her inevitable
meeting with Mariam
especially since they were
neighbors. Wherever they
flee to I believe Mariam finally
convinced Rasheed and will
join Laila’s family as a
refugee.

2. I wonder if Tariq is dead
and Laila is getting hopeful
for nothing or Laila and her
family never make it to
Pakistan?
“They would find Tariq and
his parents there. Surely they
would” (189). It seems too
easy that Laila and Tariq
could reunite so fast without
any barriers. So far in Laila’s
story there has been no twist,
no climax. I believe
something either happened to
Tariq or Laila on their
journey’s to Pakistan.
I agree with this inference
because Laila's life has been
going smoothly since the war
so I also thought something
was going to happen. It is
expected that the one person
she cherishes the most would
have something happen to
him.
 Highlighting a sorrowful event
that changes the events of
the story.

3. Rasheed has a heart and
cares for Laila so he will try
and marry Laila.
“But, then, Massoud was a This is a valid prediction
Tajik, or course. Like Laila… based on the characterization
An attempt on his part, both of Rasheed. He is a man who
sly and pathetic, to impress” cares for his own wellbeing
(Hosseini 213). Why would and reputation so marrying
Rasheed care to impress a Lailla is the only thing that
girl like Laili or lie to at all? would make his life better.
Rasheed has been portrayed
as a stubborn man who
doesn’t really care what other
people think. If he cares what
Laila thinks of him, maybe he
is opening up and wants to
marry her.

4. Either Rasheed, Laila, or
Mariam will get a body part
amputated
“Limbs were being amputated
without anesthesia” (Hosseini
230). II believe this to be
foreshadowing of what will
come either Rasheed, Laila
or Mariam. Out of all the
different treatments that
Rasheed would have
mentioned, he specifically
mentioned amputation,
making it seem likely in the
future.
It is interesting to predict that
just because amputations
were mentioned that a main
character will get something
amputated but it could
happen. It was mentioned
that Tariq had his other leg
amputated which could me
the foreshadow the author
was trying to say.