1. You Are the Author: Creating Chapter Titles
Name: Peter Sison 8-73
When an author creates chapter divisions, they must make several choices. Sometimes they
choose to simply number the chapters. This might be because they want readers to think for
themselves. Other times they use chapter titles to set the scene, create curiosity or foreshadow
upcoming events.
In this activity, you will take on the role of the author and create a title for each of the 15
chapters in Iqbal. Your titles should be what you think Fatima would have chosen as an
appropriate title to reflect and represent her experiences. Then you need to make 2-3 point form
notes which explain the events which made you think of this title.
Chapter Title Point Form Notes
1 The Dreamless Night • Fatima describes where and why she works.
• Introduced the numbskull
• Iqbal arrives
2 The Beginning • Introduced Iqbal and Salman
• Hussain calls Iqbal “Mr. know it all”
• Iqbal was chained to his loom
3 •
Story of the Past •
Iqbal told story about his family
Explained that Karim is loyal to Hussain Khan
• Iqbal planned to escape
4 Special Carpet • Karim told the children about Hussain’s secret
• Fatima is peaceful
• Foreign buyers arrives
5 •
Hussain Khan’s Worst •
Foreign buyer to arrive at the carpet factory.
Iqbal destroys the Blue Bukhara
Nightmare • Iqbal was dragged to the Tomb
6 The Dried Throat • Fatima, Salman, and Ali to the Tomb to give
Iqbal food and water
• They almost got caught
• They successfully gave the water to Iqbal
7 The Escape • Iqbal came back from the Tomb
• Hussain made Iqbal do the same pattern
• Iqbal escaped

2. 8 •
Bribery Crime Iqbal went back to the carpet factory and
brought back policemen
• Hussain made all the children to hide in the
Tomb
• Policemen takes bribe from Hussain
9 •
Beginning of Hope •
Iqbal talked about what it was like in the city
Iqbal went to the market and find a white
shirt man
• Maria spoke
10 •
The End of Hussain Khan •
Maria taught the children how to read
The children caused a scene
• Iqbal escaped for the second time
11 We are Free • Iqbal went back to carpet factory with Eshan
Khan
• Children were free
• The children flew a kite as a sign of freedom
12 •
Warning for the Future Plan Iqbal send other children free
• Iqbal spoke at the square
• “they” threw bombs at HQ
13 •
Gun Fire •
Iqbal went o illegal brick factory
He meet a family working in the brick factory
• Master shot gun
14 The Final Goodbye • Eshan talked about the US
• Iqbal received the Youth and Action award
• Iqbal is going to Boston and Sweden
15 The Letter Information • Maria wrote a letter to Fatima
• Talked about Iqbal’s trip
• Fatima didn’t believe that Iqbal died
Epilogu •
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Goodbye my Friend •
Iqbal passed away
He passed away Easter Sunday of 1995
• He was believed to be murdered by the carpet
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