1. You Are the Author: Creating Chapter Titles
Name: __Marielle Manlulu 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 • Fatima (the narrator) is introduced.
The Arrival • Another master gave him to Hussain
Khan (the master of the carpet
factory).
• 14 of children are working for Hussain
Khan.
2 He was Fast and Skillful as • Sent away from other master.
• Iqbal is chained to his loom.
he… • He was fast and skillful.
3 • Iqbal explained his to the children
The Reason Why he’s here • He’s been called “know it all” by
Hussain Khan
• Iqbal’s brother was sick and had a debt
from buying medicine.
4 I’ll be Cancel • Iqbal made a carpet, blue Bukhara
carpet
• Carpet was rare
• Iqbal convinced the children that their
debt will be cancelled.
• Other children disagreed with him.
5 The Reaping • Foreign buyers arrived at the carpet
factory
• Iqbal cuts the blue Bukhara carpet into
pieces
• Hussain got very angry
• Iqbal was dragged into the Tomb
6 Don’t worry • Fatima, Ali, Salman and Karim plan to
give him food and drink while Iqbal is
on the tomb
• He was pale and has that rusty voice
• They came back every night
7 • Iqbal came out from the tomb after 3
Dreaming days
• A new child, was thin, named twig,
arrived
• Iqbal made a promise to Fatima that
Next spring, Fatima and Iqbal will fly a
kite.

2. 8 •
Kite Carpet Fatima told Maria about flying the
carpet next spring
• Maria made a carpet with large image
of kite
• Hussain was going to send Maria in
the Tomb but everyone refuses, by
saying “Send me, Send me!”
• Hussain didn’t send Maria in the
Tomb.
9 •
I can Read •
Iqbal talks about his escape
Iqbal heard the BLLF talk and got a
handout from them
• The children can not read but Maria
revealed she can.
10 The Play • Maria taught the children how to read
and write.
• They read the handout
• Maria started talking
• They planned a play, so Hussain
won’t notice of Iqbal escaping.
11 •
The Way to Freedom Iqbal came back at the factory with
Eshan Khan, the man from BLLF
• They took the children and put them
in headquarters.
• Iqbal decided to stay in headquarters
with Eshan Khan.
12 They… the Carpet Mafia • Fatima and Maria stayed in the
headquarters with Iqbal.
• Iqbal sneaked into many factories
• Eshan Khan’s they, Carpet Mafia
13 •
I’m Scared Iqbal and Eshan Khan sneaked into a
brick factory and asked some
question to some labourers (family)
• The master saw them and got angry
and shot with a gun, luckily no one
got hurt.
• Iqbal confessed to Fatima that he
was scared, but not to tell anyone.
14 •
News Around the World Iqbal Had given a prize, 15,000, from
Reebok.
• Iqbal was asked to give a speech to
people in Sweden and Boston.
• Fatima went home with her family.
15 Dark Hours of Easter • Easter day
• Fatima received a letter from Maria
about Iqbal coming back and being
shot.
• Maria doesn’t believe it.
Epilogu •
e
Iqbal Masih Iqbal was muredered on Easter
Sunday
• In 1995, Muritke
• 13 years old
• Symbol of the Battle