Week Breakdown

• Monday the 10th

  • Write down both Lexicon #21: Panel and Lexicon #22: Sequence in your notebook.

  • Take the Graphic novel quiz. 

  • Watch video on Context for the novel: Iranian Revolution, taking notes on the Shah's regime, Western influence, the Iranian Revolution, and Satrapi's Perspective.

  • Read and discuss chapter 1: "The Veil" (3-9) of Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. 

• Tuesday the 11th

  • Write down Lexicon #23: Secular in your notebook. 

  • Read and discuss chapter 2: "The Bicycle" (10-17), chapter 3: "The Water Cell" (18-25), and chapter 4: "Persepolis" (26-32), chapter 5: "The Letter" (33-39).

• Wednesday the 12th

  • Write down Lexicon #24: Martyr in your notebook.

  • Finish reading and discussing "The Letter" (33-39) if necessary.

  • Read all five prompts for Entry #4, choosing the one that you find most interesting.

  • Complete Notebook entry #4 in your notebook. Be sure to make it a strong body paragraph with a clear claim, context for your evidence, introduced and explaining quote or panel, and analyze explaining why this is important or significant. 

• Thursday the 13th

  • Write down Lexicon #25: Memoir in your notebook.

  • For the first half of class, we'll be completing Notebook Entry #5: Beginning Our Mini-Memoirs in our notebook. Note, this will be a potential draft for the ending assignment. 

  • In the second half, we'll continue reading, annotating, and discussing Persepolis, specifically chapter 6: "The Party" (40-46) and chapter 7: "The Heroes" (47-53).

• Friday the 14th

  • Read, annotate, and discuss chapter 8: "Moscow" (54-61), chapter 9: "The Sheep" (62-71), and chapter 10: "The Trip" (72-79).

  • Write and share a rant about something you love to hate! 

Week Breakdown

• Monday the 3rd

  • Catch up day! Please complete work that is missing or incomplete before progress reports go out this week. Tomorrow, we will continue to read, annotate, and discuss Persepolis. 

• Tuesday the 4th

  • Review pages 40-79 of Persepolis.

  • Complete Notebook Entry #6, section two of Persepolis, by choosing one of the prompts offered and answering in a body paragraph. 

• Wednesday the 5th

  • Read, annotate, and discuss "The F-14s" (pages 80-86), "The Jewels" (87-93), and "The Key" (pages 94-102).

  • Complete the three questions (one per chapter) for the reading section in your notebook. 

• Thursday the 6th

  • Mr. Roberts will be at a conference today and won't be in class. This can act as a catch up day!

• Friday the 7th

  • Read, annotate, and discuss "The Wine" (pages 103-110) and "The Cigarette" (111-117).

  • Complete Notebook Entry #7, section three of Persepolis, by choosing one of the prompts offered and answering in a body paragraph.

Week Breakdown

• Monday the 17th

  • Complete Notebook Entry #7, section three of Persepolis, by choosing one of the prompts offered and answering in a body paragraph.

  • Write down Lexicon #26: Bureaucracy in your notebook.

  • Read, annotate, and discuss chapter 16: "The Passport" and chapter 17: "Kim Wilde." 

  • Answer the two chapter questions in your notebook. 

• Tuesday the 18th

  • Write down Lexicon #27: Motif in your notebook. 

  • Read, annotate, and discuss chapter 18: "The Shabbat" and chapter 19: "The Dowry," finishing Persepolis.

  • Review the prompts for Notebook Entry #8, choosing the one you find most compelling for tomorrow's writing session. 

• Wednesday the 19th

  • Complete the Notebook Entry #8, the last section of Persepolis. 

  • Introduce Unit 3 final assignment, expectations, requirements and timeline. 

  • Complete the two creative writing activities: Exploring the Purpose of Perspective and Metaphor creation. 

• Thursday the 20th

  • Complete both creative writing activities: "Exploring the Purpose of Perspective" and "Crafting Meaning out of Metaphors." Note, if you are absent, I'll supply some pre-rolled metaphors for you to unpack. 

  • Look at potential moments or topics for your Unit 3 final assignment. 

Week Breakdown

• Monday the 31st

  • Brainstorm impactful moments of our life by writing for 1-2 minutes about each prompt.

  • Review "Five Potential Prompts" and "How to Structure your Plot." 

  • Choose one prompt and try two plot structures for your piece. Tomorrow, we will be seeing how a short story can fill quite a bit of panels!

• Tuesday the 1st

  • Read "Ark" by Ehud Lavski and Yael Nathan and take note on what they choose to highlight or zoom in and out of.

  • Look at examples of graphic novels and memoirs for inspiration of art style and panel sequencing. 

  • Start to draft your storyboard for your graphic memoir.

• Wednesday the 2nd

  • We'll go over two of the major requirements of the piece: adding allusions and symbols (or motifs). 

  • Likewise, we'll be finishing our storyboarding and hopefully get to at least 5 pencil sketched panels. 

  • I've also provided 6 student models to use for reference! Check them out if you are stumped on how to effortlessly include allusions and/or symbols.