Week 2: War and Rebellion in Black and White (3/3-3/7)
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.
Monday the 3rd
Today, we will have a catch up day! Most of us are missing work or could benefit from editing our last assignment.
Grades are due for progress reports Wednesday the 5th!
Make sure you are caught up on the reading. We are on chapter 10, page 79 of Persepolis.
Make sure you are caught up on our lexicon words (words 21-25) for last week.
We completed both Notebook Entry #4 (Analysis of pages 1-39 of Persepolis) and Notebook Entry #5 (Mini-memoirs with artist statement).
"Everyone Loves a Rant" assignment (one page).
Tuesday the 4th
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (full text)
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi PDF.pdfChapters by page number
Chapter 6: "The Party" (40-46)
Chapter 7: "The Heroes" (47-53)
Chapter 8: "Moscow" (54-61)
Chapter 9: "The Sheep" (62-71)
Chapter 10: "The Trip" (72-79)
Notebook Entry #6, Section 2 of Persepolis (pages 40-79)
Notebook Entry Prompts for Section 2 of Persepolis (40-79).docxSentence Starters for each prompt
Prompt #1
Satrapi depicts the celebration of overthrowing the of the Shah with unique hairstyles and clothing to show...
This will be later be compared to...
Prompt #2
The freedom Marji has at home impacts her by...
Prompt #3
Satrapi utilizes borderless panels to convey...
Prompt #4
The torture games that Marji plays with her childhood friends imply that Marji is trying to...
Prompt #5
The mirror acts a symbol of ... in the graphic novel, where Marji is...
Friendly reminder: The structure of a body paragraph
Create a claim or topic sentence.
This needs to address the prompt directly and provide a clear direction that you will take within your body paragraphs.
Give context to what's happening in the graphic novel.
Before we give a quote, page, or panel, we need to situate what's happening in the graphic novel. Let us know what chapter and what's going on. Is Anoosh telling Marji a story about his life? Has the Black Friday Massacre happened and the family is unpacking it all?
Introduce evidence, cite the page, summarize or describe the panel.
Introduce the quote and cite it. Below are two examples.
In her confusion, Marji asks, "blah blah blah" (42).
On 70, at the top of the page, we see a newspaper with the headline reading, "Russian Spy Executed." Notably, this splash panel is borderless, which is a recurring choice that...
Explain the evidence, quote, or panel.
After you situate your reader, it's time to explain how we should read this. The whole point is to make sure our reader is on the same wavelength. For some pieces of evidence, one sentence will suffice, but for others, you'll need to unpack it fully for your reader, which can take 2-3 sentences.
Argue its importance.
Now, that we've explained the evidence, we need to argue why this is crucial, essential, necessary to understand. This is where we argue why this matters or is worthy of note.
Wednesday the 5th
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (full text)
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi PDF.pdfToday's Reading: Chapters by page number
Chapter 11: "The F-14s (pages 80-86)
Chapter 12: "The Jewels" (pages 87-93)
Chapter 13: "The Key" (pages 94-102)
Discussion Questions for the today's chapters (answer all of them in your notebook!)
Requirement: Answer each question with 5 sentences for full credit.
"The F-14s" Question: How do we see Marji change in this chapter?
"The Jewels" Question: How is the war affecting Marji's family and the Iranian people?
"The Key" Question: Analyze the last two panels on page 102, why does Satrapi juxtapose (put these panels next to each other) the two scenes?
Extra credit: "The Wine" Question: How does Marjane’s family attempt to maintain a sense of normalcy despite the increasing restrictions in Iran?
Thursday the 6th
Mr. Roberts will be out for a teacher conference today. Please complete yesterdays discussion questions or any other missing work. Have a great day!
Friday the 6th
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (full text)
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi PDF.pdfToday's Reading: Chapters by page number
Chapter 14: "The Wine" (103-110)
Chapter 15: "The Cigarette" (111-117)
Notebook Entry #7, Section 3 of Persepolis (pages 80-117)
Notebook Entry Prompts for Section 3 of Persepolis (80-117).docxSentence starters for each prompt
Prompt #1: Marji's attitude towards the war changes from _______ to _______ , showing...
Prompt #2: The regime's recruitment technique targets _______ because...
Prompt #3: It's ironic that the regime paints the afterlife to be better than Disneyland because...
Prompt #4: Satrapi chooses to juxtapose the panel of _______ with _______ in order to show...
Prompt #5: Persepolis deepens Western reader's understanding of how war affects everyday civilians by...
Prompt #6: The war puts pressure on ordinary citizens by...
Prompt #7: Persepolis teaches us that when people are repressed, they...
Prompt #8: Satrapi interweaves the personal with the political in order to illustrate...