Language Arts 12
Thursday, 28 March 2019
Unit Goal: I understand the artistic/graphic choices the author of Persepolis made in creating the graphic memoir. I understand the choices Satrapi makes as a character in Persepolis. I understand the themes present in Persepolis.
Learning Targets: I understand the vocabulary and techniques associated with cartoons and graphic novels. I understand how Marjane Satrapi forms her beliefs as she grows up. I understand why Marjane Satrapi makes the choices she does. I understand and can identify several themes in Persepolis.
Language Arts 12
Friday, 29 March 2019
Unit Goal: I understand the artistic/graphic choices the author of Persepolis made in creating the graphic memoir. I understand the choices Satrapi makes as a character in Persepolis. I understand the themes present in Persepolis.
Learning Targets: I understand the vocabulary and techniques associated with cartoons and graphic novels. I understand how Marjane Satrapi forms her beliefs as she grows up. I understand why Marjane Satrapi makes the choices she does. I understand and can identify several themes in Persepolis.
Thursday, 28 March 2019
Unit Goal: I understand the artistic/graphic choices the author of Persepolis made in creating the graphic memoir. I understand the choices Satrapi makes as a character in Persepolis. I understand the themes present in Persepolis.
Learning Targets: I understand the vocabulary and techniques associated with cartoons and graphic novels. I understand how Marjane Satrapi forms her beliefs as she grows up. I understand why Marjane Satrapi makes the choices she does. I understand and can identify several themes in Persepolis.
- Work in a group of four to discuss the answers to these questions. Spend 10-15 minutes discussing your ideas about the questions from pages 47 “The Heroes” through page 102 “The Key”--refer to your notes about these questions from your reading on the block day. Pay careful attention to and spend some time discussing the new question 4:
- In “The Heroes,” what effects do the men’s stories have on Marjane? Why?
- What are Marjane’s thoughts about patriotism in this section of the memoir?
- What effects does the war have on daily life in Tehran? Do people act differently? Why?
- Consider how your answer to these questions reveal some kind of a larger message or theme from the graphic novel. What do they help you to understand about Marjane’s perspective as a whole?
- Prepare a visual response to each of the questions above--this must be done on PAPER (NOT online). They can be done all on one paper or on multiple.
- Create something that fully answers each question and reveals a range of ideas from both you and your partner as well as other ideas from the group of 4 that you started with. It is entirely up to you as to how you choose to present it, but the final product needs to reflect significant thought and work from both partners in order to be given full credit.
- Be thoughtful, take time to consciously create something that shows your thinking. It must be creative, colorful, reflect the story, and show significant effort. Simply writing a few words or drawing a picture with a bunch of text answers to the questions is not enough. This is your chance! Have fun with it.
Language Arts 12
Friday, 29 March 2019
Unit Goal: I understand the artistic/graphic choices the author of Persepolis made in creating the graphic memoir. I understand the choices Satrapi makes as a character in Persepolis. I understand the themes present in Persepolis.
Learning Targets: I understand the vocabulary and techniques associated with cartoons and graphic novels. I understand how Marjane Satrapi forms her beliefs as she grows up. I understand why Marjane Satrapi makes the choices she does. I understand and can identify several themes in Persepolis.
- Take about 15 minutes to finalize and set out your visual responses.
- Set out all the different visual responses around the room. Take a few minutes to walk around and look at what other people created and talk with a partner about the differences in interpretations of the questions. Think about how the responses are showing something unique about each groups own perspective about the reading. (5-7 minutes)
- Now, start reading page 103 “The Wine” to page 153 “The Dowry” of Persepolis.
- As you read, consider the following:
- A theme is a statement about life the author is trying to get across to the reader; it is usually implied and can be expressed in a complete sentence, not just a single word.
- What themes have you encountered so far in Persepolis? What general themes or ideas did you see that connected the visual responses from across the class?
- On page 117, why did Marjane say that she had “kissed childhood goodbye”?
- Complete the Persepolis assignment (pp. 103 to 153)