Three and a half more weeks!
This week:
Monday : Finish assessment; start "Persepolis"
Tuesday: Finish Persepolis; do after movie assignment
Wednesday: Start literary analysis outline
Thursday: In-class literary analysis essay (timed writing)
Friday: PROJECTS DUE!!! Watch Bourdain "Parts Unknown" in Iran.
This week:
Monday : Finish assessment; start "Persepolis"
Tuesday: Finish Persepolis; do after movie assignment
Wednesday: Start literary analysis outline
Thursday: In-class literary analysis essay (timed writing)
Friday: PROJECTS DUE!!! Watch Bourdain "Parts Unknown" in Iran.
After Viewing "Persepolis": Respond to 3 of the 4 following writing prompts.
1) What are some of the changes that the family had to undergo?
2) How did the different members of the family respond to these changes?
3) How were the changes different for the men and the women?
4) Compare and contrast the various women:
o Marjane
o Her mother
o Her grandmother
o Her school teachers
o Her neighbors (family ‘friends’)
o The Guardians of the Revolution (ladies in the streets)
1) What are some of the changes that the family had to undergo?
2) How did the different members of the family respond to these changes?
3) How were the changes different for the men and the women?
4) Compare and contrast the various women:
o Marjane
o Her mother
o Her grandmother
o Her school teachers
o Her neighbors (family ‘friends’)
o The Guardians of the Revolution (ladies in the streets)