Persepolis controversy

Attempts to ban the book in Chicago: click.

Holiday homework

1. Complete your chapter summary for Book 2.

2. Draft a response to one of the prompts in one the available styles:

• Expository
• Persuasive
• Creative
• Hybrid

1000 words. Due Friday 19 July.

The final summaries for Book 1 will go up in the next few days.

The second part of your text analysis work

Persepolis work Book 2

You must type and post your responses to this blog. Because the responses are highly unlikely to be posted in order, you must title your work like this:

p157, THE SOUP, John

so page number, CHAPTER TITLE, Name

If you have any trouble email me your text.

Due Wednesday 17 July.

Chapter	Page	Scholar
The Soup	157	John
Tyrol	166	Noah
Pasta	175	Madeleine
The Pill	182	Deborah
The Vegetable	191	Jo
The Horse	200	Jack
Hide and Seek	209	Eleanor
The Croissant	225	Fred
The Veil	235	Freja
The Return	248	Jamie
The Joke	260	Famhi
Skiing	269	Peter
The Exam	278	Furkan
The Makeup	287	Keira
The Convocation	294	Indi
The Socks	301	Marina
The Wedding	314	Cam
The Satellite	322	Phoebe
The End	143	John & Liam

Work to prepare for Wednesday 26 June onwards

Persepolis work

Your chapter is:

Chapter	Page	Scholar
The Veil	3	John
The Bicycle	10	Noah
The Water Cell	18	Madeleine
Persepolis	26	Deborah
The Letter	33	Jo
The Party	40	Jack
The Heroes	47	Eleanor
Moscow	54	Fred
The Sheep	62	Famhi
The Trip	72	Keira
The F-14s	80	Freja
The Jewels	87	Peter
The Key	94	Furkan
The Wine	103	Jamie
The Cigarette	111	Indi
The Passport	118	Marina
Kim Wilde	126	Cam
The Shabbat	135	Lucas & Liam
The Diary	143	John

You need to:

1. Summarise the chapter in no more than 10 bullet points.

2. Send your summary to me by email or give me the handwritten copy.

3. Refer to the three prompts on the SAC sheet

i. The worst battle you have to fight is between what you know and what you feel.
ii. Conflict is inevitable, but combat is optional.
iii. The greatest conflicts are not between two people but between one person and their self.

4. Identify at least one panel from the chapter that relates to one of the prompts. You should be able to identify at least two of the three prompts from each chapter.

My example.

The Veil p3 John

Summary

• MS is 10 at the time of the revolution

• All girls now have to wear the veil to school

• Schools are now segregated

• MS’s mother protests against the veil and against the restrictions on women’s rights

• MS is very religious as a child

• Her family is wealthy

• Her grandmother is important to her

• MS talks to God

• She wants to be a prophet

• Her family is unhappy with this so she tells them she wants to be a doctor

How the chapter relates to the prompt

Prompt 3 – conflict with self: panel 5 on p8 to panel 5 p9 – MS understands the problem other people have with her wanting to be a prophet so she tells them what they want to hear.

Prompt 1 – battle between know and feel: p5: MS’s mother is conflicted between what she knows (the veil represents a restriction on women’s rights) and what she feels (fear of the repercussions)

or

what she knows (the revolutionary state could punish her for her opposition) and what she feels (that being forced to wear the hijab is a violation of her human rights)

It depends on your point of view.

Iran posters

In pairs create a poster on Iran, Islam, Iran before the revolution, Iran after the revolution or Iran today.

Use these websites:

http://www.pbs.org/empires/islam/
Islam: Empire ofFaith 

This Public Broadcasting special gives numerous educational resources for understanding the history and dynamics of Islam.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/countries/iran.html
Iran 

A Country Guide This guide gives detailed information on the history, geography, and culture of Iran.

http://course1.winona.edu/aelafandi/polsci270/iran-iraq-war.htm


THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR: CAUSES AND ORIGINS OF THE WAR This detailed argument lays out the causes and implications of the war between Iran and Iraq in the 1980's.

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/mideast/cuvlm/persian_lit.html


Persian Literature This page offers links and resources for studying Persian literature.