Note: If your child was part of Friday's (2.26) trip, he/she can choose to complete this homework or Friday's HW.
Dear parents/guardians, please
assist your child with today’s homework.
This month we will be studying
the novel Persepolis, a novel
about a young Iranian girl, Marjane, during the Islamic revolution. This is a graphic novel and the illustrations
are in black and white. To better understand the novel we will learn little
about Iranian culture, history, geography and religion. We will be connecting Persepolis to
other novels we have read.
* Persepolis tells a
first-hand story of what it was like to be raised in Iran. Unfortunately, people
consider Iranians to be "the bad guys." Reading what it's like to
grow up in Iran is like reading what it's like to grow up as a young
stormtrooper on the Death Star.
Unlike the Death
Star, Iran isn't actually evil—Iran's citizens are people of the world just
like us and, just like us, they want to listen to music, hang out with friends,
and party.
Marjane grew up in
Iran just as things started getting bad. It was a rough time to grow up there but
Marjane survives protests and bombings—she moves to Vienna and then back to
Iran.
**
Persepolis tells a story
of what it was like to be raised in Iran. Unfortunately, people consider Iranians
to be "the bad guys." Reading what it's like to grow up in Iran is
like reading what it's like to grow up as a young stormtrooper on the Death
Star.
Unlike the Death
Star, Iran isn't actually evil—Iran's citizens are people of the world just
like us and, just like us, they want to listen to music, hang out with friends,
and party.
Marjane grew up in
Iran just as things started getting bad. It was a rough time to grow up there but
Marjane survives.
***
Persepolis tells a story
of what it was like to be raised in Iran. Unfortunately (sadly), people
consider (think of) Iranians to be "the bad guys."
People from Iran aren’t
evil—Iran's citizens are people of the world just like us and they want to
listen to music, hang out with friends, and party.
Marjane grew up in
Iran as things started getting bad. It was a rough time to grow up there but
Marjane survives.
Questions:
Option 1:
Who is Marjane? Where is she from?
What is this story about?
Option 2:
Do a google search: Write 3 facts about Iran that you find the
most interesting. Be prepared to share in class.
Option 3: Why do you think that in this reading, growing up
in Iran is compared to growing up as a stormtrooper in the Death Star? Explain
your answer,
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