HW. Mr. Padilla 3.17.17

Homework: Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today’s homework.

Topic:  Is being a hero worth it?

Option 1:

*Classical heroes are otherwise normal people, except they have a great talent. They often possess an attribute or quality that distinguishes them from ordinary people, making them a hero. Sometimes this is great skill, but other times it is a quality of character, like courage. It's important to remember that classical heroes possess something others do not have, but are otherwise equal in their worlds. Examples of heroes are: Harry Potter, Luke Skywalker, Atticus Finch, Ponyboy, Rikki-tikki-tavi, or King Arthur.

Superheroes can start out as classical or even everyman heroes. Somewhere along the way, they acquire power that makes them "super". However, most superheroes are born with beyond-human qualities. Well-known examples would be Superman, Spiderman, or Wonder Woman.

Task:

 During the Iraq and Iran war one of Marjane’s friends loses her father during a battle.  Marjane tells her friend that her dad was a hero. Her friend replies:  “I wish he were alive and in jail rather than dead and a hero.”

Based on what you know about heroes, both fictional and real-life, write a paragraph giving your view on this topic.  Is being a hero worth it?

Give examples from Persepolis, other books, and real life to make your argument stronger.

Option 2:

**Classical heroes are…. normal people, except they have a great talent. They often possess a quality that distinguishes (separates) them from ordinary people, making them a hero. Sometimes this is great skill, but other times it is a quality …like courage. It's important to remember that classical heroes possess something others do not have, but are otherwise equal in their worlds. Examples of heroes are: Harry Potter, Luke Skywalker, Atticus Finch, Ponyboy, Rikki-tikki-tavi, or King Arthur.

Superheroes can start out as classical or even everyman heroes. Somewhere along the way, they acquire power that makes them "super". However, most superheroes are born with beyond-human qualities. Well-known examples would be Superman, Spiderman, or Wonder Woman.

1.      What are classical heroes?

2.      What separates them from other people?

3.      What is an important hero quality?

4.      Who are some famous classical heroes?

5.      What is a Super hero?

6.      Who are some famous super heroes?

Option 3

Classical heroes are…. normal people, except they have a great talent.

1.        What are classical heroes?

They often possess a quality that distinguishes (separates) them… from ordinary (regular) people….

2.        What separates them from other people?

 Sometimes this is great skill,…other times it is a quality …like courage….

3.        What is an important hero quality?

classical heroes possess something others do not have, but are otherwise equal in their worlds. Examples of heroes are: Harry Potter, Luke Skywalker, Atticus Finch, Ponyboy, Rikki-tikki-tavi, or King Arthur.

4.        Who are some famous classical heroes?

Superheroes can start out as classical or even everyman heroes… they acquire (get) power that makes them "super". However, most superheroes are born with beyond-human qualities (abilities). Well-known examples would be Superman, Spiderman, or Wonder Woman.

5. What is different about Superheroes?  Who are some famous superheroes?

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HW Mr. Padilla 3.16.17

 

Homework:

Parents/please assist your child with today’s homework. 

Objective: to use a graphic organizer to compare two texts. Read the background passages for Esperanza Rising and Persepolis, then fill the graphic organizer.

Option 3: 

Esperanza Rising  

Twelve-year-old Esperanza Ortega has grown up the daughter of a wealthy Mexican rancher and his wife. But tragedy strikes: her father is killed, and her step uncles take over the family home. Esperanza and her mother must flee their home and journey to a new life in California.

Life in California is nothing like what Esperanza is used to. She and her mother must live with their former servants in a farm labor camp.

Persepolis

Marjane Satrapi grew up in Iran… as things started getting bad. Students were segregated by gender…women's rights receded …and family members were executed simply because they were suspected to be spies. It's a rough time to grow up there… but Marjane not only survives protests and bombings—she moves to Vienna, then back to Iran, and then manages to leave again.

Option 2: 

Esperanza Rising  

Twelve-year-old Esperanza Ortega has grown up the daughter of a wealthy Mexican rancher and his wife. But … her father is killed, and her step uncles take over the family home. Esperanza and her mother must flee their home …to a new life in California.

Life in California is nothing like what Esperanza is used to. She and her mother must live with their former servants in a farm labor camp.

Persepolis 

Marjane Satrapi grew up in Iran… as things started getting bad. Students were segregated by gender…and family members were executed simply because they were suspected to be spies. It's a rough time to grow up there… but Marjane … survives protests and bombings—she moves to Vienna, then back to Iran…

Option 1:  

Esperanza Rising  

Twelve-year-old Esperanza Ortega has grown up the daughter of a wealthy Mexican rancher and his wife. But … her father is killed, and her step uncles take over ….Esperanza and her mother must flee their home …to a new life in California.

Marjane, Perspolis

… She and her mother must live with their former servants in a farm labor camp.

Persepolis 

Marjane Satrapi grew up in Iran… as things started getting bad. Students were segregated by gender… It's a rough time to grow up there… but Marjane … survives protests and bombings—she moves to Vienna, then back to Iran…

Task: Use the graphic organizer to compare the two books. You can use information from the reading, from today’s lesson or your previous knowledge.

Or if you like, you can compare Persepolis to another book.

Book Title	Persepolis
Author		Pam Munoz Ryan
Setting: Where story takes place
Conflict: the problem(s)
Main Character

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HW Mr. Padilla 3.15.17

Homework:  Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today's homework.

Collections: Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan

Option 3:

 The novel is based on Pam Munoz Ryan’s mother’s family, from Mexico. But Ryan’s background is not only Mexican, but is from Europe and Oklahoma as well. Ryan spent many summers while she was growing up riding her bicycle to the library. During those long, hot summers, she discovered her love of books. Ryan …became a teacher, and then decided to write a book herself. Now Ryan…writes both picture books for children and chapter books. .. She explains that she had to pretend, daydream, perform backyard plays, and learn to be creative just to find things to do.

Esperanza Rising takes place during the 1920s and 1930s in Mexico and the United States… the years of the… Great Depression… Esperanza’s family was only one of thousands that had to struggle to find a new life during this period in history.

Task: Use the diagram below to compare and contrast Marjane and Pam.

            Pam                                                                                         Marjane

Option 2:

 The novel is based on Ryan’s mother’s family, from Mexico….Ryan’s background is not only Mexican, but is from Europe and Oklahoma…Ryan spent many summers while she was growing up riding her bicycle to the library. During those … hot summers, she discovered her love of books. Ryan …became a teacher, and then decided to write a book …Now Ryan…writes both picture books for children and chapter books. .. She explains that she had to pretend, daydream… and learn to be creative just to find things to do.

Esperanza Rising takes place during the 1920s and 1930s in Mexico and the United States… the years of the… Great Depression…

Task:

Who and what is the novel based on?

How did Ryan discover her love of books?

What did Ryan start doing when she became an adult?

When does the story take place?

Option 1:

 The novel is based on Ryan’s mother’s family….Ryan’s background is not only Mexican, but is from Europe and Oklahoma…

1.     Who is the novel based on?

2.     What is her background?

Ryan spent many summers while she was growing up riding her bicycle to the library. During those … hot summers, she discovered her love of books.

3.     What did she discover during the summers?

Ryan …became a teacher, and then decided to write a book …Now Ryan…writes … picture books for children and chapter books. ..

4.     What was her job? What does she do now?

Esperanza Rising takes place during the 1920s and 1930s in Mexico and the United States… the years of the… Great Depression…

5.     When and where does Esperanza Rising take place?

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HW Mr. Padilla 3.13.17

Homework: Dear parents/guardians, please assist your child with today’s homework.

Option 1:

What is the lady showing Marjane’s mother?

What was her son told?

Who do you think gave this to her son?

Option  2:

What was the lady’s son given?

Why was this given to her son?

Who gave this to her son?

Why do you think the mother is so upset?

Option 3:

 What message is being sent to young boys?

Do you think this message works? Explain why or why not?

Why do you think the plastic key is painted gold? Explain.

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HW Mr. Padilla 3.10.17

Homework: Dear parents/guardians, please assist your child with today's homework:

See the image below. Choose a level or more to respond to. 

Level 1: List what you see in the image (no detail is too small). 

After you write your list, write a sentence to summarize your list. 

Level 2: Make an observation: How  is this image  different than  what you are used to seeing in New York City? 

Level 3: What evidence is there in this image that shows how the Iranian people feel about the USA? Explain why Iran felt the way they felt. Use examples based on everything you've learned in class about this topic. 

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HW Mr. Padilla 3.9.17

Homework: Parents/ guardians, please assist your child with today’s homework.

Collections: Reading Lolita in Tehran

Option 3:

 Does she (Sanaz) think how vulnerable the Revolutionary Guards are who for over 18 years have patrolled the streets of Tehran and have to endure women like herself, and those of other generations, walking, talking, showing a strand of hair just to remind them that they have not converted? …

These girls, my girls, had both a real history and a fabricated one. Although they came from different backgrounds, the regime that ruled them had tried to make their personal identities and histories irrelevant.

In your own words, what have the guards endured for years?

What does the word "converted" mean? Give an example.

Why do you think the girls are being defiant? Give an example.

Option 2:

 Does she (Sanaz) think how vulnerable (weak) the …Guards are who for …years have patrolled the streets of Tehran and have to endure (put up with) women like herself, and those of other generations, walking, talking, showing a strand of hair just to remind them that they have not converted? …

These girls… had both a real history….Although they came from different backgrounds, the regime (the people in power) that ruled them had tried to make their personal identities …. irrelevant.

1. Who is vulnerable (weak)?

2. How long have they patrolled the streets?

3. What do women do? Why do they do it?

4. What do these girls share?

Option 1:

 Does she (Sanaz) think how vulnerable (weak) the …Guards are

1. Who is vulnerable (weak)?

 who for …years have patrolled the streets of Tehran and have to endure (put up with) women …

2. How long have they patrolled the streets?

  women …walking, talking, showing a strand of hair just to remind them that they have not converted (changed their  ways)? …

3. What do women do? Why do they do it?

These girls… had both a real history….Although they came from different backgrounds,

4. What do these girls share?

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HW Mr. Padilla 3.7.17

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Mr. Padilla                                                      Social Studies

Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today’s homework.

Collections: Reading Lolita in Tehran: About Sanaz, continued from yesterday’s reading.

Option 3:

If she gets on a bus, the seating is segregated.  She must enter through the rear door and sit in the back seats, allocated to women. Yet in Taxis, which accept as many as five passengers, men and women are squeezed together like sardines, as the saying goes, and the same goes with minibuses, where so many of my students complain of being harassed by bearded and God-fearing men. ..How much of this experience affect her? Most probably, she tries to distance her mind as much as possible from her surroundings.

Base response on today’s reading and class discussion.

How is the experience that Sanaz has similar to Rosa Park’s situation?

How are the two the same and different?

What power do you feel that Rosa Park’s had that maybe Sanaz does not?

Option 2:

If she gets on a bus, the seating is segregated.  She must enter…and sit in the back seats, allocated to women. Yet in Taxis, which accept as many as five passengers, men and women are squeezed together like sardines… and the same goes with minibuses, where so many of my students complain of being harassed by bearded and God-fearing men. ..Most probably, she tries to distance her mind as much as possible from her surroundings.

1.        What happens when Sanaz gets in the bus?

2.        Where does Sanaz have to sit?

3.        How is the seating in the taxis?

4.        What do many students complain about in the minibuses?

5.        What does Sanaz try to do in this situation?

Option 1:

If she (Sanaz) gets on a bus, the seating is segregated. 

1.    What happens when Sanaz gets in the bus?

She must enter…and sit in the back seats…

2.    Where does Sanaz have to sit?

Yet in taxis, which accept as many as five passengers, men and women are squeezed together like sardines…

3.    How is the seating in the taxis?

and the same goes with minibuses, where so many of my students complain of being harassed by bearded and God-fearing men. ..

4.    What do many students complain about in the minibuses?

Most probably, (Sanaz) she tries to distance her mind as much as possible from her surroundings.

5.    What does Sanaz try to do in this situation?

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HW Mr. Padilla 3.8.17

Homework:

Parents/ guardians, please assist your child with today’s homework.

Today’s topic was oppression. What are some ways that a government can oppress people.

Option 3:
…Is she angry that women of her mother’s generation could walk the streets freely, enjoy the company of the opposite sex, join the police force, become pilots…? …

…In the course of nearly two decades, the streets have been turned into a war zone, where young women who disobey the rules are hurled into patrol cars, taken to jail, flogged, fined, forced to wash the toilets and humiliated, and as soon as they leave, they go back and do the same thing.  Is she aware, Sanz, of her own power? Does she realize how dangerous she can be when her every stray gesture is a disturbance to public safety?

In the novel To Kill a Mocking Bird, Tom Robinson is oppressed.

In Night, Eliezer is oppressed.

In The Absolutely True Story of a Part Time Indian, Junior feels oppressed.

In Of Mice and Men, George and Lenny are oppressed.

Choose one or more of these characters and compare them to Marjane or Sanaz. How are they similar and different?

Option 2:
…Is she angry that women of her mother’s generation could walk the streets freely, enjoy the company of the opposite sex, join the police force, become pilots…?

…In … nearly two decades, the streets have been turned into a war zone,…young women who disobey the rules are … taken to jail… fined, forced to wash the toilets and humiliated, and as soon as they leave, they go back and do the same thing.  Is she aware, Sanaz, of her own power? Does she realize how dangerous she can be when her every… gesture is a disturbance to public safety?

Why could Sanaz be angry?

What has happened in the last two decades?

 How are women being treated?

Option 1:
…Is she (Sanaz)  angry that women of her mother’s generation (time) could walk the streets freely…. join the police force, become pilots…?

1. What could women in Sanaz' moother's time do?

…In …two decades (20 years), the streets have been turned into a war zone,…
2. What happened in 2 decades?

young women who disobey the rules are … taken to jail… fined, forced to wash the toilets and humiliated,
3. What happens to women who disturb the peace?

and as soon as they leave, they go back and do the same thing. 
4. What ahppenes as soon as they leave? 

 Does she (sanz) realize how dangerous she can be when her every… gesture (movement) is a disturbance (danger)  to public safety?

5. How can Sanz be dangerous?

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HW Mr. Padilla 3.6.17

Homework:

Parents/ guardians, please assist your children with today’s homework.                                    

Reading Lolita In Tehran by Azar Nafasi

 Option 3:                       

How can I create this other world outside this room? …We follow Sanaz down the stairs, out the door and into the street...She walks quickly and with a sense of determination (mind set on doing).  The streets of Tehran and other Iranian cities are patrolled by militia, who ride in white Toyota patrols, four gun-carrying men an women, sometimes followed by a minibus. They are called the Blood of God.  They patrol the streets to make sure women like Sanaz wear their veils properly, do not wear makeup, do not walk in public with men who are not their fathers, brothers, or husbands.

Describe using your own words what it is like to walk the streets of Tehran.  Give details. What about Tehran is different or similar to NYC?

Option 2:

…We follow Sanaz down the stairs, out the door and into the street...She walks quickly… The streets of Tehran and other Iranian cities are patrolled by militia, who ride in white Toyota patrols, four gun-carrying men an women, sometimes followed by a minibus. They are called the Blood of God.  They patrol the streets to make sure women like Sanaz wear their veils properly, do not wear makeup, do not walk in public with men who are not their fathers, brothers, or husbands.

1.        What is Sanaz doing?

2.        Who is patrolling the streets of Tehran?

3.        Who ride on the Toyota patrols?

4.        What are the patrols called? 

5.                    What is their job?

Option 1:

…We follow Sanaz down the stairs… into the street...She walks quickly…

1.    What is Sanaz doing?

The streets of Tehran and other Iranian cities are patrolled (watched) by militia, who ride in white Toyota patrols, four gun-carrying men and women…

2.    Who is patrolling the streets of Tehran?

3.    Who ride on the Toyota patrols?

They are called the Blood of God.  They patrol the streets to make sure women like Sanaz wear their veils properly…

4.    What are the patrols called? 

make sure…do not wear makeup, do not walk in public with men who are not their fathers, brothers, or husbands.

5.              What is their job?

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HW Mr. Padilla 3.3.17

Parents/please assist your child with today’s homework.

For the next 2 days we will be reading a memoir by Azar Nafasi. We will be comparing it to Persepolis.

Collections: Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafasi

Option 3:

Background:  The Iranian Revolution in the late 1970’s resulted in the overthrow of pro-western Shah of Iran. Iranians established a theocracy, or a religious government, based on the rule of Islam. The new government passed laws that segregate men and women and that force women to adhere to an Islamic dress code. Iranian women are required to wear veils that cover their hair and neck and coats that cover their arms and legs.  The “morality police” ensure that people comply with the laws. People who do not comply may be taken to the morality police headquarters to be questioned, beaten or jailed.

Task:

The Iranians passed a law that segregated men and women.  In your own words, what does segregation mean?

Do you believe that women and men should be segregated, why or why not?

What were women required to do?  How do you feel about people being told what clothes to wear?

Option 2:

Background:  The Iranian Revolution in the late 1970’s resulted in the overthrow of … Shah of Iran. Iranians established … a religious government, based on the rule of Islam. The new government passed laws that segregate men and women and that force women… to an Islamic dress code. Iranian women are required to wear veils that cover their hair and neck and coats that cover their arms and legs.  The “morality police” ensure that people comply with the laws. People who do not comply may be taken to the morality police headquarters to be questioned, beaten or jailed.

1.        What happened in the Iranian Revolution?

2.        What kind of government did the Iranians build?

3.        What laws did the government pass?

4.        What were women required to do?

5.        What did the morality police do? What happened to people who did not comply?

Option 1:

Background:  The Iranian Revolution in the late 1970’s ended up in the overthrow (  replace by force ) of the… Shah of Iran.

1.    What happened in the Iranian Revolution?

Iranians established (built)… a religious government, based on the rule of Islam.

2.    What kind of government did the Iranians build?

The new government passed laws that segregate( separate) men and women … Iranian women are required to wear veils that cover their hair and neck and coats that cover their arms and legs.

3.    What laws did the government pass?

4.    What were women required to do?

 The “morality* police” ensure that people comply with the laws. People who do not comply* may be taken to the morality police … to be questioned, beaten or jailed.

5.    What did the morality police do? What happened to people who did not comply?

Vocabulary: Morality- what a person believes is right or wrong

Comply- to do what is asked of you

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HW Mr. Padilla 3.2.17

Dear parents/guardians, please assist your child with today’s homework.

Option 3: Base response on what you have learned so far about the topic of the Iranian Revolution and Islamic Revolution and the novel Night.

In January 1979, religious leaders gained control of Iran in a revolution and forced the Shah to flee.  Iran became an Islamic republic.   Boys and girls were no longer allowed to attend classes together.  Alcohol and western music were forbidden.  Men could not wear T-shirts, short sleeved shirts, or neckties.  Women and girls had to wear long, dark garments that covered their hair and body.  Religious police severely punished anyone suspected of opposing the revolution.

America supported the Shah, and the leaders of Iran’s revolution denounced the United States as the “Great Satan.” Shortly after the United States allowed the Shah to come to New York City for cancer treatment, Iranian students stormed the American embassy and held 52 Americans hostage for more than a year.

Task:

Connect this passage to what you learned when we studied the novel Night. What sounds similar to the events in Night? Hint: Loss of freedom. Give examples from the reading and examples of Night that you remember and compare.

Option 2:

In January 1979, religious leaders gained control of Iran…and forced the Shah to flee (leave).  Iran became an Islamic republic.   Boys and girls were no longer allowed to attend classes together.  Alcohol and western music were forbidden.  Men could not wear T-shirts, short sleeved shirts, or neckties.  Women and girls had to wear long, dark garments that covered their hair and body.  Religious police severely punished anyone suspected of opposing the revolution.

… the leaders of Iran’s revolution denounced (named) the United States as the “Great Satan (devil).” Shortly after the United States allowed the Shah to come to New York City …Iranian students stormed (invaded) the American embassy and held 52 Americans hostage for more than a year.

1.        What happened in 1979?

2.        What changed in school?

3.        What things were not allowed anymore?

4.        What did women have to do?

5.        What did the leaders of Iran call the USA?

6.        What did the students from I ran do?

Option 1:

In January 1979, religious leaders gained control of (took over) Iran…Iran became an Islamic republic. 

1.    What happened in 1979?

 Boys and girls were no longer allowed to attend classes together.

2.    What changed in school?

 Alcohol (adult drinks) and western music were forbidden (not allowed).  Men could not wear T-shirts, short sleeved shirts, or neckties.

3.    What things were not allowed anymore?

 Women and girls had to wear long, dark garments that covered their hair and body.

4.    What did women have to do?

… the leaders of Iran… (named) the United States the “Great Satan (devil). …Iranian students stormed (invaded) the American embassy (building)  and held 52 Americans hostage for more than a year.

5.    What did the leaders of Iran call the USA?

6.    What did the students from Iran do?

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