Surviving Repression: Persepolis

Lesson 13
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ELA

Unit 4

8th Grade

Lesson 13 of 21

Objective


Drawing evidence from two texts, explain the impact of the Iranian Revolution on women’s rights, and how women resisted these changes.

Readings and Materials


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Target Task


Writing Prompt

How did many women respond to the more restrictive rules about their clothing? Provide two different examples of the way they resisted and fought back and use evidence from both texts to support your answer. 

Sample Response

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Key Questions


Close Read Questions

  • How did the new fundamentalist government impact the lives of women in Iran? Provide at least two examples and use evidence from both texts to support your answer. 

  • How were women treated who did not conform to the new rules about "modesty"? Provide two different examples and use evidence from both texts to support your answer. 

Discussion Questions

  • Why is this article entitled, "The Stolen Revolution?" Explain the meaning of this title.

Vocabulary


Text-based

overt

adj.

done openly; not secret or hidden ("The Stolen Revolution")

compulsory

adj.

required by law or rule ("The Stolen Revolution")

Homework


To ensure that students are prepared for the next lesson, have students complete the following reading for homework. Use guidance from the next lesson to identify any additional language or background support students may need while independently engaging with the text.

  • Book: Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi  pp. 80 – 93

While reading, answer the following questions.

  • Which country is waging war against Iran? Who is the leader of this country?

  • What happens to Marji’s friend Pardisse?

  • How has the war affected daily life for Iranians? What becomes difficult to buy?

  • Why does Mali and her family have to move in with Marji’s family?

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Common Core Standards


  • RI.8.2 — Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
  • RI.8.3 — Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).

Supporting Standards

L.8.6
RI.8.1
RI.8.2
RI.8.4
RI.8.10
SL.8.1
SL.8.4
SL.8.5
SL.8.6
W.8.1
W.8.1.a
W.8.1.b
W.8.4
W.8.9
W.8.9.b
W.8.10
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