Surviving Repression: Persepolis

Lesson 9
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ELA

Unit 4

8th Grade

Lesson 9 of 21

Objective


Explain how Satrapi uses words and images together to develop the reader’s understanding of significant characters and events.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi  pp. 3 – 17

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

What does the incident at the Rex Cinema (pp. 14–15) reveal about Iran during this time period? How does Satrapi use text and images to communicate ideas? Provide specific details both from the text and images to support your answer.

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Key Questions


Close Read Questions

  • How did life change for Marji in 1980 as a result of "The Islamic Revolution"? How did she feel about these changes? Provide specific evidence from the text and images on pages 3-4 to support your answer.

  • Study the final panel on page 5. How does Satrapi use illustrations to develop the reader’s understanding of the political situation in 1980? Provide specific details from the illustration to support your answer.

  • Study the first panel on page 6. What ideas is Satrapi juxtaposing, and how does she communicate these ideas through text and images? What does this reveal about Marji? Provide specific details from the text and images to support your answer.

  • How would you describe Marji’s relationship to God and religion more generally? Provide specific details from pages 3-13 to support your answer.

  • Study the final panel on page 10. What does this image reveal about Satrapi’s perspective of the revolution? Provide specific details from the text and images to support your answer.

Vocabulary


Text-based

perpetrate

v.

(p. 15)

to commit (a crime or action)

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. 18 – 32

While reading, answer the following questions.

  • Why were the British so interested in Persia?

  • What does Marji learn about her family history in this chapter?

  • What happened to Marji’s grandfather when his political beliefs changed?

  • Why are Marji and her mother worried about Marji’s father at the end of the chapter?

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Common Core Standards


  • RI.8.5 — Analyze in detail the structure of a specific paragraph in a text, including the role of particular sentences in developing and refining a key concept.
  • RL.8.3 — Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.

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
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