Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Tuesday / Wednesday 11/1/11 and 11/2/11

There was a pop quiz.

Students turned in their homework, and the class discussed the sacrifices that Marji's parent's made, and that Marji made at the end of Persepolis.

Students wrote a list of predictions for Marji's life in 1982 and beyond.

SSR sheets were collected, and new ones due on the 7th or 8th of November were handed out.

A brief description of the coming essay based on the Persepolis unit was made: E.g. the essay should not be a summary; it should address a "big issue" or "big question" in some way; the essay's will probably relate to one or more of the themes we have focused on: political revolution; teen rebellion; faith; male vs. female roles; society v. individual; family; heroes.

Students wrote a lengthy response to the following question:

What did I learn about the world (being a teen; being a parent; being political; being religious; etc.) by reading Persepolis and thinking about Marji and what she thought and did?

Students had SSR.

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