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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

…families) don’t call themselves Iranian, but rather Persian. After reading Persepolis, I wonder if this is a learned tactic to lessen the immediate demonization that people coming to the US from the Middle East sadly experience. If we’re talking about parallel reads, it would be really interesting to pair this with Maus. Different periods of history, but to compare how authors use images to communicate oppression and resistance would be intriguing. Marcie I read The Complete Persepolis last fall after an ELA co-worker recommended it. The second half of the Complete Persepolis addresses Marjane’s schooling in Austria, her return to…

The Surprising Benefits of Student-Created Graphic Novels

…a great post. I was actually considering teaching Persepolis this year, and I love this student graphic novel unit. I even just purchased Eisner’s book to get started. I’m wondering you have any of your materials available for Persepolis, perhaps on TpT or elsewhere? Shveta Miller Crystal, that is great news that you will teach Persepolis this year! I am working on putting together more resources. You can subscribe to my website to get emails when I add new stuff: https://shvetamiller.com For now, I hope the YouTube video I included in the post – a model close reading of Persepolis…

Episode 126: Student-Written Graphic Novels

…learn and share and connect, you know, practice the process type opportunities. So in a graphic novel what would that look like? So what I would have students do is choose a panel or a device that they see in the mentor text, that they seen in “Persepolis,” and attempt to create their own panel with any subject matter using that device. So, for example, in one panel in “Persepolis,” what’s happening in the story is that she’s staying in Iran even though many of her friends and acquaintances are moving out of the country. And she feels alone, and…

Join Our Summer 2017 YA Book Club

…other people have to say. I have Persepolis and have been putting off reading it until I have the time. Counting by Sevens is one of my all-time favorite books, and I’ve been looking forward to reading the other two. Thank you so much for doing this! Rachelle Terada So happy to see Roach’s Stiff on your list! I jigsaw 7 chapters from this book in my forensic science class every semester. It is a great read! Roach does an incredible job mixing humor and science! Debra I loved Persepolis when I read it years ago. I thought it gave…

Graphic Novels in the Classroom: A Teacher Roundtable

…in the last 3 years, when I have not been employed in a school. Therefore my teaching of graphic novels in a classroom setting is limited. Question 4: What other books have you and your students loved? Alison Walthew: Colleagues have taught Persepolis (story of a young girl growing up in Iran before and after the Islamic Revolution) and Maus (story of the Nazis and the Jews during WWII, but using cats and mice to depict them). The books have been used in the Language A: Language and Literature International Baccalaureate course. This is an external essay exam in which…

YA Books Recommended by Cult of Pedagogy Readers

…a Rock Star Speak The Memory of Light Thirteen Reasons Why Race/Social Justice All American Boys Brown Girl Dreaming Dreamland Burning Piecing Me Together The Hate U Give Male Lead Characters 100 Sideways Miles Bruiser Goodbye Days House Arrest Orbiting Jupiter Peak Spanking Shakespeare The Crossover The Serpent King The Seventh Most Important Thing The Wednesday Wars Things Not Seen Touching Spirit Bear Ungifted Where Things Come Back Settings and Cultures Outside the U.S. A Long Walk to Water American Street Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood Revolution is Not a Dinner Party Where the Mountain Meets the Moon LGBT…