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REMINDER: TOMORROW, Friday 25 January, is the LAST DAY I will accept Persepolis late work! 

 week sixteen. 2-4 jan

16.1
Journal: Winter break!
16.2
Journal: Winter break!
16.3
Journal: Final Draft due 8am tomorrow
Agenda: Work time
Homework: Submit your final draft!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
16.4
Journal:  What is a graphic novel?
​Agenda: Graphic Terminology PPT
Homework: None
16.5
Journal: Comic Strip Work Day
Agenda: Comic Strip assignment (link to right)
Homework: Comic strip due Monday in class

week seventeen. 7-11 jan

17.1
Journal: What do you know about Iran?
Agenda: Persepolis History and Background PPT
Homework: None
17.2
Journal: Predict: If you were a child growing up during the Iranian revolution, how would it impact you?
Agenda: Finish PPT; begin reading Persepolis (Ch 1-2)
Homework: None; if absent, catch up on reading!
17.3
Journal: Make a bullet point list of 5 things you learned from what you read in chapters 1-6. Include page numbers.  
Agenda: Reading and discussing Ch 2-5
Homework: Follow the reading schedule on the Persepolis Unit Calendar; if you are absent or need a little more time to stay on track, try to somehow do this outside of class... ;)
17.4
Journal: Choose any panel from Persepolis that you think is interesting. Give the page number. First, describe the panel (using graphic terminology) and then analyze the panel to explain how the art creates meaning. 
Agenda: Discuss Ch 4-5
Homework: Follow the reading schedule on the Persepolis Unit Calendar; if you are absent or need a little more time to stay on track, try to somehow do this outside of class... ;)
17.5
Journal: How does your panel from journal 17.4 connect to one of the themes of Persepolis?
Agenda: Discuss 6-13; assign Graphic Terminology Poster assignment
Homework: ​Follow the reading schedule on the Persepolis Unit Calendar; if you are absent or need a little more time to stay on track, try to somehow do this outside of class... ;)
Persepolis Chapter List:
  1. The Veil: 3-9
  2. The Bicycle: 10-17
  3. The Water Cell: 18-25
  4. Persepolis: 26-32
  5. The Letter: 33-39
  6. The Party: 40-46
  7. The Heroes: 47-53
  8. Moscow: 54-61
  9. The Sheep: 62-71
  10. The Trip: 72-79
  11. The F-14s: 80-86
  12. The Jewels: 87-93
  13. The Key: 94-102
  14. The Wine: 103-110
  15. The cigarette: 111-117
  16. The Passport: 118-125
  17. Kim Wilde: 126-134
  18. The Shabbat: 135-142
  19. The Dowry: 143-153

week eighteen. 14-18 jan

18.1
Journal: Is Persepolis a bildungsroman? Justify your answer. 
Agenda: Discuss expectations for Socratic Seminar
Homework: Socratic Seminar preparation due Thursday; Socratic Seminar on Thursday; Graphic Analysis poster due next Tuesday
18.2
Journal: Three ways to participate in a Socratic Seminar: (make a list)
Agenda: Socratic Seminar practice
Homework: Socratic Seminar preparation due Thursday; Socratic Seminar on Thursday; Graphic Analysis poster due next Tuesday
18.3
Journal: Journals are due no later than _______.
The LA final is on __________. 
Agenda: Work Day
Homework: Socratic Seminar tomorrow! Preparation sheets due
18.4
Journal: Socratic Seminar
Agenda: Socratic Seminar
Homework: Socratic Seminars finish tomorrow; Graphic Analysis poster due Tuesday
18.5
Journal: Work Day
Agenda: Time to work on Graphic Analysis Posters
Homework: Graphic Analysis Posters due Tuesday! Final exam Thursday! Journals due no later than Thursday! :) We're almost through!!

week nineteen. 21-25 jan

19.1
Journal: ​No journals this week!
19.2
Journal: No journals this week! Turn in your journals no later than Thursday!
Agenda: Turn in Graphic Analysis Poster; Quiet study time
Homework: Final Exam Thursday
19.3
Journal: No journals this week! Turn in your journals no later than Thursday!
Agenda: Quiet Study Time
Homework: Final Exam Thursday
19.4
Journal: No journals this week! If your journals are not turned in, bring them Friday for late points!
Agenda: Final exam!! Turn in Journals!!
19.5
Last day to accept late journals! Good luck on all your exams!! See you Tuesday!