Persepolis
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Pictures Tell the Story: Improving Comprehension with Persepolis - ReadWriteThink lesson
Gaining Background for the Graphic Novel Persepolis: A WebQuest on Iran - ReadWriteThink lesson
Discussion Guide for Marjane Satrapi’s The Complete Persepolis - LSU's guide with questions grouped by genre: political reportage, portrait of a culture, memoir, coming-of-age story, graphic text
Free Library of Philadelphia One Book, One Philadelphia The Complete Persepolis - provides resource guide and resources for teachers
Marjane Satrapi
Marjane Satrapi was born in Rasht, Iran in 1969. She immigrated to France in 1994. She attended Lycée Français (Tehran, Iran) and studied illustration in Strasbourg, France.
Supporting Video/DVD
Iran, A Revolution Betrayed
Call Number: IVC 1864
A documentary on the emotional muddle of Iranian political and religious events of recent years. It examines the career of the Shah and the triumph of Khomeini and shows how the revolution began to devour its own as liberals fought conservatives, national minorities were crushed, and the dissident were eliminated through secret trials and executions
Evolution of Revolution: Live from Tehran
Call Number: IVC3562
During the Carter administration, Iranian students seized the American embassy in Tehran--and 53 American hostages--to begin a standoff that lasted until Ronald Reagan's inauguration 444 days later.
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