March 31, 2016

Group One

What happened for Marjane’s family to rush to get passports?

 

2.                         What does Marjane want her parents to bring her?

Group Two

What happened for Marjane’s family to rush to get passports?

 

2.                         What does Marjane want her parents to bring her?

 

3.                       How do they smuggle in her presents?

4.                       What presents do her parents give Marjane?

Group Three

              "Kim Wilde”

1.                       What happened for Marjane’s family to rush to get passports?

 

2.                         What does Marjane want her parents to bring her?

 

3.                       How do they smuggle in her presents?

4.                       What presents do her parents give Marjane?

5.                          Who stopped Marjane when she was on the street?

6.                       Where did they want to take her?

 

 

 

                 Parent Signature: ______________________

 

 

 

March 30, 2016

Group One

1.                       What became a target for bombing?

         2.    Where did Marjane and her family go during bombings

Group Two

Where did Marjane and her family go during bombings

3.                      What two reasons did Marjane’s mother give for covering the windows

                            What  happened to Tinoosh’s dad?

3.                      Group Three

 

Where did Marjane and her family go during bombings

3.                      What two reasons did Marjane’s mother give for covering the windows

                            What  happened to Tinoosh’s dad?

5.                       Why does the guard think that Marjane’s father was drinking?

Parent Signature: ________________________________

March 29, 2016

Group One

1.                        1.   What was a headline story?

2.                        2.  What was one of the country’s rituals?

Group Two

1.                        1.   What was a headline story?

2.                        2.  What was one of the country’s rituals?

 

3.            3.  Why did Mrs. Nasrine have a gold key?

Group Three

1.                        1.   What was a headline story?

2.                        2.  What was one of the country’s rituals?

 

3.            3.  Why did Mrs. Nasrine have a gold key?

          

4.    Who    4.  What was the Key to Paradise for?

 

                Parent Signature: __________________________

 

 

  

March 28, 2016

Group One

1.     Wh      What problem did the war cause in supermarkets?

Group Two

1.     Wh      What problem did the war cause in supermarkets?

 

2.    What                 What did Marjane’s father desperately need?

Group Three

1.     Wh      What problem did the war cause in supermarkets?

 

2.    What                 What did Marjane’s father desperately need?

3.    Wh      What happened to border towns?

 

 

                   Parent Signature: ___________________________________

 

 

March 24, 2016

Group One

1. How did her mom find out about her skipping class?

Group Two

1. How did her mom find out about her skipping class?
2. Where did Persepolis’s parents go for vacation?

Group Three

1. How did her mom find out about her skipping class?
2. Where did Persepolis’s parents go for vacation?
3. How did she escape the lady who stopped her on the street?

Parent Signature: ____________________________

March 23, 2016

Group One

1. What did they do to celebrate the birth of her new born cousin?
2. What happened to them after the party on their way home?

Group Two

1. What did they do to celebrate the birth of her new born cousin?
2. What happened to them after the party on their way home?
3. What did they do to make the men forget about the situation?

 

Group Three

1. What did they do to celebrate the birth of her new born cousin?
2. What happened to them after the party on their way home?
3. What did they do to make the men forget about the situation?
4. Where did Persepolis and her friends go when they skipped school?

Parent Signature: _______________________________

march 22, 2015

Group One

1. Why where all the kids suspended from school?
2. Where would they hide when they heard bombs drop?

 

Group Two

1. Why where all the kids suspended from school?
2. Where would they hide when they heard bombs drop?
3. What was the easiest thing to see from the sky?

Group Three

1. Why where all the kids suspended from school?
2. Where would they hide when they heard bombs drop?
3. What was the easiest thing to see from the sky?
4. Why did her mom put up black curtains and masking tape?

 

Parent Signature: _______________________________

March 21, 2016

Group One

1. Why did the women turn into prostitutes?

Group Two

1. Why did the women turn into prostitutes?
2. Why did they give boys a key when they went to war?

Group  Three

1. Why did the women turn into prostitutes?
2. Why did they give boys a key when they went to war?
3. What was some of the rituals that they had to do?

Parent Signature: ________________________________________

March 11, 2016

Group Three

1.   Do you think the traitors are wrong in signing the pact?

2. Why or why not?

 Group Two

1. Who are the traitors that the father mentioned?

2.  Which country did the traitors sign the peace treated with?

Group Three

1. Who are the traitors that the father mentioned?

2.  Which country did the traitors sign the peace treated with?

3.   Do you think the traitors are wrong in signing the pact?

5. Why or why not?

Parent Signature: __________________________

March 10, 2016

 Group Three

1. Did the father have any good things to say about USA? 

Group Three

1. Did the father have any good things to say about USA? 
2. Why do you think USA doesn't want The Shah to be here in the states?

Group Three

1. Did the father have any good things to say about USA? 
2. Why do you think USA doesn't want The Shah to be here in the states?
3. What happens in schools after the Shah leaves?

Parent Signature: _____________________________

March 9, 2016

  “The Party”

Group One

1. What happens to the Shah?

Group Two

1. What happens to the Shah?

2. Why does Marjane’s father think that the US will not let the Shah live here?

Group Three 

1. What happens to the Shah?

2. Why does Marjane’s father think that the US will not let the Shah live here?

3. Where does the Shah go?  Why?

Parent Signature:__________________________________

March 8, 2016

“The Letter”

GroupOne

1. Why does Marjane’s boyfriend stop seeing her?

GroupTwo

1. Why does Marjane’s boyfriend stop seeing her?

2. What do Mehri and Marjane do in response?

GroupThree

1. Why does Marjane’s boyfriend stop seeing her?

2. What do Mehri and Marjane do in response?

      3. What happened on that Friday?

Parent Signature: _________________________

March 7, 2016

“The Letter”

Group One

1. Why did Marjane feel shame?

Group Two

1. Why did Marjane feel shame?

2. Why did Mehri have to work as a maid?

Group Three

1. Why did Marjane feel shame?

2. Why did Mehri have to work as a maid?

3. How old was she when she began working for Marjane’s family?

Parent Signature: _____________________________

March 4, 2016

“Persepolis”

Group one

1. What was the only food available to Marjane’s grandmother?

Group Two

1. What was the only food available to Marjane’s grandmother?

2. What does Marjane’s father take pictures of?

Group Three

1. What was the only food available to Marjane’s grandmother?

2. What does Marjane’s father take pictures of?

3. What does Marjane do when she is confused about adult reactions?

Parent Signature: __________________________

March 3, 2016

Read “The Water Cell” (pages 18–25) and answer the following questions:

Chapter 3: “The Water Cell”

Group One

1. Who was her grandfather?

Group Two

1. Who was her grandfather?

2. How was he treated in prison?

Group Three

1. Who was her grandfather?

2. How was he treated in prison?

    3, What did Marjane do after she heard how her grandfather was treated? 



Parent Signature: _______________________________

March 2, 2016

                 Read “The Water Cell” (pages 18–25) and answer the following questions:

Chapter 3: “The Water Cell”

Group One

1. Why does Marjane love the king?

Group Two

1. Why does Marjane love the king?

2. What do her parents think about that reason?

Group Three

1. Why does Marjane love the king?

2. What do her parents think about that reason?

3. What explanation does her father give her for how their current king attained his position?

Parent Signature: ____________________________

March 1, 2016

Answer the following questions on chapter one, ‘The Veil’.

 

Group One

 

1) What was the main idea of the chapter?

 

Group Two

 

1) What was the main idea of the chapter?

2) What was the author’s perspective on wearing the veil? How do you know this?

 

 

Group Three

 

1) What was the main idea of the chapter?

2) What was the author’s perspective on wearing the veil? How do you know this?

3) How does her account help you understand the context of the Islamic Revolution in Iran?

 

 

Parent Signature: _________________________