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What it means to be Canadian AND What it means to be Iranian
nice, hockey, snow, cold, proud, polite, canoeing, technologically advanced, having rights, freedom, community, happy, democracy, voting, respectful, dignified, peaceful, we want to be viewed in a certain way, low poverty, free health care, free and equal education, multicultural, maple leaf, maple syrup, natural resources, safe, powerful, strong.
dangerous, bad, women wear veils, optimistic), conflicts, culture, no rights, no choice, told to follow rules, Islamic, change, cornered about outside cultural influences, suppression, wants peace, showing pride/knowing your heritage), don’t want other countries to judge them (the way the whole class did), dictator, tradition, being treated unfairly, stereotypes, hard-working, religious, exotic, cautious, fearful, weak, “a true yin-yang” of cultural identity, under-privileged, sad and joyful.
History of Iran in a Nutshell…
Quick History Lesson:
Cyrus the Great (founder of Achaemenid Empire
(Persepolis was capitol), King of land of Persia, 6thce BCE)
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Darius I, II, III (Kings, crown passed down through generations)
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Alexander the Great (overthrew King Darius III, conquered entirety of Persian Empire, 331 BCE)
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The First Shah of the Sassanid Empire 224-651 CE
(Ardashir I) l l
Shah Abbas (Founder of modern nation of Iran,
Safavid Empire, 1502-1736) l l
Rise of Reza Shah Pahlavi (Establishment of Pahlavi dynasty in
1925) l l
Pahlavi era (1925–1979) Reza Shah Ruled 1925-1941 - Created authoritarian
government that valued nationalism, militarism, secularism, and anti-communism combined with strict censorship and state propaganda.
- Supporters believed he brought “law and order, discipline, central authority, and modern amenities: schools, trains, busses, radios, cinemas, and telephones”.
- Criticizers believed his attempts to modernize Iran were too fast and superficial, and descibed his reign as a time of “oppression, corruption, taxation, lack of authenticity, and secularism”.
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Ruled 1941-1979
Time for an Islamic Revolution!
Modern Iran: A “Summer of Discontent”
Our Reading Timeline…
Satrapi's Persepolis …have read for… Nov 2 (10A Nov 5): Up to "The Party" (p.40) Nov 6 (10A Nov 7): Up to "The Jewels" (p.87) Nov 8 (10A Nov 9): Up to "The Cigarette" (p.111) Nov 14 (10A Nov 13): To the end of the book
“But Miss, What’s the difference?”
Comic Books vs. Graphic Novels
What counts as Comic Books….?
What counts as Graphic Novels….??
From “The Watchmen” By Will Eisner
Comic Book or Graphic Novel??
ANSWER: Graphic Novel! Dan E. Burr & James Vance, Kings in Disguise
Comic Book or Graphic Novel??
ANSWER: Comic Book! David Doub’s Dusk
Guess WHAT!! There IS NO DIFFERENCE!!
….but there is different in form.
Mid 1970s: Veteran cartoonist Will Eisner coins the term “graphic novel” while trying to find a publisher for his book-‐length comic A Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories. Eisner pushes the comic book medium beyond its previous tradiDonal genre roles and establishes it as an innovaDve art form, capable of relaying complex personal and poliDcal statements. 1988: Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ highbrow graphic novel Watchman is awarded the Hugo, a presDgious science ficDon award. Early 1990s: Two successful literary fantasies, Neil Gaiman’s award-‐winning The Sandman and Jeff Smith and Vijaya Iyer’s Bone, are published in book form. Their broad appeal encourages many publishers to choose book form over magazine form and causes librarians to allocate shelf space to comics and graphic novels. 2004: Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis receives the ALA Alex Award and is placed on two ALA lists: Best Books for Young Adults and the Outstanding Books for the College Bound.
History of Pictures….
11th Century Eight Deer Jaguar Claw (right) MeeDng with Four Jaguar, in a depicDon from the Codex Zouche-‐Nu_all
Excerpt from Bayeux Tapestry, 230 feet long, detailing the Norman Conquest of England beginning 1066.
EgypDan painDngs from the Tomb of Menna.
So, what’s so great about pictures?
How to break up an image, or a series of images? (How to read a Graphic Novel…
Transition… Moment to Moment - requires very little closure
Transition… Action to Action - a single subject in distinct action
Transition… Subject to Subject - while staying within a scene or idea…note the degree of reader involvement to make them meaningful
Transition… Scene to Scene - deductive reasoning is often required…transporting across significant distances of time and space
Transition… Aspect to Aspect - bypasses time for the most part and sets a wandering eye on different aspects of a place, idea, or mood
Transition… Non sequitur - no logical relationship between panels at all
So, What kind of transit-tion is this...?
- Caption - Panel - Frame - Gutter - Thought Bubble - Scream Bubble - Dialogue Bubble - Sound Effect
A close shot
A bug’s eye view
A top of the hat shot
A middle distance shot