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Author:SerenaMaybeeReneePoland
Datecreated:07/07/201510:14AMEDTDatemodified:07/13/20152:42PMEDT
R,W,L,S,V
Subject(s)
LanguageArts(English)
Grade/Level
Grade11
ContentArea(s)
Duration:150minutes
Overview:
Studentsworktodevelopadeeperunderstandingofcharactersandcontextastheycreateagraphicstory.Toincreasestudentknowledge
andunderstandingoftheliteraryfeaturesofagraphicnovelpriortotheapplicationofthisknowledgeintheactivity,studentswillreviewand
discussartfulscenesinthetext.Studentswillbeencouragedtoexploretheessentialquestions.
(AdaptedfromPersepolisUnit,PortlandCitySchools,DavidBarringer)
Standards
USACommonCoreStateStandards(June2010)
Subject:EnglishLanguageArts&LiteracyinHistory/SocialStudies,Science,andTechnicalSubjects
Grade:Grades1112students:
ContentArea:EnglishLanguageArts
Strand:WritingStandards
Domain:TextTypesandPurposes
Standard:
3.Writenarrativestodeveloprealorimaginedexperiencesoreventsusingeffectivetechnique,wellchosen
details,andwellstructuredeventsequences.
a.Engageandorientthereaderbysettingoutaproblem,situation,orobservationanditssignificance,
establishingoneormultiplepoint(s)ofview,andintroducinganarratorand/orcharacterscreateasmooth
progressionofexperiencesorevents.
b.Usenarrativetechniques,suchasdialogue,pacing,description,reflection,andmultipleplotlines,todevelop
experiences,events,and/orcharacters.
c.Useavarietyoftechniquestosequenceeventssothattheybuildononeanothertocreateacoherentwhole
andbuildtowardaparticulartoneandoutcome(e.g.,asenseofmystery,suspense,growth,orresolution).
d.Useprecisewordsandphrases,tellingdetails,andsensorylanguagetoconveyavividpictureofthe
experiences,events,setting,and/orcharacters.
e.Provideaconclusionthatfollowsfromandreflectsonwhatisexperienced,observed,orresolvedoverthe
courseofthenarrative.
Domain:ProductionandDistributionofWriting
Standard:
4.Produceclearandcoherentwritinginwhichthedevelopment,organization,andstyleareappropriateto
task,purpose,andaudience.(Gradespecificexpectationsforwritingtypesaredefinedinstandards13
above.)
Standard:
5.Developandstrengthenwritingasneededbyplanning,revising,editing,rewriting,ortryinganewapproach,
focusingonaddressingwhatismostsignificantforaspecificpurposeandaudience.(Editingforconventions
shoulddemonstratecommandofLanguagestandards13uptoandincludinggrades1112onpage54.)
Standard:
6.Usetechnology,includingtheInternet,toproduce,publish,andupdateindividualorsharedwritingproducts
inresponsetoongoingfeedback,includingnewargumentsorinformation.
Domain:RangeofWriting
Standard:
10.Writeroutinelyoverextendedtimeframes(timeforresearch,reflection,andrevision)andshortertime
frames(asinglesittingoradayortwo)forarangeoftasks,purposes,andaudiences.
Unit
Unit8:AFocusedApplicationPersepolis
LearningObjectives
Afterthislessonstudentswill:
exploreindepthacharacter
creativelyrepresentastorywithgraphics
demonstrateanunderstandingofthegenregraphicnovel
writeadialogue/narrativethatcompletesthegraphicrepresentation
NCStandardCourseofStudy
StudentActivities&
Procedure
Materialsneeded:
Studenthandoutfor"OpenMind"
Studenthandoutfor"GraphicStory"frames
RefertoPictureThis:InsidetheGraphicNovel
Pensandpencilstodrawgraphics
AddressingEssentialQuestion(s):
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Whatarethebenefitsandboundariesofaculture?
Howisourunderstandingofsocietyandcultureconstructed?
Howarestereotypesconstructedanddeconstructed?
Howarechildrenandyoungadultsaffectedbyaculturalrevolution?
Howdoculturesradicalizepeople?
Aregraphicnovelsliteratureworthyofstudyintheclassroom?
Steps/Procedures:
Distributestudenthandoutfor"OpenMind"tostudents.ExplainthatstudentswillneedtoselectacharacterfromPersepolis,or
createtheirownasexplainedunder*OPTION.Showstudentmodels.Astheyreadandlearnmoreabouttheircharacter,theywill
wanttowriteordrawsymbolsinsidethe"OpenMind"outlineinordertofillout,explain,andunderstandtheircharacter.Thisin
depthlookandanalysiswillhelpthemcreateastoryfromtheircharacterspointofview.
Distribute"GraphicStory"frames(studentsmayalsouseanonlineorcomputerprogramtodesignownframes)tostudentsand
explainthattheywillbedrawingandcreatingtheirowngraphicstory,usingthegraphicnovelgenre.Theycanuseinformation
gatheredfromactivitiesandtheirreadingtounderstandindepththeircharacter.Studentswillalsobecreativeindevelopingtheir
characterandstory.
ExplainthattheirgraphicstorywillbetheirownrecreationorcreationofaneventderivedfromPersepolistoldfromtheircharacters
perspective.
*OPTION:oropenittoothercontextsthathavestrongthematicconnections(issueslikegenderroles,socialclass,exile,torture,
etc.)orofferaresponsetoouressentialquestions.
Explainthattheirstoryshouldhavebeginning,middle,andend.Thestoryshouldhaveatleast20differentframes.Thegraphics
shouldbehanddrawnwithdetailnotstickfigurerepresentations.Studentswillalsocreateanattractivefrontandbackcoverwitha
title.
Beforetheystartdrawing,askstudentstopairupandtakeouttheirbooks.
Usingatchartrecord:
1)literaryfeatures(theArtiststechnique)
2)thepagenumberoftheexample.
Aspairsandlaterasaclass,youwillcreatealistofartfulsceneswheresometechniqueisutilizedeffectively.
Modelthispracticewithafewonlineexamplesanddiscusstheimpactofeachtechnique.Youaredevelopingknowledgeand
understandingofthegenre.
Afterfiveortenminutes,askeachgrouptoidentifyatleastonetechnique.Askstudentstobringacompleteroughdrafttothenext
class.
Resources/Materials
Attachments:
1. GraphicFrames.pdf
2. OpenMIndHandout.pdf
3. PictureThis.pdf
Exceptionalities
*Studentsmayalsouseanonlineorcomputerprogramtodesignownframes
Assessment
Rubrics:
1. RubricforGraphicStory
Reflection&DiscussionNotes
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