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

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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