Project+Guidelines

**__ PowerPoint Presentation & Paper __**
 * __ Iranian Culture & History __**

For the last few weeks we have been reading //Persepolis// by Marjane Satrapi and using her memoir as a way to access various parts of Iranian culture and history. Her memoir has helped us challenge our “single-story” of Iran. Now, you will be using these in-class conversations and the text as a jumping point for a research project on one aspect of Iranian culture or history that you wish to be more knowledgeable about. Listed are topics that you could choose from, but you are more than welcome to suggest your own topic as well, just make sure that you talk with me about this. Possible topics to research: □ Islamic religion □ Gender expectations/roles in Iran □ Class structures in Iran □ Persian culture □ Islamic Revolution □ Current Events in Iran □ Other:___(Again, you are welcome to choose something outside of this list, but you MUST speak with Ms. Vujovich about this.)__

** DUE DATES!! **  Topic Choice/Brainstorm: April 20th—Worksheet Due   Paper Due (typed!): May 4th You will be creating a Wiki Page based on your topic for your class to use as a resource to continue to educate themselves about Iran. Your wiki page should include: This wiki page should be a synthesis of your research. You'll be sharing this page with the entire class, so make something that you are proud of!
 * Part 1 of Research Project: Wiki Page **
 * A summary/synthesis of 2-4 outside sources
 * 2-4 images about your topic (or a video)
 * 1-2 connections with //Persepolis//
 * A Title
 * YOUR NAME!!


 * Part 2 of Project: Response to Question**

You will be writing a 1-2 page paper that answers the following question: How does //Persepolis// complicate, resist, or complete the dominant understanding of Iranian history? How does it challenge the class’s collective “single-story” of Iran? (**1-2 pages**). In answering these two questions, I want you to focus on the aspects of our “single-story” that directly relate to the research that you completed. This is not an easy question to tackle. I want you to come to the best understanding you can with this.

Some other ways to address this question: -How does your research match up with what you read in //Persepolis?// //-//Does //Persepolis,// as a work of literature, work as a way for us to understand history?

If you're feeling stuck with your response paper, try this. 1. Talk about what you researched in a few (4-5 sentences). 2. Talk about how Persepolis matches up with your research. 3. Talk about how your single-story changed from reading Persepolis.

Need help getting started? I’m always here for questions or just to chat about what you’ve got planned. Here are some websites/videos I find interesting

[] --Marjane Satrapi’s interview on //The Colbert Report//

[] 1979 Protests of the Shah

[] Women in Iran--some helpful videos

[] Iranian Cultural and Information Center

I encourage you to find new and interesting sources. Question the sources you find. Who’s writing them? Why are they writing them? Who are they writing them for? Be curious! Find information in places we wouldn’t expect to find it!