Lesson Plan

Read Write Think: Background for the Graphic Novel Persepolis: A Web Quest on Iran

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This lesson focuses on students researching and learning about Iran's culture, society, and leadership before and after the 1979 Revolution in preparation for reading the graphic novel Persepolis. Students work in small groups to research a specific topic related to Iran, using a WebQuest to focus their research on relevant and reliable information. After the research is complete, students present their information to the class through a technology-enhanced presentation. RI.11-12.1 textual evidence and inferences, RI.11-12.2 Central IdeaS/Anal/Summ, RI.11-12.7 Eval Different Media/format, RI.11-12.10b Text Complexity

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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional