Persepolis

Wordle from Doug Larson []

Here is a link to a pretty powerful video that speaks to some of what the people of Iran were liking feeling during their revolution although this directed at Saudi Arabia. It seems like it might resound the sentiments of people in several Arab states and is a good example of an imove or digital poem. http://vimeo.com/19920708 Kaite Sweval

Here is a link that I found about a debate over this book. Pretty interesting. [] Sarah Babler

In 2007 an animated film was released based on the book "Persepolis" I found a trailor for it in YouTube: [] Danielle Cesare

This is a link to the IMDb page for the movie Persepolis. This includes the trailer, cast, reviews, trivia, the story line, pictures and other details. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808417/ Kaite Sweval

Here is a link to a website that contains many lesson plan ideas for teaching Persepolis in the classroom and also includes links. http://www.webenglishteacher.com/satrapi.html Kaite Sweval

** Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi **
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persepolis_%28graphic_novel%29 (Danielle Cesare)

This website gives a good summary of the history of the Iranian revolution and events occurring near to the present in Iran. http://www.iranchamber.com/history/islamic_revolution/islamic_revolution.php (Nick Schreiber)

Awesome article from School Library Journal about teaching Islam in the classroom:

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 * [|Islam in the Classroom: Teachers and parents alike are unsure about the topic, but it’s never been more important]**The article gives links on how to structure lessons on this topic and how to guide discussion on U.S. and Muslim relations. This is one of the links to the [|Morningside Center for Social Responsibility- "Teachable Moment"] article on this topic. WOW. This is such a cool website-- great resourse for teachers! (Kathryn Love)======

Below is a clip to a video made of an **Iranian Revolution Theme Song**. The video includes live footage from the streets of Iran, news clips, and voices mainly professing that the leader "does not represent the voices of Iran." (Kathryn Love)
 * [|Nazanin - Someday (Iranian Revolution Theme Song)] **

Here is the link of an interview with Marjane Satrapi from NPR's Fresh Air with Terri Gross http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1283520 (SS)

This article was published in Writing Magazine: [|Why I Wrote Persepolis] by Marjane Satrapi (PDF file) ~Andrea

This article talks about Irans upset over Persepolis. http://www.suite101.com/content/iran-freaks-over-persepolis-screening-a60471 (MQ)

On the subject or war and revolution, I read a little bit about the book Thura's Diary: My Life in Wartime Iraq. It is a diary from a 19-year-old Iraqi girl about life in Baghdad during the recent war. http://www.sonderbooks.com/ChildrensNonfiction/thurasdiary.html (Emily Hamer)