Discussion PPT for Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

1. Common Reading, 2014

2. Class Awesome

3. Howdy Y’all!
• Welcome & Introductions
• Book Discussion
• Book Relevance to Your TCU Journey
• What’s Next?
• Reflection

4. Beata M. Jones, Ph.D.
• Born in Warsaw, Poland
• In the U.S. since 1983
• At TCU since 1995
• Honors Faculty Fellow &
Professor of Business Information Systems
Practice

5. Beata Jones @ Work
Achiever, strategic, input, relator,
intellection

6. Cities I Call(ed) Home
London
Warsaw
New York
Fort Worth

7. And You?
• Hello, my name is..
• I am from …
• I am excited to learn…
• I consider majoring in…
• I am passionate about…
• My family roots can be traced to…
• I find … surprising about FW/TX/TCU

8. Book Survey
1. Do you enjoy reading books?
2. What kind of books do you enjoy reading?
3. Did you read the actual book?
4. Did you enjoy reading the book?

9. “One of my classes has 7 books, two classes have
3 books, and then one with 2. Yay for senior year?
“
From my TCU Facebook Friend
8/13/2012

11. What do we know about the Iranian revolution?

12. “Persepolis is a ___ book.”
Insert adjective

13. What did you think about the format of the book?
Why graphic novel?
What would it be like if there were no images, just text alone?

14. Does the country we are from impact how
we approach and understand this book?

15. Group Activity
1. What did you take away
from this book?
2. What did you find
surprising in the book, if
anything?

16. Themes of the Book?
• Politics
• Devastating Effects of Regional Conflict
• Islamic Revolution
• Class Conflict
• Role of News
• Family
• Coming of Age
• Relationships
• Resiliency
• Religion
• Expectations
• Gender Stereotypes

17. In what ways can you connect with
Marji?
And it what ways you can’t?
What difference does it make?

18. How is this book
relevant to YOUR
experience at TCU?

19. How do you expect to
grow your TCU family?

20. What challenges do
you anticipate in the
relations with your
TCU family members?

21. MyWishesForYou

22. Don’t Be Like…
“I am Worried About My Grade” (4:47)

24. My Wishes For You
1. Discover New Things About Yourself (Travel!)
2. Learn How to Learn & Empathize
3. Find Your Passion/Purpose & Your Natives
4. Learn from Failure
5. Embrace Chaos & Ambiguity
6. Take the Time to Reflect& Connect
7. Become Empowered to Change the World

25. MyWishesForYou

26. What’sNext? Panel Discussion
What: “Persepolis in Perspective:
A Discussion of Themes and Issues"
When: September 4th, @ 6pm
Where: Tucker 139
Who: Manochehr Dorraj,
Bonnie Blackwell,
Hanan Hammad,
Sage Elwell (moderator)
Screening of the film Persepolis
When: October 29th (time/place TBD)
Marjane Satrapi Campus Visit
When: November, 4 @ 4pm
Where: BLUU Ballroom

27. Reflection
What is your take away from today’s
common reading?

28. b.jones@tcu.edu
Rogers 330B &
Scharbauer 1016C
WELCOME TO TCU!