This document outlines Tucker Lesson Plan for a unit on Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi from November 5 to December 14. The unit will focus on analyzing point of view and cultural experiences in literature. Students will produce writing to support claims in analysis by drawing evidence from the text. Key questions include exploring universal themes in literature, what causes a work to endure, and how narratives help form identity. The daily agenda covers an infographic project on Persepolis background, discussions of chapters, a duality project, preparing for a Socratic seminar, viewing the Persepolis film, and concluding with an exam on Persepolis and discussions of Antigone and a Sheryl Sandberg T

1. Tucker Lesson Plan
WEEK OF: November 5-December 14 UNIT: Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
TEACHER: Hutchinson PERIODS: 2
Unit Overview and Daily Agenda
Standards:
I can….
● Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of
literature
● Produce clear and coherent writing for task, purpose and audience
● Write arguments to support claims in analysis
● Draw Evidence from literature to support analysis
● Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text
including figurative, connotative and technical meanings
Essential Question:
● Are there universal themes in literature that are of interest or concern to all
cultures and societies?
● What are the characteristics or elements that cause a piece of literature to
endure?
● Where does the meaning of a text reside? Within the text, within the reader, or
in the transaction that occurs between them?
● Why is it important for people and cultures to construct narratives about their
experience?
● In a culture where we are bombarded with ideas and images of “what we
should be,” how does one form an identity that remains true and authentic for
her/himself?
● How do individuals deal with internal struggles?
● How does our past and present shape our identity?
● What ideas are worth standing up for and defending?
● How does discovering the truth affect us?
Opening:
Review of yesterday/Plans for the day/Upcoming quizzes or test announcements
Work Period:
Poetry Unit- 10th Grade Pre-IB
Date Agenda
Wednesday, November 7 Overview of Persepolis Background
Project
Thursday, November 8 Infographic Project
Friday, November 9 Infographic Project
Monday, November 12 Infographic Project- Submit notes page
and PDF of infographic
Tuesday, November 13 Infographic Project- Present
Wednesday, November 14 The Veil, The Bicycle, The Water Cell,

2. Persepolis, The Letter
Thursday, November 15 Duality Project
Friday, November 16 The Party, The Heroes, Moscow, The
Sheep
Monday, November 26 Duality Project Presentations
Tuesday, November 27 The Wine, The Cigarette, The Passport,
Kim Wilde
Wednesday, November 28 Bilingual Poem
Thursday, November 29 The Shabbat, The Dowry
Friday, November 30 Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown
Monday, December 3 Finish Parts Unknown and discussion
Tuesday, December 4 Prepare for Socratic Seminar
Wednesday, December 5 Socratic Seminar
Thursday, December 6 Persepolis Film
Friday, December 7 Persepolis Film
Monday, December 10 Persepolis Exam
Tuesday, December 11 Antigone
Wednesday, December 12 Antigone
Thursday, December 13 Antigone
Friday, December 14 Antigone
Monday, December 17 Sheryl Sandberg TED talk
Tuesday, December 18 Sheryl Sandberg TED Talk
Closing: What did we learn today? / Look ahead to tomorrow.

3. The teacher reserves the right to alter these plans in an effort to meet the needs
of the students