Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi) - Pre-Reading Activities

These no-prep resources provide engaging and informative pre-reading activities for Marjane Satrapi’s iconic graphic novel Persepolis. The unit includes:

1: Introduction to the Novel: A guided reading and discussion activity based on the “Introduction” to the graphic novel in The Complete Persepolis edition of Satrapis’ graphic novel.

2. Marjane Satrapi: A Brief Biography of the Author: A brief introduction to the author, contextually always referring to the graphic novel.

3. Video Activity: An Interview with Marjane Satrapi: An in-depth activity based on an interview given by Satrapi shortly after the release of the animated film version of the graphic novel.

While you can teach all pre-reading activities together, you can also pick and choose to do only one or two of the activities. It’s up to you!

The resource also includes an in-depth teacher’s guide and model answers to all the activities.

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