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=WebQuest Starters: Inspiration: Persepolis and Persepolis 2=

//Desktop starters in the form of webquests for learning more about society in Iran, the Islamic Religion, and the Shah of Iran to complement the reading of [|Marjane Satrapi's] graphic novels, [|Persepolis], and [|Persepolis 2]. ([|As a sidenote, Persepolis is being released as a movie.])//

Using [|QuestGarden's WebQuest builder tool], I created three WebQuests starters inspired by Marjane Satrapi's excellent graphic novel memoirs Persepolis and Persepolis 2.

Most likely, the learning situation would involve students in approximately grades 11 or 12, or even college freshmen or sophomores. The complexities of Ms. Satrapi's life and the cultures she grew up in might be better appreciated by older students. In addition, some of the themes addressed in these graphic novels might be best presented to more mature students.

The learning environment need not be a formal classroom. Homeschoolers could easily adapt these WebQuest Starters. Individual learners could also adapt them, although they are geared toward groupwork.

Starters 1 and 2 are very close in format, and I changed only a few words to make the second starter. For Starter 3, the process is very similar to Starters 1 and 2, but I changed the task, so this resulted in more complex editing throughout the WebQuest to reflect this.

Starter 1:
[|A WebQuest Starter on the Islamic Religion: Background for Marjane Satrapi's Graphic Novels Persepolis 1 and 2]

Starter 1--Using It:
Example of Using the WebQuest Starter on the Islamic Religion: Background for Marjane Satrapi's Graphic Novels Persepolis 1 and 2
 * In the discussion tab, my fictional student, Alice Silver, has kept tabs on her sources that she discovered on 11-10-07
 * Below are thumbnails of the [|Bio-Cube] "Alice" created, and the [|Notetaker] notes she took for the Daily Progress Tracker requirement of the WebQuest. Click on the thumbnails for larger pictures.





Starter 2:
[|A WebQuest Starter on Society in Iran: Background for Marjane Satrapi's Graphic Novels Persepolis 1 and 2] = =

Starter 3:
[|A WebQuest Starter on the Shah of Iran: Background for Marjane Satrapi's Graphic Novel Persepolis]

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