Terminology+and+Journal+Guidelines

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Journaling on //Persepolis -// first half of book

 * For __each chapter__, I'd like you to create a double-sided journal entry. __Alternate__ with topics A and B for each chapter.**

On the left-hand side, note what it is that is surprising or ironic. On the right-hand side, explain __why__ it is surprising or ironic to you.
 * A. Note something that is surprising or ironic**, found in either the words or the graphics, from any part of the chapter.

On the left-hand side, identify and describe the frame by including the page number, where it is on the page, and a brief description of what's in it. On the right-hand side, analyze Satrapi's choices in the frame and its overall effect. Why did she draw it this way? Focus on any of the following elements: size of the frame itself, size of people or things inside the frame, juxtaposition of the frame near other frames, use of foreground and background, use of shading/black/white, inclusion of any dialogue bubbles or narrative, small details in the frame that we might not notice on first glance, mood/tone established with the frame. What do these details tell us about the story, characters, themes?
 * B. Choose __1 specific__ __frame__ that you find especially interesting or revealing.**

Example Journal Entry (based upon the page shown above):

 * TOPIC A:**


 * __Left-hand side__:** Top-left frame where Marji is trying to buy contraband from the man on the street. I find it ironic that Marji identifies with American kids since anything Western has been outlawed in Iran.


 * __Right-hand side__:** I had no idea that young Iranians had access to American fashions and music back in the 1970s and 80s. It's surprising to me that I had more in common with a girl like Marjane Satrapi when I was growing up than I ever knew. I had a jeans jacket like she does, and sneakers, and I bought cassette tapes of my favorite musicians, too. This means she had a lot more freedom than I would have thought for a young girl in Iran at that time.


 * TOPIC B:**

__**Left-hand side:**__ Top-left and right frames where Marji is trying to buy contraband from the man on the street.

__**Right-hand side:**__ In the frames, it's interesting how Satrapi drew the man's face and then her own face facing toward both the left and the right. This is how she shows quick movement through her drawing. Both the contraband seller and then Marji are being sneaky and looking around as they make this illegal transaction. The man is also wearing a totally black coat, and against the black background only the white outline of him is showing. That makes him seem like a very shady character who can sneak into the night and disappear. He also has a furrowed brow and a moustache, which make him look sinister and untrustworthy. Marji looks sneaky as well, with her eyes narrowed as she peeks about. It's clear she realizes the danger she is in as she makes her purchase.