Azar Nafisi's Ancestry and the Iranian Revolution: Lesson Plan | Finding Your Roots

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Keywords
Azar Nafisi Iran Iranian Revolution 1979 Revolution Shah overthrow of the shah women’s rights Islam abdication mandate secular theocracy muslim islam revolution graphic novel finding your roots
Subjects
Professional Development History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Azar Nafisi's Ancestry and the Iranian Revolution: Lesson Plan | Finding Your Roots

In this lesson, students learn about the Iranian Revolution, overthrow of the Shah, and the treatment of women during this period. Students explore the history through the story of Azar Nafisi and her family, and in the graphic novel Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood, by Marjane Satrapi.
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PBS Learning Media

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