Arpreet's Week 6: Class Act

You watch one suffering in a book and you feel better. This is called CATHARSIS.
Honestly, I think that this idea is not present because usually when I see one suffering either in a book or in real life, I feel their pain and I wish I could just go and help them. Many people do believe in this idea but I understand how it is possible though.

- Arpreet

Arpreet's Week 6: Snippet

This week's snippet is on page 328- 329. The last panel seems to be very different compared to the ones before that because the faces of Reza and Marjane seem to be shaded half white and the half black. When the characters are coloured half white and half black, I believe that this means that Marjane is conflicted with a problem. This panel also shows that this religious project has broughten Marjane and her husband back together because they had to put many of their conflicts behind them to finish this project.
Religion enables Marjane to explore more due to her being Muslim and also doing this project was done because Marjane has had enough of the bickering and she has had just about enough of it.

- Arpreet

Arpreet's Class Act: Week 5

I learnt, with my conference with Mr. McGuigan, that spending your time wisely during class and at home is evident for doing well in school.

- Arpreet

Class Act: Arpreet's Week 4

Well yesterday, March 30, 2009, Mr. McGuigan was quite pleased with how engaged everyone in his class was. We talked about 2 snippets in particular, 1 on page 169 and 1 on page 185. We talked mainly about OUTSIDERS and whether this theme is reoccurring in this book.

Arpreet's Week 4: Snippet

Well today we had a great discussion about a panel in Persepolis. It is the 2nd panel on page 169. First of all, the street is deserted. Marjane seems to be somewhat blending in with the street because many of her features are not complete, such as, he scarf is not completely lined properly and her second leg is not shown at all. The text that is displayed in the panel supports the idea of desertion. Marjane feels that she will be deserted just like the street is currently. In a way, she is the street.

- Arpreet

Snippets: Arpreet's Week 3

This week’s snippet is on page 181 and is the last panel. The characters in this panel have a lack of detail to them. This represents that these characters can be any one of us.
The lines that are being displayed on this panel seem to so show that this can be a dream; Marjane is the most likely character that could be dreaming because in the last panel, Marjane seems to be dozing off.
This panel also shows a literary feature which is a metaphor. The picture describes what is going on.

- Arpreet

Class Act: Arpreet's Week (3)

Today we had an amazing class on semicolons and colons. It's amazing how much of an impact a semicolon has on one's writing. It has the power to make one's writing stronger, is used appropriately; however, if used incorrectly, it can ruin your writing.

Mr. McGuigan made a tremendous amount of effort to clarify any misunderstandings between a semicolon and a colon and i believe he did an excellent job.

- Arpreet