Week 5: chapters 30-38

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Learning objectives:

• The students are able to talk about chapters 30 - 38
• The students understand the main topics of the book
• The students are able to give their own review of the book

Chapters 30 - 38

Do you have any questions about these chapters?

Everyone was mean to Shirin but after her breakdance performance suddenly everyone is nice to her.
Can you explain the change in the behaviour of the other students? How would you react if you were Shirin?

When Ocean read Shirin's diary, he found out what his coach said to Shirin and then he broke his coach's nose out of anger. How would you have reacted? Do you think his coach should be punished? Do you think Ocean's punishment was fair?

When Shirin finally gets accepted by her peers, everyone seems to be fine with her dating Ocean. Do you think the people who judged her were racist or do you think they had another reason (maybe they just thought she looked scary?)

At the end of the book, Shirin has to leave town.
How would you have felt if you were Shirin?
How would you have felt if you were left behind like Ocean?

Who is the author of this book?

1. Roya Hakakian
2. Niloufar Talebi
3. Tahereh Mafi
4. Marjane Satrapi

Where are Shirin's parents originally from?

1. Afghanistan
2. Iran
3. Irak
4. Palestina

Why does Shirin end up in the principal’s office on her first day at her new school?

1. She is reporting the math teacher for lecturing about people disloyal to America.
2. She was caught hiding in the restroom instead of going to the cafeteria at lunch.
3. She told the English teacher plainly that she belongs in his Honors class.
4. She wants to change her schedule and needs the principal’s approval.

Who is Navid?

1. Shirin's brother
2. Shirin's boyfriend
3. Shirin's classmate
4. Shirin's teacher

Why does Shirin make her own clothes?

1. It is her hobby
2. It is her job
3. She can't afford expensive clothes
4. She is unable to find clothes she likes in regular stores

What does Shirin like to do?

1. Breakdance
2. Read
3. Write poetry
4. Take pictures

Where did Ocean and Shirin meet for the first time?

1. in biology class
2. during a breakdance rehearsal
3. after a basketball game
4. under a tree

What is the main theme of the book?

1. Monsters
2. Prejudice
3. Pride
4. War

That was the quiz.
Are there any questions?

We have now discussed all of the chapters in the book.
What did you think of the book? Did you learn anything new? Would you recommend it to others?

Next week:

We will be doing a creative exercise in class: you can choose between writing a page from Shirin's or Ocean's diary, creating a collage, or writing a different ending to the book. Your homework is to think about which one you would like to do!