AbbyLynn ELA

There’s not much I would change about our interview but if I were to conduct it again, I would create a larger list of questions to ask. Our interview ran a few minutes short so by adding a couple more questions we could’ve reached a more ideal time. My favorite part of the interview process was probably the interview itself. I enjoyed listening to Ms. Joyce speak about her experiences during hurricane Harvey. The advice I would give to any future students conducting the same project is to make sure that their questions are well written and prepared ahead of time like ours were. I think our group worked productively and I would want it to go as smoothly with future projects as well. I think splitting the work evenly and preparing ahead of time is a good way to  ensure everything will go as planned. I could challenge myself in future group projects by taking more initiative with planning and preparation. I didn’t find working in a group to be too difficult. We split up t...

I was interested in the way that young Marjane regarded her heroes. Without considering the morals of what they did, it seemed that Marjane would view anyone as a hero as long as they had fought in the war or gone to prison. She most likely adopted this mindset after hearing the stories from other kids about their family members fighting in the war.  This caused her to disregard her parents as she was disappointed they hadn’t ever done anything she considered heroic. Her uncle, on the other hand, had experienced war and prison which Marjane admired. Some of Marjane’s friends had family members that died in prison. While talking to one girl, Marjane claims that the girl should be happy her father died a hero. The girl responds with “I wish he were alive and in jail rather than dead and a hero”. I believe this response caused Marjane to think but she didn’t fully understand or relate until Anoosh was killed.  

             What led to Marjane's grandmother yelling at her? It started with Reza complaining to Marjane that she wasn't made up enough, so she decided to surprise him one day by putting on lots of makeup. As she waited for him, a car full of Guardians of the Revolution approached followed by a bus which signified a raid. She called them over and claimed a man called her something "indecent". This distracted them so she could get away. This is the story she later told her grandmother that caused her to become angered (Pages 185-186)               I believe her yelling was justified. Not only had Marjane gotten an innocent man arrested but she was also laughing and joking about it.  At one point the man even begged her to tell them the truth but instead she called him a lier which probably got him in more trouble.