Post on 22-Jan-2018
Common Reading, 2014
Class Awesome
Howdy Y’all!
• Welcome & Introductions
• Book Discussion
• Book Relevance to Your TCU Journey
• What’s Next?
• Reflection
Beata M. Jones, Ph.D.
• Born in Warsaw, Poland
• In the U.S. since 1983
• At TCU since 1995
• Honors Faculty Fellow & Professor of Business Information Systems Practice
Beata Jones @ Work
Achiever, strategic, input, relator, intellection
Cities I Call(ed) Home
London
WarsawNew York
Fort Worth
And You?
• Hello, my name is..• I am from …• I am excited to learn…• I consider majoring in…• I am passionate about…• My family roots can be traced to…• I find … surprising about FW/TX/TCU
Book Survey
1. Do you enjoy reading books?2. What kind of books do you enjoy reading?3. Did you read the actual book?4. Did you enjoy reading the book?
“One of my classes has 7 books, two classes have 3 books, and then one with 2. Yay for senior year? “
From my TCU Facebook Friend
8/13/2012
What do we know about the Iranian revolution?
“Persepolis is a ___ book.”Insert adjective
What did you think about the format of the book?Why graphic novel?What would it be like if there were no images, just text alone?
Does the country we are from impact how we approach and understand this book?
Group Activity
1. What did you take away from this book?
2. What did you find surprising in the book, if anything?
Themes of the Book?
• Politics
• Devastating Effects of Regional Conflict
• Islamic Revolution
• Class Conflict
• Role of News
• Family
• Coming of Age
• Relationships
• Resiliency
• Religion
• Expectations
• Gender Stereotypes
In what ways can you connect with Marji?
And it what ways you can’t?
What difference does it make?
How is this book relevant to YOUR
experience at TCU?
How do you expect to grow your TCU family?
What challenges do you anticipate in the relations with your
TCU family members?
My W
ishes Fo
r You
My Wishes For You
1. Discover New Things About Yourself (Travel!)
2. Learn How to Learn & Empathize
3. Find Your Passion/Purpose & Your Natives
4. Learn from Failure
5. Embrace Chaos & Ambiguity
6. Take the Time to Reflect& Connect
7. Become Empowered to Change the World
My W
ishes Fo
r You
Wh
at’s Next?
Panel DiscussionWhat: “Persepolis in Perspective:
A Discussion of Themes and Issues"When: September 4th, @ 6pmWhere: Tucker 139Who: Manochehr Dorraj,
Bonnie Blackwell, Hanan Hammad, Sage Elwell (moderator)
Screening of the film PersepolisWhen: October 29th (time/place TBD)
Marjane Satrapi Campus VisitWhen: November, 4 @ 4pmWhere: BLUU Ballroom
Reflection
What is your take away from today’s common reading?