Study each term with its definition and real-world context sentence.
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paraphrase
A restatement of a source in new language; the Persepolis section is a classroom paraphrase rather than a reproduced excerpt.
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memoir
A personal account of remembered experiences; Satrapi uses memoir to place a lived voice inside political history.
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narrator
The voice or perspective that tells a story; the child narrator notices how public rules enter ordinary life.
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revolution
A major and often rapid change in political power or social order; in the lesson, revolution is examined through its effects on school, family, and city life.
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official
Approved or issued by an authority; an official account can organise public memory while leaving out private experience.
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identity
The histories, relationships, roles, and choices through which a person understands who they are; identity can contain tension without becoming false.
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belonging
The experience of being recognised as part of a place or community; belonging can be offered, withheld, negotiated, or remade.
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inherit
To receive something from an earlier generation; people inherit names and memories but still interpret what those things mean.
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contradiction
A conflict between ideas, statements, or experiences; the narrator sees contradictions between school lessons and family memories.
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exile
A forced or chosen absence from one’s home or country; exile changes how a person remembers a place and how a family talks about belonging.
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narrative
An organised story or account that gives events meaning; competing narratives make the city’s history visible from more than one position.
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partial
Incomplete or limited to one perspective; the child’s partial knowledge is valuable because it shows how history is lived before it is fully understood.
◾ Vocabulary Crossword
Use the clues below to fill in the crossword. Each answer is a vocabulary word from this lesson.
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3.To receive something from an earlier generation; people inherit names and memories but still interpret what those things mean.
6.The voice or perspective that tells a story; the child narrator notices how public rules enter ordinary life.
7.A conflict between ideas, statements, or experiences; the narrator sees contradictions between school lessons and family memories.
9.A forced or chosen absence from one’s home or country; exile changes how a person remembers a place and how a family talks about belonging.
10.A personal account of remembered experiences; Satrapi uses memoir to place a lived voice inside political history.
11.Incomplete or limited to one perspective; the child’s partial knowledge is valuable because it shows how history is lived before it is fully understood.
12.The histories, relationships, roles, and choices through which a person understands who they are; identity can contain tension without becoming false.
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1.The experience of being recognised as part of a place or community; belonging can be offered, withheld, negotiated, or remade.
2.An organised story or account that gives events meaning; competing narratives make the city’s history visible from more than one position.
4.A major and often rapid change in political power or social order; in the lesson, revolution is examined through its effects on school, family, and city life.
5.A restatement of a source in new language; the Persepolis section is a classroom paraphrase rather than a reproduced excerpt.
8.Approved or issued by an authority; an official account can organise public memory while leaving out private experience.
🔍 Context Clues Challenge
Read each sentence and use context clues to identify the vocabulary word being described. Write the word on the line.
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✏️ Analytical Response
Write a well-structured paragraph of at least 6–8 sentences that analyzes the vocabulary words in relation to the themes of this lesson. Use at least 5 vocabulary words and demonstrate your understanding of both denotation (literal meaning) and connotation (emotional weight). Underline each vocabulary word you use.