Not Without My Daughter

Name______Unit – Middle East Date______Iran – Not Without My Daughter Not Without My Daughter Tiered Assignment

DIRECTIONS: Respond to any combination of questions for a total of 50 POINTS. Circle the numbers you have chosen. Make sure to create a Works Cited Page in MLA format for any sources used outside of the movie.

1. Create a graphic organizer listing Betty’s problems in Iran and categorizing them as cultural, religious, or political. Which type of problem is the hardest to overcome? (10 points)

2. Write a short dialogue “translating” a scene in the movie in which Moody’s male relatives are speaking to him in heated tones. What do you think they are saying to him? How do you think he responds? (10 points)

3. Create a chart comparing the changes Moody seems to undergo with the changes in Iran during the 1970s and 1980s. (10 points)

4. Create a web identifying the people in Iran who reach out to help Betty. Include their motivation for doing so and the potential consequences they face. (20 points)

5. Write an editorial defending OR opposing the showing of Not Without My Daughter in a public high school.(20 points)

6. Describe any three (3) scenes in which women are depicted in empowering situations. (10 points)

7. Write a diary entry made my Moody’s sister on the night that Betty confronted the family. How would she view Betty’s behavior? What does she want for Betty and Moody and how would this best be achieved? (20 points)

8. Create a political cartoon or image depicting U.S.-Iranian relations in the early 1980s. (10 points)

9. Map Betty’s possible escape routes, noting the pros and cons of each. (20 points)

10. Respond to the image below. Give your best explanation of what is depicted in the photograph. Give one (1) positive aspect and one (1) negative aspect of what is depicted. (10 points)

TOTAL ____/50