American Born Chinese

Do now: “Novels are presented as books in linear form; picture books tell a story with text accompanied by illustrations; film works with moving images and dialogue but

graphic novels combine all these elements as a medium for storytelling. They tell a story through visual images.”

What is a graphic novel?  Can you name any? How are comic books different from graphic novels?

Objective:

• Introduce the genre of graphic novels to students through students’ self-exploration in discussion

Agenda:

1. In groups: flip through the graphic novels.Compare and contrast the visuals used, speech bubbles and language used in the various graphic novels.  Discuss the following:
1. how are these graphic novels different from traditional comic books
2. What’s the target/potential audience for each of them?
3. How’s a graphic novel different from a conventional novel?
4. Why do you think the author would have decided to write a graphic novel instead of a conventional novel in written form?
5. Discuss the author’s choice. (What’s good about visual narrative?)
6. What’s the advantage of opting to present your thoughts with graphic novels over written novels? What’s the disadvantage then?
7. - Does a graphic novel have lower literature value than a conventional novel?
2. Intro to American Born Chinese-- “The Monkey King”
1.    Monkey King- Olympics
2. Monkey King Movie Trailer
3. Animated
3. Begin to read pages 1-84
4. Summarizer