5360 - Textbook Assignment #4

What
 I
 Know
 

!  Nonfiction
 

!  It
 is
 true
 
!  States
 facts
 
!  Animal
 books
 
!  May
 include:
 charts,
 graphs,
 maps,
 pictures,
 captions,
 

timelines,
 illustrations,
 cutaways,
 etc.
 
!  Subject
 books
 
!  Biographies,
 autobiographies,
 memoirs
 

What
 I
 Know
 

!  Historical
 Fiction
 

!  Follows
 same
 structure
 a
 literary
 text
 
!  Contains
 elements
 of
 fiction
 
!  Setting
 is
 during
 a
 historical
 time
 
!  Students
 may
 need
 more
 background
 knowledge
 to
 

understand
 
!  Author
 uses
 language
 of
 the
 time
 period
 
!  Students
 may
 find
 it
 difficult
 to
 relate
 to
 some
 details
 

What
 I
 Know
 

!  Graphic
 Novels
 

!  Very
 popular
 with
 new
 or
 reluctant
 readers
 
!  Tells
 story
 through
 the
 illustrations
 
!  Looks
 like
 a
 comic
 book
 
!  Has
 same
 elements
 of
 fiction
 

What
 I
 Learned
 

!  Nonfiction
 Criteria
 

!  Look
 at
 the
 qualifications
 of
 the
 author
 

!  Look
 at
 author’s
 website
 
!  Resources
 in
 research
 

!  Are
 facts
 accurate?
 

!  May
 rely
 on
 reviews
 
!  Cross
 check
 information
 with
 other
 sources
 
!  Students
 should
 learn
 to
 determine
 which
 facts
 are
 

accurate
 
!  Know
 the
 quality
 of
 the
 series
 and/or
 author
 

What
 I
 Learned
 

!  Nonfiction
 Criteria
 

!  Purpose
 and
 scope
 of
 text
 

!  Different
 audience
 should
 get
 a
 different
 purpose
 
!  Different
 ages
 may
 need
 a
 broader/narrower
 scope
 

!  Organization
 of
 book
 

!  Should
 be
 setup
 to
 help
 students
 locate
 information
 
!  Index,
 table
 of
 contents,
 glossary,
 illustration
 credits
 

should
 be
 useful
 

!  Visuals
 

!  Elaborate
 and/or
 break
 up
 text
 
!  Photographs,
 charts,
 maps,
 etc.
 

What
 I
 Learned
 

!  Nonfiction
 

!  Libraries
 should
 have
 a
 variety
 of
 books
 
!  Students
 should
 be
 able
 to
 learn
 from
 books
 that
 are
 

like
 themselves
 and
 not
 themselves
 
!  Have
 different
 cultures
 represented
 

What
 I
 Learned
 

!  Historical
 Fiction
 

!  Set
 in
 the
 past
 
!  Students
 may
 have
 
 different
 definitions
 for
 “past”
 
!  Gives
 students
 to
 have
 a
 vicarious
 experience
 
!  Should
 tell
 a
 good
 story
 
!  Exposition
 should
 tell
 readers
 of
 historical
 time
 period
 
!  Research
 to
 give
 background
 knowledge
 to
 students
 
!  Lets
 students
 see
 time
 period
 have
 different
 values
 and
 

social
 acceptance
 
!  Theme
 should
 be
 universal
 

What
 I
 learned
 

!  Graphic
 Novels
 

!  A
 form/format
 that
 can
 fit
 into
 all
 genre
 
!  Extension
 of
 the
 comic
 book
 
!  More
 complex
 story
 than
 comic
 books
 
!  Bridges
 between
 picture
 books
 and
 illustrated
 chapter
 

books
 
!  Tells
 a
 story
 using
 literary
 elements
 
!  Develop
 skills
 in
 visual
 literacy
 
!  Becoming
 more
 complex
 in
 plot;
 no
 longer
 just
 for
 

reluctant
 readers
 

What
 I
 learned
 

!  Graphic
 Novels
 

!  Contain:
 panels,
 gutters,
 dialog
 balloons,
 thought
 
balloons,
 captions,
 sound
 effects
 

!  Merges
 prose,
 film
 and
 visual
 images
 
!  Sequential
 art
 

What
 I
 learned
 

!  Teach
 the
 following
 element
 of
 Graphic
 Novels:
 

!  Color
 changes
 
!  Lines
 in
 between
 boxes
 tell
 the
 reader
 something
 

about
 the
 story
 
!  Composition
 (of
 illustration)
 is
 a
 critical
 component
 
!  Frame
 placement
 
!  Speech
 balloons
 contain
 text
 and
 dialogue
 
!  Change
 in
 shape/size
 of
 gutters
 or
 white
 space
 indicate
 

story
 change
 
!  Look
 at
 different
 media
 used
 to
 illustrate
 art
 

What
 I
 Learned
 !  Graphic
 Novels
 to
 incorporate
 into
 classroom:
 

Babymouse
  A
 Wrinkle
 in
 Time,
 the
  Bluffton
 
Squish
  graphic
 novel
  Boxers
 
Zita
 the
 Spacegirl
  Saints
 
Comics
 Squad
  Dogs
 of
 War
 
HiLo
  LCoarwdrbidoearrsd
 i
 n
 Space
  Deliliah
 Dirk
 
Lunch
 Lady
  March,
 Book
 One
 
Cleopatra
 in
 Space
  March,
 Book
 Two
 
The
 City
 of
 Ember:
 The
  Robot
 dreams
  Peanut
 
Graphic
 Novel
  Odd
 Duck
  This
 One
 Summer
 
Bone
  Roller
 Girl
 
The
 Golden
 Compass:
 The
  Foiled
  Sunny
 Side
 Up
 
Graphic
 Novel
  Curses!
 Foiled
 again
  Little
 Fish
 
Nimona
  Little
 Dee
 and
 the
 
The
 big
 wet
 balloon
  Lumberjanes
  Penguin
 
Giants
 Beware!
  Hidden
  Lucy
 &
 Andy
 
The
 Great
 American
 Dust
  Neanderthal
 
The
 Silversix
  Bowl
 
Nothing
 Can
 Possibly
 Go
  Gabe
 
Something
 New
 
Wrong
  Dare
 to
 Disappoint
 
Drama
 

The
 Baby-­‐Sitters
 Club
 
Trashed
 

What
 I
 Learned
 
!  Graphic
 Novels
 to
 incorporate
 into
 classroom:
 

Gettysburg
  Tomboy
  Awkward
 
Last
 of
 the
 Sandwalker
  Secret
 Coders
 

Space
 Dumplins
  Feynman
 
The
 Silence
 of
 our
  Science
 comics
 

Friends
  Dinosaurs
 
The
 Stratford
 Zoo,
  Paleo
 
Trashed
 
Romeo
 and
 Juliet
 
Lost
 in
 NYC
 
Lowriders
 to
 the
 
Center
 of
 the
 Earth
  Howtoons
 

Human
 Body
 Theater
  Fable
 Comics
 

Calamity
 Jack
  Mighty
 Jack
 

Rapunzel’s
 Revenge
 

What
 I
 Learned
 

!  Types
 of
 Graphic
 Novels
 

!  Manga
 –
 Japanese
 style
 of
 comic
 book;
 read
 from
 top
 
to
 bottom
 

!  Superhero
 story
 –
 most
 popular
 
!  Personal
 Narrative
 (“Perzines”)
 –
 autobiographical
 

story
 
!  Non-­‐fiction
 –
 author
 uses
 personal
 experience
 to
 

discuss
 greater
 social
 issue
 

What
 I
 Still
 Need
 to
 Learn
 

!  I
 need
 to
 read
 Go
 by
 Chip
 Kidd
 
!  I
 need
 to
 read
 some
 of
 these
 books
 
!  I
 need
 to
 learn
 to
 work
 graphic
 novels
 into
 my
 

regular
 teaching
 

How
 I
 will
 Share
 this
 
Information
 with
 Others
 

!  I
 created
 a
 link
 on
 my
 school
 webpage
 to
 direct
 
parents
 to
 the
 graphic
 novel
 list.
 
 
 

!  I
 will
 share
 this
 information
 with
 my
 department.
 
!  I
 will
 incorporate
 a
 graphic
 novel
 into
 my
 Read
 

Aloud.