What? Why? How?

Same format as comic books Text & illustrations present information Book-length, usually contain one story Medium, not genre

Thought Balloon Sound Effect Panel Gutter Dialog Balloon Caption

Major Types

Humor

Non-Fiction

Fantasies

Adaptations Spin-offs or

Realistic Fiction

Personal Stories

Toon Books For emerging readers age 4+ Can be read to or by children Vetted by educators

A little history Comic Strip=grandfather of Graphic Novel Around since end of 1800s Originally used to draw people to Sunday paper

First comic strip Appeared in New York World: 1895 R. F. Outcault Increased sales Eventually endorsed soap- whiskey

Katzenjammer Kids 1897 Used word balloons Used multiple panels to tell story

The Comic Book 1933-reprints Initially free 1935-new comics & original characters 10 cents each

Popular comics Superman –First superhero –On newsstands: 1938 Superheroes big during World War II After WWII: crime, science fiction and horror comics

1950’s: comics in crisis! Frederic Wertham Comics examined by US Senate Comics banned and burned

A New Beginning Late 1950’s: Justice League of America born 1961: Fantastic Four, Incredible Hulk, & Spiderman 1960’s: Self-published underground comics

1978-Will Eisner coins term Batman: the Dark Knight Returns The Watchmen Milestones in the Graphic Novel World

1992- Maus: A Survivor’s Tale wins Pulitzer 2005-”Graphix” imprint launched American Born Chinese named NBA finalist for Young People’s Literature American Born Chinese wins Printz Award for excellence in YA literature

2007 The Invention of Hugo Cabret finalist for NBA 2008 Invention wins Caldecott

2007-YALSA creates new annual booklist: “Great Graphic Novels for Teens” 2009-NYT Graphic Books Bestseller List

President Obama collects both Spider-Man and Conan the Barbarian comics

Manga

Manga history Manga=comic books Period before WWII=beginning of modern manga Mid 1990s=came to US

“God of Manga” Osamu Tezuka Hayayo Miyazaki: anime & manga Manga read by ALL

How to read a Manga Page Unlike traditional books, Manga is read “backwards” from back-to- front Often, if you start at what looks like the front of the Manga, you will see a message like this

Panel Order & Dialog Balloons Panels and dialog balloons are read “reversed”

Manga Terms Shonen: teenage boys Shojo: teenage girls Shonen-ai / Yaoi=boys love

perceived as subversive=attractive! Ratings Read by? 2/3 of GN market=manga 75%=13-17 y/o girls

Why Graphic Novels & Manga? 6.3 million secondary school students are reading below grade level. Average American age spends only 7 minutes of daily leisure time reading. Students with access to a variety of reading materials have higher average reading scores.

Present complex material in readable text Serve as a bridge to more difficult reading Challenge readers of more traditional literature Embrace nature of multimedia world Fulfill NCTE’s “21 st Century literacies” (multiple streams, simultaneous information) Graphic Novels & Manga:

Comic Strips Assignment Purpose: To use your creative and drawing skills to illustrate a business world practice Instructions: For this assignment, you are to create a minimum of a five-frame (max of 7 frames—these are textboxes that you create) comic strip based on a important topic. The comic strip does not have to be humorous; instead, it needs to illustrate and make a point about something important in the world— be creative, but all work must be school appropriate. If you are unsure, show me as you are working and I will let you know if you are on the right track.. Be sure to put a title and your name in a text box above the comic strip. Be creative and use lots of pictures. Really show the background (trees or buildings, or furniture if it is an inside scene). Also use callouts for dialogue. Check your spelling.