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Made possible in part by a family literacy grant from the New York State Library, New York State Education Department
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What? Why? How?
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Same format as comic books
Text & illustrations present information Book-length, usually contain one story Medium, not genre
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Caption Panel Gutter Thought Balloon Sound Effect Dialog Balloon
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Major Types Superhero
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Humor
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Non-Fiction
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Fantasies
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Adaptations or Spin-offs
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Realistic Fiction
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Personal Stories
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Toon Books For emerging readers age 4+ Can be read to or by children
Vetted by educators
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A little history Comic Strip=grandfather of Graphic Novel
Around since end of 1800s Originally used to draw people to Sunday paper
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First comic strip Appeared in New York World: 1895 R. F. Outcault
Increased sales Eventually endorsed soap-whiskey
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Katzenjammer Kids 1897 Used word balloons
Used multiple panels to tell story
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The Comic Book 1933-reprints Initially free
1935-new comics & original characters 10 cents each
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Popular comics Superman First superhero On newsstands: 1938
Superheroes big during World War II After WWII: crime, science fiction and horror comics
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1950’s: comics in crisis! Frederic Wertham
Comics examined by US Senate Comics banned and burned
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A New Beginning Late 1950’s: Justice League of America born
1961: Fantastic Four, Incredible Hulk, & Spiderman 1960’s: Self-published underground comics
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Milestones in the Graphic Novel World
1978-Will Eisner coins term 1986- Batman: the Dark Knight Returns 1987- The Watchmen
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1992- Maus: A Survivor’s Tale wins Pulitzer
2005-”Graphix” imprint launched 2006- American Born Chinese named NBA finalist for Young People’s Literature 2007- American Born Chinese wins Printz Award for excellence in YA literature
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2007 The Invention of Hugo Cabret finalist for NBA
2008 Invention wins Caldecott
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2007-YALSA creates new annual booklist: “Great Graphic Novels for Teens”
2009-NYT Graphic Books Bestseller List
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Conan the Barbarian comics
President Obama collects both Spider-Man and Conan the Barbarian comics
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Manga
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Manga history Manga=comic books
Period before WWII=beginning of modern manga Mid 1990s=came to US
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“God of Manga” Osamu Tezuka
Hayayo Miyazaki: anime & manga Manga read by ALL
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MANGA
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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
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Panel Order & Dialog Balloons
2 3 1 4 Panel Order & Dialog Balloons 6 5 7 Panels and dialog balloons are read “reversed” 10 11 8 9
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Manga Terms Shonen: teenage boys Shojo: teenage girls
Shonen-ai / Yaoi=boys love
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perceived as subversive=attractive!
Ratings Read by? 2/3 of GN market=manga 75%=13-17 y/o girls
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New Formats
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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.
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Graphic Novels & Manga:
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 “21st Century literacies” (multiple streams, simultaneous information)
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Learning more about Graphic Novels!
Reviews & More School Library Journal Library Journal Diamond Comics Bookshelf Cooperative Children’s Book Center
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Get Graphic! First Second Books Public Square Books
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Creating Comics on the Web
read*write*think comic creator MakeBeliefs Comix Stripcreator
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