1. Multi-Genre Memoir Writers Workshop 8th grade ELA
Immersion Day 4
Multi-Genre Memoir
Writers Workshop 8th grade ELA

2. Immersion Day 4: Graphic Novel Memoir
Rationale: Memoir writers think about their audience and look for engaging genres or forms to present their stories that best reflect their thoughts and ideas.
Your JOB today: You will learn about features of the graphic novel & notice the importance of both the text & pictures in telling the entire story.

3. Immersion Day 4: Graphic Novel Memoir
Many students read graphic novels nowadays.
In your notebook take a second and explain what makes them different from regular novels?

4. Graphic Novels Different?
Production of Graphic Novels originally came from authors reading comic books.
Comics are funny or adventurous publications put panels of comics together to tell a long story.
Graphic Novels Different?
Pictures
Dialogue Bubbles
Short Text

5. Immersion Day 4: Graphic Novel Memoir
Turn to your elbow partner and explain the message of the comic.

8. Immersion Day 4: Graphic Novel Memoir
Graphic novel memoirs are very similar
they consist of narratives composed of images and words.
Origins are linked all the way back to cave paintings
Modern interest in graphic novels are much closely linked to our love of film

9. MENTOR TEXT: Little White Duck by Na Liu
In Graphic Novels pictures & texts are vitally important
Today I will read to you from our graphic novel mentor text.
All events are based on the author’s own life
She teaches us about Chinese culture and history.
Remind students to pay close attention to the pictures as well as the text, as there is information in them that is necessary in understanding the story. Begin reading from intro on pg 7
Read “A Sad, Sad Day” pg 14-27

10. Immersion Day 4: Graphic Novel Memoir
Discussion Questions answer in notebook – bring in tomorrow
Many years ago, a law was made in China that only allowed one child per family? This is not something that we can connect with here, is it?
Draw connections between Little White Duck and our first mentor text So Far From the Sea. How are they similar? How do the narrators utilize the flashback technique?
How did the author of Little White Duck use both text and pictures to tell her stories? How does this form help her tell her story?

11. End/Exit Immersion Day 4: Graphic Novels
Did you complete your job today?
Your JOB today: You will learn about features of the graphic novel & notice the importance of both the text & pictures in telling the entire story.
Any follow up questions? Feedback? Please add to your notebook.