1. Warm-Up
Get out your notes from yesterday, and practice labeling each part of the assigned panels. Hint… You have a quiz coming up!

2. The Monkey King Ancient Chinese fable (well-known story)
Originated in the 16th century adventure novel Journey to the West was the first story of Sun Wukong
Immense strength, incredible speed, and 72 possible transformations into other creatures/characters are his strengths
Very popular still today – there are comic books, graphic novels, tv shows, and movies

3. The Monkey King http://www.humblecomics.com/monkey/
2014 movie: 7C5Q

4. Graphic Novel Terms Quiz
You have 10 minutes to complete this quiz.

5. Bonus Questions
On the back of your quiz, answer the following questions:
Other than teen angst, what is one theme of American Born Chinese?
Who are the three main characters?
What is the name of the novel that originally told the story of the Monkey King?

6. How to read a graphic novel
Just keep reading left to right, like normal. Dialog balloons are read left to right or top to bottom as is appropriate. Even if it looks complicated, just keep that basic rule in mind! 2 1 3 4

7. Time to Read! Who has a book?
Cast the readers. Everyone will be reading at some point!
After Reading – Character Sketch and Discussion Questions