1. The Graphic Novel Genre discussion of the graphic novel

2. What is a graphic novel?  How do you define a graphic novel?  Drawings- comic style  Lots of dialogue  Speech bubbles  Super heroes & fantastical stories  Book format- can also be found online

3. http://www.merriam- webster.com/dictionary

4. Maus: A Survivor’s Tale by Art Spiegelman … a graphic novel about the Holocaust? … sounds like historical fiction…

5. Historical Fiction  Qualifiers for Historical Fiction:  Realistic  Events within the realm of possibility  Accurately described historical settings  Remote time- far enough in the past to be considered history  Appealing characters  Historical personages/ characters- accurate  http://faculty.education.ufl.edu/Pace/English_Ed/G enre%202/Historical.pdf

7. Maus: A Survivor’s Tale by Art Spiegelman SO… what is it?

8. Maus: A Survivor’s Tale  An Historical Graphic Novel  In comic strip format  Drawings, speech bubbles  Fantastical tale  Realistic  Historical time setting  Within the realm of possibility  Accurately describes historical events, settings, and personages  Appealing characters

9. Maus: A Survivor’s Tale Could this novel be considered any other genre type? If so, name the genre and defend your position with evidence from the text.

10. Other Possibilities?