Emily Sniegowski CI 402 Conceptual Literature Unit The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Week

k 3, day 3, Comic Day! The purpose of this lesson is to use multi-media in exploring the genres of comics, graphic novels, and other image-based narratives to help us read Alexies novel and eventually draw our own comic versions of ourselves. Standards and Objectives: 1. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.3 Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot). 2. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.7 Compare and contrast a text to an audio, video, or multimedia version of the text, analyzing each mediums portrayal of the subject (e.g., how the delivery of a speech affects the impact of the words). Procedure: Rotation (30-35 min): Set up 3 different stations around the room, 1 for graphic novels and comic books, one for illustrated novels, and one with computers for webcomics Divide the class into 3 groups (about 8 students per group in a class of 25) o It would be best to have multiple examples at each station for each group to look at, so that 8 students wont be crowded around 1 book or computer Station 1: Graphic novels and/or comic books Examples: Smile by Raina Telgemeier; Drama by Raina Telgemeier; Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson; other manga/graphic novels can be found at http://www.kidjutsu.com/ Station 2: Webcomics Examples: http://www.lastpolarbears.com/ ; http://www.asofterworld.com/index.php ; http://inverloch.seraphinn.com/viewcomic.php ; http://www.xkcd.com/ Station 3: Novels with illustrations

Examples: The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick; Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handlet; more can be found at: http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/illustrated-novels Have students rotate in their groups, spending about 10 minutes at every station to explore the materials and note down their observations on a worksheet (attached)

Discussion (15-20 min): When students are done rotating and filling out their observations sheets, come back as a class and guide a discussion about what students observed (they can look back on their sheets to help them along in the discussion) Possible discussion questions: o Which form used pictures most often? Least often? o Which form used more words? The least words? o Did the text and the pictures compliment, elaborate, or describe each other? In other words, what was the relationship between text and pictures in each form? o What is the relationship between text and words in Part-Time Indian? o What are the differences between print comics/graphic novels and webcomics? o How do you think Alexies story would be written as an entirely graphic novel? What about a web comic? Students can add additional notes on their sheets during discussion, because they will turn them in for assessment at the end of class

Assessment and Evaluation: 1. The first standard will be addressed through analyzing how words and pictures work together in different works to form a narrative. Analyzing the relationship between these elements will allow students to further understand the material and be able to think more critically about the structure and purpose of different kinds of graphic literary works. Assessment will be based on the class discussion and the notes on students sheets to turn in at the end of class. 2. The second standard will be addressed in analyzing how pictures work as opposed to text. Looking at how each genre deals with characters in different ways will expose the students to differing approaches in multiple mediums. Assessment will be based on class discussion and the notes on students sheets to turn in at the end of class.

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Look closely at the materials that are at each station. Each group will have about 10 minutes at every station. Fill out this note sheet as best as you can, you will turn it in at the end of class.
Graphic Novels/Comics What purpose do the words seem to be serving? Speech bubbles? Descriptions? Narrative? Something else? Make observations and take notes. What purpose do the pictures seem to be serving? Elaborating on text? Showing action? Replacing text? Something else? Make observations and take notes. How are you supposed to read this work? Across panels? Pages? Webpages? How do your eyes seem to read between pictures and words? What does it feel like? Do you like it? Why? WebComics Novels with Illustrations