Get Graphic Utilizing Graphic Novels in the Classroom and Library Media Center

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Get Graphic! Utilizing Graphic Novels in the
Classroom and Library Media Center

• Presented by
• Carol F. Hodges and
• Janice Jester

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What are graphic novels?

• Graphic novels are book length stories that are
  printed in comic book style.

Rave Master, Book 1 by Hiro Mashima
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• Will Eisners A Contract with God and Other
  Stories of Tenement Life, published in 1978, is
  hailed as the first graphic novel.

For adult audiences!
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• Maus II, by Art Spiegelman, won a Pulitzer Prize
  in 1992. More graphic novels by other artists
  were soon to follow.

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• Not all comic books are graphic novels. These
  are in original pamphlet form.

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History of Comics

• The first modern comic strip, The Yellow Kid,
  was created by artist Richard Outcault for New
  York World in 1895.

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• The comic strips section in the Sunday newspaper
  is still popular today.

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What is manga?

• Manga (mahn-gah) is the Japanese word for comic.
• Most manga books are read in the traditional
  Japanese style from right to left.
• Translated manga books were introduced into the
  United States in the early 1990s.

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• Tezuka Osamu is one of the best known manga
  artists. He has created over 170,000 manga
  pieces. One of his most famous characters is
  Astro Boy

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Why carry graphic novels?

• Encourages both reluctant and gifted readers to
  come into the library.
• Attract more boys to checkout books.
• ESL students are helped by the combination of
  pictures and text.
• Manga from Japan and Korea encourages interest in
  other cultures.
• Increase in circulation statistics.

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Teaching with graphic novels

• Incorporate graphic biographies, classics, and
  history books alongside text editions and audio
  editions for differentiated learning.
• Maus can be used to supplement teaching about
  the holocaust.
• Coordinate with the Art English teachers to
  include graphic novels as a genre and art form.

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How to select graphic novels?

• Ask your students for suggestions.
• Visit libraries, bookstores, and comic shops.
• Visit publisher and review sites on the internet.
• Read reviews in professional journals.

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Selecting age appropriate manga

• Look for the age rating system icons on the back
  of the book. Remember that these are only
  guidelines.
• Preview the book. What is culturally acceptable
  in Asia may not be in the U.S.
• Be aware that the age rating may increase as the
  series progresses. Ex. Rave Master

Sample of a rating icon from a TokyoPop book.
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Cataloging Shelving

• We shelve our graphic novels in a separate
  display area.
• They are categorized by fiction or non-fiction.
• Books are given a graphic novels genre label on
  the spine.
• Some libraries choose to give a distinct call
  number such as GN.
• Another option is to catalog graphic novels under
  the 741.5 dewey decimal number alongside comic
  books.

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Library Display
Spine label
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Promoting graphic novels

• Create a separate graphics novel section.
• Involve students with selecting novels.
• Book talk graphic novels.
• Have students write reviews of their favorite
  graphic novels in the library.
• Have a graphics novel bookmark contest.

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WARNING

• Graphic novels and comic books are still
  controversial.
• Many of the suggested web sites may be blocked by
  your districts internet filter!
• Become familiar with your districts collection
  development policy and challenged book policy.
• Become an educated consumer and feel confident
  about your selections!

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