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The Graphic Novel

The Graphic Novel. Genre discussion of the graphic novel. 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 .

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The Graphic Novel

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  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 Taleby 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/Genre%202/Historical.pdf

  6. Maus: A Survivor’s Taleby Art Spiegelman SO… what is it?

  7. 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

  8. 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.

  9. Other Possibilities?

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