Context -- I am having my students read a graphic novel for the first time. I chose Persepolis because it's non-fiction (we don't read much of that), it's world literature (Iranian) and it's well-written. I am really excited to teach this book because the movie is out, but not in Utah, which will really create interest for my students.
To prepare them for reading a graphic novel, I had them learn to "read" an image, then to "read" a comic. To really understand comics, they are creating one based on a short story. I have been having them storyboard their stories before really creating the final draft and several websites have been helpful. To show the layout, and to look at a cool technology, I took them to Duke Universtiy Law School's site www.duke.law.edu/cspd/comics.
Today when I logged onto the computer at school I saw an article in NYT about the movie Persepolis that contained a video about storyboarding the movie. It was perfect for my lesson today!
How would I use it -- I already did, as you read in the above. I will probably have the students see the movie as well and write a review. I could use it as an example of adaptation (ala Buckingham) and have them write about that as well.
How would I use it -- I already did, as you read in the above. I will probably have the students see the movie as well and write a review. I could use it as an example of adaptation (ala Buckingham) and have them write about that as well.
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