English
Girl Power! Graphic Novel Adaptations of Literary Classics
In this 6 week course we will read five different graphic novels adaptations of classics about strong girls and their adventures
Danielle Rhodes, PhD
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9-13
year olds
5-10
learners per class
$75
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$13 per class
Meets 1x per week
Over 6 weeks
55 minutes per class
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Description
Class Experience
Comic Books have come a long way in the past three decades, and they are not just about Superman or written and illustrated by men. In fact over the past ten years there have been a plethora of literary classics that have been adapted into the graphic novel format. This course will look at five of these adaptations and follow the story of five young girls who find themselves on some fantastic adventures. Every week we will tackle a new text (except for the longer "Wrinkle in Time"). Students...
To explore the genre of the graphic novel To consider how text and image affect the reader To think independently about the issues raised in the readings To verbally communicate any interpretations, questions, and information about the the readings
to the possibilities. Today we see many classics being remade into graphic novels (To Kill a Mockingbird, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Giver), and my goal is to introduce some of the middle age classics in graphic novel format.
There will be reading each week, some novels are longer than others. Students will be asked to follow along with a reading guide and prepare answers to the discussion questions for our class meetings.
There are five books on the reading list. They can be located at your local library or bought used on Amazon. All of them have e-versions as well. All five brand new in book format on Amazon would be about $50. We will start right away with the Golden Compass on our first day-- if you cannot find a copy please let me know. Golden Compass Graphic Novel, Volume 1 (His Dark Materials): adapted by Stephane Melchior Coraline--Neil Gaiman and P Craig Russell Olympians: Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess— George O’Conner OZ: The complete collection: Wonderful Wizard/Marvelous Land-- Adapted by Eric Shanower and Scottie Young A Wrinkle in Time: Adapted by Hope Larson
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
55 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 2 - 4 hours per week outside of class.
These novels range in age recommendations from 9-14 . I encourage parents to review the texts if they are concerned about appropriateness for their child.
Teacher
Danielle Rhodes, PhDInstilling Confidence and Having Fun
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99 completed classes
About Me
Hi! I'm so excited to be a part of the Out School community. I have a PhD in English and have been teaching composition, technical writing, and American and British literature at the post-secondary level since 2008 at universities, two year...
