Good evening :)
I'm glad that Ellen Vartanoff was able to speak to us this afternoon. I hope that she gave you some ideas for your reading list. I would like to look at the graphic novels adaptations of the Odyssey and the Tale of Genji -- perhaps during vacation!
Here is a link to a lecture by Scott McLeod, the author of Understanding Comics:
What did you learn from Ms. Vartanoff's lecture on graphic novels? What surprised you the most about the novels that she showed?
Which of these novels would be worth including in excerpts in our anthology? Why?
Which is more worth including in our anthology: graphic novels that adapt literary works or ones that tell original stories? Why?
Which is more worth including in our anthology: graphic novels that are based on personal experience or history or ones that are completely fictional (and perhaps even fantastic)?
Which comics are more interesting to you: black and white or color? Why? Here are links to panels from Maus, Persepolis, and A Contract with God:
http://www.history.ucsb.edu/
http://www.history.ucsb.edu/
http://www.rahnkim.com/wp-
http://images.amcnetworks.com/
http://images.amcnetworks.com/
These links are to American Born Chinese, Blood Song, and Fables:
Can a novel be without words? Why? Why not?
Did you know that catching up on your journal entries is a good way to study for the midterm--especially if you focus on readings we've discussed in class?
What is the difference between graphic and text fictions? Why? What are the similarities?
Which of our readings would be worth converting to graphic fiction? Why?
What have you learned so far about fiction? Why?
What have you learned so far about drama and theater? why?
Which play did you like best? Why? which one would you like to see performed at MC? why?
Which short story did you like best? Why?
Choose one of the elements of fiction that we discussed (plot, character, point of view/narration, theme, symbol) and use it to discuss one of the stories we talked about in class.
Choose one of the elements of fiction that we discussed (plot, character, point of view/narration, theme, symbol) and use it to discuss one of the stories we did not talk about in class.
Of the readings that we did not discuss today, which one or two would you like to discuss after the midterm? Why?
We did not really discuss setting. How does setting (time or place) shape our understanding of a particular story?
I'm looking forward to seeing what you have to say!
Dr. Szlyk
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