Week 1 Lessons

Essential Question:  Are graphic novel versions of classic literature worth our time in class, or should they be relegated to extra-curricular entertainment?


Here's roughly what we'll do in class for the first week of this project:

1. Discuss our EQ.  What is your first opinion?  What can you contribute factually at this point?  Why would we want to compare and contrast the classics and comics according to factual research instead of just putting it up for a school-wide vote?
2. Look at the flow chart together and discuss why things will happen in that order.  Make additions or changes as generally agreed.
3. Breaking the EQ into pieces we can research:  what characteristics will we use to compare classics to comics?  Begin with obvious points of comparison, move into what you want to know in order to respond thoughtfully to the EQ.
4. Teachers will introduce EBSCOhost, TimesTopics, and Noodlebib.
5. Discuss reliable sources.  Students will each find one they believe is reliable, and one that is not.
6. Classes will collaborate through the Comics & Classics wiki to establish our own guidelines for how to judge a source's reliability.