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   REQUIREMENT: YOU MUST TAKE **THE GRAPHIC NOVEL** BEFORE YOU TAKE **THE GRAPHIC NOVEL, PART 2**  The purpose of this course is explore the literary form of the graphic novel by reading them and by creating them. In addition, the course is intended to give students a historical context in which to place these pieces of literature.
 * [[image:maus.jpg]] ||  The Graphic Novel, Part 2 continues an exploration of this literary form. In this course students will read two graphic novels: Maus II, which is about the experiences of a Jewish family during World War II, and Persepolis II, which is about the experiences of an Iranian girl living through the revolution of the late 1970s. Students will learn about the history and politics involved in these stories and also the literary techniques employed by authors of graphic novels. Students will also use web-based comic creation tools to write their own graphic novels—one about an experience in their own lives, and another which will be a mini-textbook on some aspect of history or politics studied in the course. Students do not have to be talented artists to succeed in this course. ||

Goals

• to gain understanding of historical events and concepts through personal stories • to gain knowledge of the literary concepts and techniques in graphic novels • to produce personal and historical creative writing in a supportive community

Course credit: .25 social studies or English Instructor: Larry Schmidt & Joe Covert