Graphic novels / by Andrew Dale.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dale, Andrew, author.

Series:

Essential literary genres.

Essential literary genres

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Graphic novels--History and criticism.

Graphic novels.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (some color).

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2017]

Summary:

This title examines the genre of graphic novels in the Descender series, Lumberjanes: Beware the Kitten Holy,Persepolis,Maus, andMarch. It features four analysis papers that consider graphic novels, each using different critical lenses, writing techniques, or aspects of the genre. Critical thinking questions, sidebars highlighting and explaining each thesis and argument, and other possible approaches for analysis help students understand the mechanics of essay writing. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO. Table of contents; Suggested websites; Glossary of key words.

Contents:

ch. 1. Introduction to literary genres

ch. 2. An overview of Descender : tin stars

ch. 3. Working-class heroes

ch. 4. An overview of Lumberjanes : beware the kitten holy

ch. 5. Diverse gender identities

ch. 6. An overview of Persepolis

ch. 7. Postcolonial identity

ch. 8. Overview of Maus and March

ch. 9. Incomplete understanding.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781624023033

1624023037

OCLC:

980294434