Graphic Cannon

While looking through the Graphic Cannon, I was pretty excited to see many different works of authors in there, like Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde, which you don't think of being in a graphic novel formation.

I felt that many of these stories were easier to read in this format, than the tradition novel form. For instance, Moby Dick can be a tough read, but in a graphic novel version, the pictures definitely help move the story along. It would be much easier for non-readers to follow along with and wouldn't be as intimidating to read from, because of the limited text.

Within a class, it would be fun to study a few the classic texts, and then maybe read parts of a novel or prologue and have the students make that into a graphic novel. Drawings wouldn't have to be perfect, but a detailed account of the story they are trying to tell would be interesting to see the different takes on the story. I also like the idea of maybe looking at the graphic slides and maybe picking one or two that are imperative to the story (climax or theme), and explain why that is so monumental. What about that picture could be different, or what is not needed?

I am glad that I purchased the whole set, because I can see myself trying to incorporate something like this in a future classroom. I know for myself, I need to get more comfortable with graphic novels, because this was something I was not exposed to in high school, but I can see the importance and validity to this type of novel.