Digital lesson - Year 2 - Lesson 5

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Hello and welcome!

Before you start:

Have some earphones/air pods

at the ready, you'll need them when 

you see this 

Video coming up!

Your lesson aims:

I know what a graphic novel is and how to read one

I can share 3 facts about the graphic novel, story and the author or that relates to the time the book was published

Programme

- Create a reading journal

- Introduction to graphic novels

- Introduction to Charles Dickens

- Start reading A Christmas Carol

Alright!

Grab your headphones/earphones/air pods

plug them in and you're ready to go!

Reading journal

What: fold the paper you've been given so you have like a little booklet.

Write the following things on the front:

- Reading Journal

- Your name

At the front of the class is all kinds of paper, tape and so on. At the very least staple or tape several papers in your journal for notes.  

Feel free to make it as a simple, pretty or basic as you like. It's yours and to use for the following:

- Take notes during reading

- Write down difficult words you come across + the meaning

- Your opinion on what you've read so far

- Things that catch your attention 

> At the end of class submit your journal at your teachers desk

Alright!

Step 1: Get your journal + Introduction to Charles Dickens (paper) and a pen

Step 2: Grab your headphones/earphones/air pods

plug them in and you're ready to go!

Introduction to

the Graphic Novel!

Graphic novel

What is it exactly?
You may have heard of comics and graphic novels, online comics and so on. If you're not that familiar with graphic novels and comics you might think they're all the same right?
It's just text and an image, right?

Or is it?

What comics or graphic novels
are you familiar with?

Graphic Novel

These are some really big names when it comes to graphic novels
Perhaps you'll

recognize some!

What exactly is a graphic novel?

Think about this for a moment

+

Is there a difference between graphic novels and comics?

Video coming up!

Biggest difference between a comic and a graphic novel?

What makes up a graphic novel?

Maybe you've drawn comics as a child and maybe you still do (because it's fun!). Even so, there's actually a lot to take in account when it comes to making a graphic novel, even just one page. 
Let's look at all the elements that make up a graphic novel. 

Video coming up!

How do you read a 

graphic novel?

Perhaps you're already an enthousiastic comic book lover or devourer of webcomics, manga and so on.

Still, it never hurts to go back to basics!

Video coming up!

Alright, that was quite a bit

of information!

If you didn't fully understand what she was saying or it went too fast, here's a prezi you can read and click through on your own pace regarding graphic novel elements and how to read a graphic novel:

This page

What is this element
called (what the
arrow is pointing at)?

1. speech bubble
2. caption
3. gutter
4. panel

What are these squares
called?

1. gutters
2. bubbles
3. captions
4. panels

What are these
text element called?

1. Captions
2. Panels
3. Text
4. Frames

Well done!

A quick summary 

You've earned 

a silent 5 min break!

Hello and welcome back!

Before you start:

Have some earphones/air pods

at the ready, you'll need them 

:)

Helpful links

Queen Victoria: Link and link 

Charles Darwin: Link and link 

Thomas Clarkson: Link and link 

Emmeline Pankhurst: Link and link 

J.M.W. Turner: Link and link 

Tip: 
Use a reading strategy like skimming (orienterend lezen, see workbook page 201) or reading globally (also on page 201) to look for the information you want

You've earned 

a silent 5 min break!

Alright, you're nearly done

As of now, you've got 2 choices:

- Continue reading A Christmas Carol (and don't forget to write down notes, difficult words + meaning , observations, etc. in your reading journal).

- Start working on your homework 

- Get some additional practice material for the Past Continuous (ask Wietske) 

See next slide for homework

End of this lesson

Homework for Dec. 8th

Do

Exercises I Writing and Grammar:

52, 53, 54, 55, 56

Read

 A Christmas Carol: page 1 – 77 (stage 1: Marley's ghost & Stage 2: The first of the three spirits) 

Study

Stones (p.112 ) 

+ Vocabulary Theme words 

and 

A watching (page 122)