ENG274


 * Dr. Forrest C.Helvie**

Back to Dr. Helvie's Main Page =**ENG 274: Graphic Novel as Literature** = MEETING TIMES AND LOCATIONS 1:00—2:20pm || W 129 || ENG 274 1:00—2:20pm || W 129 || Mon/Wed 7:00am –7:30 am; 11:00-12:00pm or by appointment.
 * **Mon.** || **Rm** || **Wed.** || **Rm** ||
 * ENG 274
 * __Office Hours:__**

What Should Bring to Class Today?
LINK TO REGISTER FOR REMIND
 * Notebook
 * Writing Utensil
 * Text/s
 * Homework
 * A Positive Attitude!-)
 * ENG 274 Google Documents**
 * NOTE: The End of Semester Schedule is posted in the Google Drive, which includes presentation dates.**

1 .Bring in Journals. I will be grading the last of your Lectio Pictura entries during the final exam. 2. Final exam on Wed. Study! Comics combine words and pictures. We know how to read words, but how do we "read" pictures? Look for general and specific examples of images as "text" in //Maus//. How do Spiegelman’s images supplant or circumvent words?
 * 5/1**
 * 3. FINAL EXAM BONUS:**

We see Art carrying a satchel at various points ( // for instance, on pages 43, 69, and 159 of book one – page numbers may vary depending on edition // ). What does this image suggest? What does it mean to be carrying around baggage? Is the story about carrying around baggage? Explain.

Type your response on a single page. Be sure to address specific elements of the art using appropriate comic vocabulary. This will be due at the start of class on Wednesday.

No class on Wednesday. Instead, you can use the time to work on your final projects/research papers.
 * 4/24**
 * See me in my office for one-on-one conferencing;
 * Go to the library for independent work (there will be a librarian in the classroom area who can answer questions and provide support)
 * OR work independently at home.

NOTE: There is a folder in the Google Drive that was prepared by the library staff to help those of you doing a research paper ("Library Support").

Read Maus
 * 4/19**

1. We will have a guest speaker on Wed. - A.David Lewis, who wrote the article on "Knowing Your Blindspots." Come up with one question re: //Persepolis// and how it connects to the article he wrote, connects to the class discussion we had on Wed. re: dictators and oppression, or something related to one of our discussion questions from class / homework. 2. If you still owe me final project pitch revisions, get them to me BEFORE class on Wed!
 * 4/17:**

1. Get proposals into me BY 4/12 at the latest. You want time to work on your projects. 2. Read //Persepolis// (both Book 1 & 2). 3. Complete one discussion question per chapter. (Have the questions for Book 1 done by Monday, those for Book 2 by Wed.) 4. You'll notice that there are NO questions provided for Chapters 30-38. YOU need to develop 2 discussion questions per chapter and EMAIL them to me by 11am on Wednesday. 5. We will hold a seminar discussion on American Born Chinese and Anya's Ghost on Monday. Bring your character plot maps from ABC, as we will complete these before the discussion.
 * 4/12:**
 * 1) //Persepolis// Seminar Moved to next Monday.
 * 2) Begin reading //Maus// (There are two parts to this book – Maus I and Maus II – we are reading them both).
 * 3) If you want to start getting ahead on the discussion questions, you may do so. Pick 1-3 questions per chapter and respond in your journal.
 * 4/10:**
 * Final project proposals due Wednesday.
 * Bring in Seminar participant evaluation on Wednesday. Provide some written rationale for your top choice.
 * Email me discussion questions of your creation for CHs 30-38 (two per chapter) by Wed. at 11:00am.
 * This will count towards a quiz and constitute 50% of your quiz grade.
 * //Maus Presentations begin next week// (Sergio & Ryan and AJ on Wednesday)
 * //Persepolis// Seminar next Wednesday.
 * 4/5:**


 * 4/3:**
 * 1) Lectio Pictura #7 - Use //ABC// and focus your reading on the "Americanization Process."
 * 2) Presentations! Max, Sari, and Dylan.
 * 3) Finish mapping out the character plot maps. We wil post our finished maps in class.


 * 3/29:**
 * 1) Read //American Born Chinese//
 * 2) Answer at least ONE discussion question per chapter.
 * 3) Familiarize yourself with the questions from “After Reading” and “Other Questions” in preparation for next week’s seminar.
 * 4) Conduct an analysis of //ABC// similar to what we did today with //Anya's Ghost// and the Americanization Process (notes are in the google drive).

Had a great time in class today - awesome job on the discussions all around!


 * 3/27:**
 * Class Cancelled. Bring in everything due on Monday to class on Wednesday.**
 * Additionally, final project guidelines are posted in the handouts. I am considering this a "rough draft" handout and am open to student feedback on it. We will discuss and finalize this on Wednesday.**

For Monday - 1. Read ANYA'S GHOST and complete 4 of the discussion questions. 2. Read the article from A. David Lewis and write a self-evaluation where you discuss YOUR "blindspots."
 * 3/22:**
 * 3/20:**
 * 1) LP #6 – //Fun Home//
 * 2) //Fun Home// presentation will take place on Wednesday. Presenters, be ready. Audience, bring questions!
 * 3) We will be running another seminar-style discussion on Wednesday centered on //BP, 300,// and //FH.//

1. Essay #2 due on Monday, March 20th. NOTE: An updated copy of the handout is available for the essay in the "Handouts" Folder of the Google Drive. This reflects an update to Essay Option #2. 2. Read Alison Bechdel's //Fun Home// and begin the discussion questions. (Plan to complete 1 per section of "Discussion Questions") 3. Presentations begin on Monday March 20th.
 * 3/8:**
 * //300 p//resentation will be on Monday, Mar. 20th.
 * //Fun Home// presentation will take place on Wednesday, March 22nd.

1. Complete the take home portion of the mid-term. 2. Lectio Pictura Journals are due on Wed. for review.
 * 3/6:**
 * 3/1:**
 * 1) Under "Handouts" in the Google Drive, I want you to download the ENG 274 Context Presentations handout. Then select your TOP 3 choices for what you'd like to present (and with whom you'd like to partner up with on these presentations). I will do my best to get you one of those three choices. Email me your responses by Monday at 11:00 am.
 * 2) Read Frank Miller's //300//. Feel free to begin working on the discussion questions; however, these do not need to be complete for Monday (we'll be circling back to Miller after the break)
 * Complete Lectio Pictura #5 on //300//. For the MEDATATIO (#2) and the CONTEMPLATIO (#4), couch your response particularly in relation to what you read from DeConnick and Delandro's //Bitch Planet.//
 * 2/27:**
 * Complete Lectio Pictura #4 on //Batman: Year One, The Amazing Spider-Man v1,// or //Ms. Marvel//.
 * Read She Has No Head! from Kelly Thompson. Then, write 150-word response discussing how you think Bitch Planet’s artistic style pushes against the mainstream aesthetic Thompson rails against.
 * Presentation Questions:
 * Bring any questions from EITHER the Cocca article or the Thompson column

1. Read //Bitch Planet v. 1// and complete the discussion questions. Due Monday.
 * 2/22: **

2. Read the Carolyn Cocca article about female representation in superhero comics (in the "HARC" folder within the Google Drive). Due Monday. 3. Complete Lectio Pictura #3 using //Bitch Planet// as your subject. Due Monday.

4. Group presentation on Wed. (handouts to follow).


 * 2/15 ** :
 * Read Ms Marvel.
 * Answer one discussion question from each of the five subsections in your journal.
 * (You should have already finished reading ASM and your discussions questions for this volume).
 *  Essay #1: ( [|__Read this article__] - you may find it helpful in writing about the art.) Due Wed. (An electronic copy of the directions is located in the 'handouts' folder).
 * We will be holding a seminar discussion next Wednesday comparing and contrasting the vision of the teenaged-superhero in 1962 and 2017. Come prepared to discuss.
 * Both the Spider-Man and Ms. Marvel presentations will take place on Wednesday. Please send me your hands outs and slide shows before noon on Wednesday.


 * 2/13: **
 * Batman Group: You will be presenting Wednesday. Email me your presentation and handout by Wednesday morning.
 * SUPERHEROES IN FILM!
 * OPTION 1: Watch Batman Begins (Christopher Nolan, 2005. Available online or in local libraries). Compare it to what you read in Batman: Year One. In what ways does Miller’s influence show in Nolan’s film? How does it differ? How do you account for these changes?
 * OPTION 2: Watch The Man of Steel (Zack Snyder, 2013. Available online or in local libraries). Compare it to what you read in Superman for all Seasons. In what ways does the more traditional Superman appear in the film? In what ways does it differ? How do you account for these changes?
 * BOTH: Be prepared to share your response on Wed.
 * Read Amazing Spider-Man vol. 1 for next Monday.
 * Pick one question to answer per section (12 total) in your journal.

1. In place of class today, please watch "Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked: A History Channel Documentary" 2. The Superman Presentation will take place on Monday. 3. All other homework assigned for today will be due on Monday (see below).
 * 2/8**
 * Good morning! Class for today is cancelled due to illness. Homework will be posted after NOON TODAY, so check back here at that time. **


 * 2/6**
 * If you have not completed the class survey, please do so (see link under 2/1).
 * Quiz on Coogan's Superhero Traits & Campbell's 12-Step Journey of the Hero for Wed.
 * Read //Batman: Year One// for Wed.
 * Select 4 questions from each chapter and respond in your journal
 * The directions for the Superhero presentation are posted in the Google Drive ("Handouts") along with a slide that provides that entire Cycle of the Hero ("Journey of the Hero").
 * Groups presenting on Superman and Batman, you will be presenting next week (Monday and Wednesday respectively).
 * 2/1**
 * Complete this short class survey for Monday (I'd like to know how all of you are doing in the class).
 * Complete Study Guide Questions for Superman for all Seasons for Monday. For #1, focus only on those steps UP TO “The Ordeal” (we’ll handle the rest later as we examine the rest of Campbell's Heroic Arc). //In the google drive.//
 * Come to class prepared to discuss the way in which Superman for all Seasons exemplifies (and maybe challenges?) Coogan’s requirements / traits of the superhero. Download this handout to prepare your notes:

- Complete Study Guide Questions for Superman for all Seasons (you can finish these by //next Monday//) - Complete a Lectio Pictura entry for SFAS for Wed. - Read Peter Coogan’s “The Definition of the Superhero” (pages 30-43) for Wed. - Print off the notes for "The Hero's Journey" in the google drive for Wed.
 * 1/30:**


 * 1/25:**
 * Understanding Comics - Read CH 6 (pages 153-56) and CH 8.
 * Answer all questions in your journal.
 * There will be a quiz on Monday focusing entirely on comics vocabulary.
 * Read //Superman for All Seasons//
 * You don't need to complete the questions in your journal at this time (but it might not be a bad idea to skim them before / during / after you read SfaS)


 * 1/23**
 * // Understanding Comics - // Read CH. 1-3
 * Select 4 questions from each chapter and respond in your journal.