Genre padlet #1 Camryn Sigman by https://padlet.com/camryn_sigman/s5xs6s1w15te Made with eyes on the prize en-us 2019-02-16 00:35:35 UTC 2025-02-11 21:33:26 UTC hello@padlet.com Catstronauts Mission Moon: Fiction Graphic Novel camryn_sigman https://padlet.com/camryn_sigman/s5xs6s1w15te/wish/331947134 Catstronauts, a story about a group of heroic cats that save the world, falls into the genre of fiction, in the form of a graphic novel. The graphic novel genre evolved from classic illustrations, comic books, picture novels, and general novels, and grew in popularity as they promoted visual and verbal literacy, as well as a love of reading.  Around the 1980's, Marvel graphic novels got their start and became one of the fastest growing genres containing some of the most creative work published at that time, suitable for all ages. Graphic novels are much more than just a comic book, "Combining visual art (a sense of space, mass, motion, and color) with literary and cinematic techniques including plot, point of view, character development, metaphor, allegory, flashbacks and flashforwards, speeding and slowing time, close-ups, long views, stream of consciousness, montage, etc." (CBLDF, 2019).  In Castronauts, each individual character, or cat, has a unique personality and qualities, and this is what makes the group of heroes such a great team, with the ability to restore power and save the world, however unlikely it might seem that cats would be able to save the planet. The author of Castronauts, Drew Brockington, keeps the story entertaining through the use of visual language and the use of colors. For example, the lights suddenly go out or lose power as the Catsronauts spaceship launches off into outer space, which really helps the story come alive, as the reader begins to sense the urgency of the mission, as the Castronauts are quickly running out of time in their mission to save the world. Overall, the combination of the illustrations, graphics, text, and the colors used in the book makes it very entertaining and engaging for young readers. 

Sources: 

CBLDF. “Graphic Novels: Suggestions for Librarians.” Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, 2019, cbldf.org/graphic-novels-suggestions-for-librarians/.

“Graphic Novel.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 11 Feb. 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphic_novel#1920s_to_1960s.




]]> 2019-02-16 01:35:20 UTC https://padlet.com/camryn_sigman/s5xs6s1w15te/wish/331947134 A Different Pond: Written by Bao Phi, Illustrated by Thi Bui: Narrative Nonfiction camryn_sigman https://padlet.com/camryn_sigman/s5xs6s1w15te/wish/331950006
A Different Pond, a narrative nonfiction, was illustrated by graphic Novelist Thi Bui and acclaimed poet Bao Phi. Narrative nonfiction is "Often also referred to as creative nonfiction, is a literary term for a text that presents a true story written in a style more closely associated with fiction. The writer pays close attention to elements of plot structure, character development and themes to make the story as compelling as possible" (Contributor, 2018). Narrative non-fiction became more popular during the 21st century, however, people have always written memoirs and or autobiographies as a means to "share their personal stories and the circumstances of the world in which they lived, though their emphasis may not have been written with a narrative style" (Contributor, 2018).

A different pond shares the relationship between a hard-working father and his young son. The father takes the son fishing very early one morning to fish for their food so they can provide and feed the whole family. During this fishing trip, the young boy's father shares stories about how he would fish with his father early in the morning, back when he lived in Vietnam. This time together is meaningful as the father is rarely home, leaving early for work and often coming home late at night and is able to spend very little time with his son, but has carved out this time to share his culture and history with this son.

Thi Bui's detailed illustrations and use of colors allows you to experience what Bao and his father did that morning and this is an engaging experience for the reader. I believe that the illustrations and use of color presents the reader with an opportunity to have a deeper understanding, capture the emotions and sense the hardships the characters experience as an immigrant family, as you read and enjoy this outstanding example of narrative nonfiction.

Sources:
Capstone. “A Different Pond.” Capstone Library, 0AD, www.capstonepub.com/library/products/different-pond-1/.

Contributor. “Definition of Narrative Nonfiction.” Pen and the Pad, 10 Jan. 2019, penandthepad.com/definition-narrative-nonfiction-5065517.html.
]]> 2019-02-16 02:17:46 UTC https://padlet.com/camryn_sigman/s5xs6s1w15te/wish/331950006 The Mishomis Book, the Voice of the Ojibway: Oral History Audience camryn_sigman https://padlet.com/camryn_sigman/s5xs6s1w15te/wish/331954229 From the genre of historical non-fiction, The Mishomis Book The voice of the Ojibway, written by Edward Benton-Banai, is a book written to preserve the oral history of the Ojibway Indian culture.  This book was written with the intention of passing down and protecting the stories, legends and history with future generations, upholding cultural customs and historical technical details.  The Voice of the Ojibway shares the connection the Ojibway Indians had to the land, animals and nature, and also serves to translate the language, as well as share the tribal music and songs. Oral histories of the Ojibway have been passed down from generation to generation to account and reflect their historical significance, and these are shared throughout the book. Oral history "Is a method of conducting historical research through recorded interviews between a narrator with personal experience of historically significant events and a well-informed interviewer, with the goal of adding to the historical record" (Reti, n.d.). Preserving history is what critical data preservation author Edwards Benton-Banai is trying to do through teaching others the culture and the significance of the Objiway's way of life. The Voice of the Objiway, and it's oral histories, "May be used together with other primary sources as well as secondary sources to gain understanding and insight into history" (Reti, n.d.).

Sources:
Platt, Lyman D. “The Importance of Oral Histories.” Genealogy.com, 0AD, www.genealogy.com/articles/research/2_oralhs.html.

Reti, Irene. “Library Guides: Oral History Research and Resources: About Oral History.” 1. What Are Metadata? - Metadata Creation - Library Guides at University of California, Santa Cruz, 0AD, guides.library.ucsc.edu/oralhist. ]]> 2019-02-16 03:15:22 UTC https://padlet.com/camryn_sigman/s5xs6s1w15te/wish/331954229