Using Graphic Novels to Connect with Classic Literature

Bill Boerman-Cornell is Professor of Education at Trinity Christian College, USATimothy Hendrickson is Associate Professor of English and department chair at Trinity Christian College, USAChristine Scholma is Associate Professor of Special Education at Trinity Christian College, USAKristin Bolkema is affiliated faculty of Literature and Languages at Trinity Christian College, USA

• Acknowledgements Section 1: General Principles of Pairing Classic Literature and Graphic NovelsChapter 1 Understanding Graphic Novels, Bridging, and the CanonChapter 2 How to tell strong graphic novels from those less likely to be helpful in teachingChapter 3 Affordances and Constrains of Pairing for Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre with the graphic novel JaneSection 2: Pairing Classic Literature with Graphic Novel AdaptationsChapter 4 Using adaptations: Gareth Hinds and HomerChapter 5 Teaching with Looser AdaptationsChapter 6 GN Adaptations strengthen how we teach Shakespeare Section 3: Pairing Classic Works and Graphic Novels that Have Related ThemesChapter 7 Confronting the Traumatic Past: Tess of the d’Urbervilles and the graphic novel adaptation of KindredChapter 8 Connecting to Multiple Themes with Multiple TextsChapter 9 Bridging the Poetry of the Harlem Renaissance and a contemporary Novel-in-verse with a graphic novelChapter 10 Elements of a Good Discussion about Paired Literature and Graphic Novels Index

‘We are in the golden age of graphic novels, with brilliant books ranging from adaptations of classic texts to books that can help speak to thematic connections in various texts. This is a timeless contribution, which helps readers see the links between close reading and deeper understanding and to appreciate graphic novels in their own right as works of art.’