AMERICAN BORN CHINESE By Gene Luen Yang Author
AMERICAN BORN CHINESE By Gene Luen Yang
• Author • History Contents • Synopsis • Characters • Themes • Graphic Novel Terms • Vocabulary
Gene Luen Yang • Nationality: American (born in California) • Ethnicity: His father was from Taiwan and his mother from Hong Kong and Taiwan • Religion: Catholic • Generation: born August 9, 1973 https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=ho. R 2 Jxi. M 3 gg&index=20&list=PLQqrwpmfmvo. Fp_d 4 frh. Ag fq 52 YCy. Azx. Kn (through 1: 50)
Chinese Exclusion Act
Pat Oliphant
Ching Lung
Long Duc Dong
SYNOPSIS Three stories that come together at the end: The Monkey King, Jin Wang, and Chin-Kee (Jaffe 1) This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-ND
Character list • The Monkey King • Jin Wang • Amelia Harris • Tze-Yo-Tzuh • Wein-Chen-Shun • Chin-Kee
The Monkey King • Leader of Flower Fruit Mountain • Leader of Monkeys • Born from a rock • Wants to be a god • Fights a lot of gods and gets them angry • Tze-Yo-Tzuh traps him under rocks • Finally accepts who he is, a monkey, and is freed from rocks
Jin Wang • American born Chinese • Is he proud of being Chinese? • Does he try to fit in? If so, how? • What are some of his cultural differences that he is ashamed of?
Chin-Kee • “…laugh with a knot in your stomach. ” • Outfit and Hairstyle (see slide 4) • Leering Eyes and Menacing Slouch (see slide 6) • Extreme Language (see slide 5) • Lust for girls (see slide 7)
Themes • Racial struggles and stereotypes • Transformation and Understanding identity
Graphic Novel Terms Th ou g Panels – squares or rectangles that contain a single scene ht Ba lloo n Gutters – space between panels where the reader infers movement and action between panels Dialogue Balloons – contain character dialogue; communication between/among characters Panel r Captions – contain information about a scene or character tte Gu Thought Balloons – contain a character’s thoughts
Th Panels – squares or rectangles that contain a single scene Di a Ba logu llo e on Panel Gutters – space between panels where the reader infers movement and action between panels ou g ht Ba lloo n Dialogue Balloons – contain character dialogue; communication between/among characters Panel Frame r Captions – contain information about a scene or character tte Gu Thought Balloons – contain a character’s thoughts Gutter Graphic Novel Terms
Label the Different Graphic Novel Elements Group 1 • Jaden • Alexia • Heather • Eduardo Group 2 • Nayeli • Christopher • Anthony • Mya
Label the Different Graphic Novel Elements Group 3 • Sam • Teralyn • Kevon • Josh Group 4 • Erica • Dawud • Uziel
Label the Different Graphic Novel Elements Group 5 • Wesley • Jay • Xavier • Jose Group 6 • Jesus • Lindsey • Ali • De’Ja
Label the Different Graphic Novel Elements Group 7 • Jourdan • Chrisean • Lizbeth
Now, Try It On Your Own Text • Narratory Block • Dialogue Balloons • Thought Bubbles • Emanata • Sound Effect Visual • Splash Panel • Long Shot • Close Up • Gutter WORD BANK • Border
Works cited • Jaffe, Maryl. Using Graphic Novels in Education: American Born Chinese. http: //cbldf. org/2013/07/using-graphic-novels-in-education-american-born-chinese/. July 31, 2013. January 28, 2019. • https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Gene_Luen_Yang
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