Now for the final discussion!  And at the same time a Joyous Noel (or Merry Christmas) and all the best for this holiday season in the language (French) of an 80-year-old graphic novel hero, Tintin the intrepid boy reporter. 

Graphic Novels have been controversial, in part because they are misunderstood. The last slide of the powerpoint consists of snippets from an article from January 2007, published in the magazine Library Media Connection entitled "Embracing Reluctance: When Classroom Teachers Shy Away From Graphic Books." Each of these snippets is a question that teachers might ask, and attached to each question is a challenge question:

"Are kids really interested in graphic books?" "What do you say?"
"Aren't graphic books bad for kids?" "Are they?"
"Aren't graphic books dumbed-down reading?" "Who says so?"
"How can graphic books help my students learn to read?" "Can they?"

How would you answer these questions?