In what way did the first interview affect your presentation? 
- Even before talking with Sean, I had an idea of what I wanted to do for my five-minute, but once I talked to him it solidified what I wanted to do. When he started to talk about what he thought was important about comics, he mentioned the fact that comic books and graphic novels were different, but the idea of what was important in each of them was basically the same. In comic books, he said, you have to have unique characters and stories that connect them for the series to be successful. This is when I started thinking that maybe comic books were more geared towards the characters rather than the story itself. He went on, explaining who was popular in comic books and why and then he got to graphic novels. He mentioned on graphic nobel, Maus. It was about the author's family in Nazi Germany, charactering his own family and the people in concentration camps (Jewish and others) as rats and the Nazis as cats. Sean said that this graphic novel was taken so well because they took a story and put their own, unique spin to it. It's not necessarily about the characters anymore: it's about the story, as I mentioned in my presentation. While I had to come up with the idea of what exactly a Trade Paperback was by myself, it was his comments on both comic books and graphic novels that helped me in my presentation.


What would you say stood out about your presentation performance and why?
- Considering how I couldn't see other performances, I couldn't really compare with those, so my answer for this might be a little... well, It just might not stand out. I think what stood out about my presentation performance is that I didn't try to create a poster. I talked with the class (even if they were a little unwilling) and I used actual source material rather than trying to recreate it myself. I personally think that is a better than doing a half-hearted poster or handout that would just confuse the class. I also liked how I talked with the class rather than at the class. I always try to do this when I'm presenting, but in years before I've actually gotten marked down for it because I'm "talking with the audience" when I'm supposed to be presenting. In my mind, it's one in the same. No one's going to pay attention if you talk at them. They want a part of the conversation too. So, why not let them? I mean, of course it has to have a little bit of regulation (also prompting in some cases) but it works out pretty well. I think that I did that pretty well.


What was the most challenging to do and why?
- Actually, the most challenging thing was to get people to talk. It was almost like they thought it would be rude to. I had talked to a few people before and they seemed pretty enthusiastic about my presentation, so it wasn't that they weren't paying attention... It was just a little out of the norm and no one wanted to break that. While it was fun trying to get them to break out of that little box that school culture has put them in, it was also challenging. 

Objective:
- Students will learn the difference between graphic novels and comic books and the flexibility between them.

Procedure:
1. Engage the audience, ask what they think is a graphic novel and comic book. Ask if they think there's any difference between the two or if they think it's the same. If they think it's different, how. If they think it's the same, why.
2. Define what a graphic novel is first, holding up Watchmen and Maus. Describing the emotional bearing that graphic novels have, which leads to:
3. Define what a comic book is, holding up Justice League, Green Arrow, and Stormwatch (or any others I have with me).
4. Show the flexibility between both. Show Under the Red Hood and perhaps another arc of a comic book put into paperback.

Check for Understanding:
Show each in succession and have them call out which medium each book I hold up is.

Resources / Materials:
I will bring graphic novels, comics and the bound arcs myself. Other than that, I simply need something to prop them up on.

Who are you interviewing and why?
- I'm interviewing Sean Jackson, the manager of a comics store that my Dad and I frequent in Pasadena. I chose to interview this guy because one, he's very nice, talkative and informative so he's a good place to start; and two, because he's worked at Comics Factory for a long time. While I'm not sure how long, I know that it's been over five years because my Dad started going there about five years ago and Sean was already manager.

What additional questions will you ask them?
- Here's a list of questions I've thought of:
- What do you think the of the DC reboot?
- Which company do you think is better, Marvel or DC? Why?
- Which company's comics sell better? Why?
- How has the DC Reboot been received by regular readers and new readers?
- What do you think are the qualities of a successful comic book series?
- Which comic book series would you count as "successful"? (can be more than one)
- Do you think that animation (like the Teen Titans, Justice League, Avengers, and Young Justice cartoons) has an effect on whether people by comic books or not? Why do you think that is/isn't?
- How do comics reflect current society? Or do they not?