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Ms. Marvel: Generation Why Wilson, Alphona, and Wyatt Who is the Inventor, and what does he want with the all-new Ms. Marvel and all her friends? Maybe Wolverine can help! If Kamala can stop fan-girling out about meeting her favorite super hero, that is. Then, Kamala crosses paths with Inhumanity -- by meeting the royal dog, Lockjaw! But why is Lockjaw really with Kamala? As Ms. Marvel discovers more about her past, the Inventor continues to threaten her future. Kamala bands together with some unlikely heroes to stop the maniacal villain before he does real damage, but has she taken on more than she can handle? And how much longer can Ms. Marvel's life take over Kamala Khan's? Kamala Khan continues to prove why she's the best (and most adorable) new super hero there is! (From Goodreads) Topics: family, tradition, fitting in, super heroes, religion Suggested Age Level (Native Speakers): Young adult Suggested ESL Level: This can be adapted to most ESL levels, depending on how much you want students to read every week, or how in-depth you want to go into discussion and analysis. This Guide: This is more like a mini-guide, since comic books are not that long, and a lot of the story is told visually. Trade paperbacks are a collection of five to six issues of a comic, so I’ve divided this guide into six sections – one section per issue. You can always combine sections if you want students to read the book more quickly. This guide contains suggested vocabulary, comprehension questions, writing/discussion questions, and quotation analysis. Please visit https://eslliteraturelessonplans.wordpress.com/ for more ESL-based reading guides and lesson plans.

Ms. Marvel: Generation Why


How to Read a Comic Book Reading a visual comic is its’ own special skill. You may want to start off by introducing certain comic-‐related vocabulary to students, discussing how to read a comic book page, and showing students how visual clues can help them figure out what is happening in the story. Comic book vocabulary: panel/frame, splash page, thought bubble, text bubble, gutter, narrative box/voice-‐over, close-‐up, long shot, emanata, spread, flow Some helpful links on how to read a comic book page:

v http://www.booktrust.org.uk/books/writing/online-‐writer-‐in-‐residence/blog/387/ (this one has some good pictures you could print out to show your class)

v http://www.ehow.com/how_2103558_read-‐comic-‐books.html v http://www.vox.com/2015/2/25/8101837/ody-‐c-‐comic-‐book-‐panels

Previewing Ms Marvel: Generation Why is a continuation of Ms Marvel: No Normal, so students should have read that first. To preview Generation Why, you can have students write down or discuss what they remember from the previous issues of Ms. Marvel. You can also have students look at the front cover and read the copy on the back cover and make predictions about what they expect to happen in this edition.



Issue 6 Suggested Vocabulary Note: A lot of the suggested vocab in this guide are slang words, and not necessarily academic…understanding these words will help ESL students have a deeper understanding of the characters and plot.

v smush v sneak out v headstrong v growl v clone v upvote v kidnap v mutant

Comprehension Questions

v What do Kamala and Sheikh Abdullah talk about? v What does Kamala find in the sewer? v Who shows up to help Kamala? Have you seen this person somewhere else?

How does Kamala react to this person? v What does Kamala run into at the end of the issue? What do you think will

happen next? Writing/Discussion Questions

v In this issue, Kamala says the only thing she’s missing to be a true super hero is theme music. If you had to pick a song or piece of music to describe Kamala, what song would you choose? Why?

v Kamala is so excited to meet Wolverine because he’s one of her favorite super heroes. Which super hero would you most like to meet? What would you ask them about?



Issue 7 Suggested Vocabulary

v nefarious v gross v unblock v buoyancy v tunnel v cult v impression


v How do Kamala and Wolverine defeat the giant sewer lizard?

v How do Kamala and Wolverine get out of the sewer?

v What is the power source? v What do the two people at the end of

the issue talk about? Writing/Discussion Questions

v Kamala and Wolverine worked together to fight the giant sewer lizard. Has there ever been a time when you had to work with someone to solve a problem or issue? Explain what happened.

v Look at the full page showing how Kamala and Wolverine get out of the sewer. How does the art and dialogue show the action throughout this scene? What is your first impression of this page? What do some of the small details show the reader?




v wrapped up v humongous v coordinates v teleport v abandoned v fractured v insulting v beacon


v Who is Lockjaw? v Do Ammi and Abu approve of

Kamala’s dog? v Where do Lockjaw and Kamala travel

to? What do they run into while they’re there?

v How did the giant robot find Kamala? v Why do you think nothing happened for Kamala at the end of the issue?

Writing/Discussion Questions

v Ammi and Abu do not want Kamala to keep her dog. Have you ever asked your parents for something you really wanted, and they said no? Did they ever change their mind about it?

v In this issue, ‘giving back to society’ is mentioned twice – once by the power source kid, and again by Kamala’s friend Nakia. What does it mean to give back to society? Why do you think this might be an important issue to Kamala and the people around her?




v distraction v obstacle v fuel v ditch v overwhelm v stash v harvest


v What does Lockjaw do to create a distraction?

v What happens to Kamala after she passes out?

v Who are Vinatos and Medusa? v What does Kamala learn about her

healing powers? v What does Kamala find in her

closet? v How does Kamala escape from the force field?

Writing/Discussion Questions

v In this issue, Kamala finds out that she is an Inhuman. In your own words, explain what you think an Inhuman is. Rewrite Kamala’s reaction in your own words. Imagine that someone had just told you the same thing. Would you have the same reaction as Kamala?

v In this issue, Kamala thinks that she is alone in the universe, but Vinatos says that being unique is not the same thing as being alone. Discuss a time that you have felt alone in the universe. How did you feel? Did you find anyone else who feels the same way?




v maximum v parasite v foe v suffer v brainwashed v drastic v unveil v pretense


v Why did the teens volunteer for experimentation?

v Who do the teens run into outside of the fence?

v How does the Inventor define hero? How does Kamala define hero?

v What happens to Lockjaw? v How does Kamala motivate the teens to take action? v On the last page of this issue, what does Kamala discover? What do you think

will happen next? Writing/Discussion Questions

v The teenagers volunteer for experimentation because they believe this is their way of giving back to society. Examine the previous issues of Ms. Marvel and find other examples of people discussing ‘giving back’. Do these examples have anything in common? Are you personally doing anything to ‘give back’ to society?

v Kamala says that older generations don’t like teens because they’re always on their smartphones or trade things instead of buying things. What are some other things that older generations believe about teenagers? Do you think these things are true or not?




v grid v wannabe v obscured v chaos v recalibrate v handle v sudden v stuck


v What is the Inventor’s Grid? v Who is the Invetor’s latest

acquisition. Why is this important to Kamala?

v Who does Kamala call for help? Why does she call for help?

v Why does Kamala make herself small?

v What happens to the Inventor at the end of the issue? Writing/Discussion Questions

v Kamala tells the Inventor that he has a Pied Piper complex. Do some quick research: who is the Pied Piper? How is the story of the Pied Piper related to the Inventor?

v In this issue, Kamala says that “nobody can be all things to all people.” In your own words explain what this means. Can you think of an example of this from your own life?

v The title of this collection of issues is ‘Generation Why’. Why do you think this collection has this title? How is it related to the stories and ideas in these issues? Find specific examples in all six issues to support your opinion.



Quotation Analysis There are many interesting and important quotations in Ms. Marvel. Have students choose 1-‐2 quotations to analyze. They can write about/discuss what the quote means, why the person said it/thought it, and how the quote is related to the overall story in Ms. Marvel. They should try to use some specific examples from the book to support their analysis. Issue 6 “When the student is ready, the master will appear.” – Sheikh Abdullah Issue 7 “So how’d you lose it?” “Lose what?” “Your healing factor?” “Long story. The moral of which is, appreciate it while you got it. The only power worth snot is the power to get up after you fall down.” – Kamala and Wolverine Issue 8 “When you decide not to be afraid, you can find friends in super unexpected places.” – Kamala “I found the article insulting. The writer said teenagers are just parasites addicted to their smart phones, who don’t give back to society…but that doesn’t sound like anybody I know. I mean, how can you write off a whole generation before it’s even had a chance to prove itself?” -‐ Nakia Issue 9 “This is all so weird. I thought I was finally starting to figure things out. It seems like anytime you want to learn something, you have to unlearn something else.” -‐ Kamala Issue 10 “Just because they’re old doesn’t make them right.” – Kamala Issue 11 “This is too big for one person. I thought I could handle it all on my own, but wanting to handle it and actually handling it are two different things.” – Kamala “Big is not that difficult…but small? Small is a whole other issue. Small means thinking smart, not hard.” – Kamala “That’s when it hits me. This isn’t just a costume anymore. This is a parallel life. There’s no going back now. No hanging up the suit. My new normal is no normal.” – Kamala

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Ms. Marvel: Generation Why Wilson, Alphona, and Wyatt · PDF file · 2016-12-08Microsoft Word - Ms Marvel Generation Why.docx Created Date: 12/8/2016 3:32:13 AM