Ms. Marvel, No Normal by G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona

(courtesy of amazon.com) Title: Ms. Marvel, No Normal Authors: G. Willow Wilson, Adrian Alphona Lexile: 420L Genre: Graphic Novel, Fantasy, Superhero, Multicultural Selling Tool: Book Advertisement, Who is the New Ms. Marvel? As is true of the greatest of our Marvel heroes, Spiderman, The X-men, or Captain America, Kamala Khan's story is about who we really are. Are we the culture of our family, our faith? Are we the product of our aspirations? Are we what others perceive us to be? These are the questions Kamala must face as a teen. She wants to be normal, to fit in, but her destiny lies in something far more extraordinary when she is bestowed with the powers of Ms. Marvel. After a mysterious fog settles on the city, Kamala suddenly finds herself able to shape herself into whatever she desires, but what does Kamala desire? Does she want to be normal? What is normal? Read this exciting new adventure from Marvel Comics and find out who Kamala Khan really is… Kamala Khan, a teen battling with her identity. Is she the obedient Muslim girl that her school friends think she is? Is she the rebel that her family and friends see? One thing for certain, she is the newest superhero on the block! Learning Standards: Empire State Information Fluency Continuum Standard 2: Pursuing Personal and Aesthetic Growth, 6th Grade: Independent learners respond to and create literary and artistic expressions, use effective strategies for personal exploration of ideas, and read on their own by choice. Learning Goal: Students will interpret identity through personal reflection founded on the inferences of the struggles of Kamala Khan in the graphic novel, Ms. Marvel Vol 1. Learning Objectives: (S): Much of the story of Ms. Marvel is concerned with the relationship between the public and private interpretation of Kamala. Students will write a brief journal entry that compares and contrast how they are perceived in public and private. (A): Students will provide specific examples of their personal reflection in the journal entry. Learning Outcome: Through personal reflection students will express their own identity.