Epileptic Blog

Epilepsy info

2009-11-05T08:41:00.004-06:00

Epeleptic is about a kid trying to deal wtih growing up with his epeleptic older brother. some people might not know what epelepsy is about before reading this book. to get a better understanding you should go to this link http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/ in order to get a better understanding of the disease. The following link is a video od doctor Justin C.K. Davis,M.D. talking about epileptics health. http://www.livestrong.com/video/1757-epilepsy-health-byte/

Writing and Media for Background

2009-11-05T08:34:00.011-06:00

what is it?

http://www.healingwell.com/Library/epilepsy/article.asp?author=crane&id=1 this article gives some examples that pop up in epileptic people and it shows why David's brother acts really jumpy throughout the book.

These two links will take you to videos that give background on epilepsy and can help you understand what is going on with Jean.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNQlq004FkE&feature=fvw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDccChHrgRA&feature=related

where is it from? who wrote/created it?Healing Well, Article by Amy Crane
the videos are from healthguru.com

in a paragraph or two, why would this be useful to readers before they started reading? what ideas would you want them to think about? how would this piece help get at those ideas? do you agree or disagree with the ideas in the piece?

This article and the videos could help you understand what is going on throughout the book by explaining how epilepsy affects the way David's brother acts. This also helps you understand more of the specifics of how epilepsy not only affects his brother, but his entire family as well. There is also some things that talk about how an epileptic person should or shouldn't be treated, which is one of the main ideas of the book.

Big Ideas

2009-11-05T08:34:00.009-06:00

Some things that you might want to look at before reading Epileptic is articles that describe what exactly epilepsy is and what happens to a person when they have epilepsy, like in the article,

"Epilepsy." Microsoft® Student 2006 [CD]. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, 2005.

or to see what David B is trying to illustrate in his drawings of his brother having a seizure,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV40H_g-NJo

you also need to understand how having someone in your family having a disease affects the whole family. in the book, David talks about how his brothers epilepsy affects all of his family. It mostly affects the people they live with, but also any family that knows the epileptic person, like described in the following article,

http://www.epilepsyontario.org/client/EO/EOWeb.nsf/web/Epilepsy+and+the+Family

Before You Read Epileptic...

2009-11-05T08:27:00.004-06:00

It may not seem like it at first, but the over all theme of the book becomes about David B. and how his brother's epilepsy followed him and basically cursed his life. There was no real way for David to cope with it, and having to do so at such a young age, it haunted his entire life. Today, families can go to Coping-with-Epilepsy.com. Here is a story about a mom who is trying to cope with her 2 year old being diagnosed with epilepsy. That's something I can't even fathom, yet on this forum, people in a similar situation can give their input or advice.

David B mentions that he hates the question "So what's it like to have a seizure?" He feels there is no good way to really describe it. For those who have not seen an epileptic seizure should see this video to get an idea. This was put together by Christine Lowe specifically for educational purposes.

Discussion Question #2

2009-10-29T08:03:00.001-05:00

Who would the book appeal to?
What about it is appealing?
What obstacles should student readers of this book be ready for?
What would students need to know about in order to understand the book?
What issues does the book deal with that students might be interested in discussing?
Is there any “mature” content in the book? If so, what kind of content? How would you deal with such content in class?

Respond in the comments, please.

Discussion Question #1

2009-10-22T08:03:00.001-05:00

What are some of the strong images of symbolism David B. uses? Why and how does he use them?

Respond in the comments section.

Tiny Bananas Will Rule the World

2009-10-15T08:40:00.019-05:00

This book looks like fun. I chose it because I love graphic novels, that's literally the only reason why I did it. I'm not sure how exciting the story will be. I mean, how much fun will result of a story about a kid who has seizures all the time? I don't know, we'll find out...

It looks really crazy which is what I'm looking forward to. Like someone's crazy brain broke from their skull, took up a pen, and started drawing. And writing. But not at the same time. You can't have left and right brain functions going on at the same time or your brain will explode.

I chose the title name because everyone else was putting variations of "Expectations" and I wanted it to be different.

Epeliptic Blog

2009-10-15T08:40:00.018-05:00

I choose to read Epiliptic because it was a graphic novel. I read a lot of manga, so I thought that I'd like reading a graphic novel, rather than a normal book.
I don't know what to expect... I read the first 20 something pages last night, and I'm still not positive. I was entertained while reading, for the most part, so I guess I can expect to be entertained...

expectations

2009-10-15T08:40:00.016-05:00

My expectations of this book are that it will be fun to read and a little bit of a challenge. I've always liked graphic novels and love to read them so that was one of the reasons i chose this book. This book also seems like it could get crazy and kind of trippy because of the style of art, which is another reason y i wanted 2 read this book. I think that it is just the right length 4 a graphic novel and that the book will be fun.
If more memoirs were converted 2 graphic novels i think a lot more people would find more joy in reading them. There r also many people who would like to read books like this, just because of the art style. Our group should hav fun reading this book and create some interesting discussions during class. As long as we enjoy the book it should be a fun group.

A few reasons i chose to read Epileptic

2009-10-15T08:40:00.015-05:00

The reason I chose Epileptic was because it was a graphic novel. this is the first book I have seen that was also a memoir. It seemed interesting and entertaining because I have read other graphic novels. Also I dont know very much about epilepsy so I was hoping to learn a thing or two about it.
I think a lot of people would be more understanding of diseases if they knew at least a little bit about them. I dont expect this book to be life changing or anything. I just think that if I have to read a book why not the one im most interested in. i understand a little about living with someone who is not what "society" calls is normal. So with this book i can also look for some connections with my own life.

Expectations

2009-10-15T08:40:00.013-05:00

I choose this book because it looked like very interesting drawings. This book will tell a memior in a very unique way. It also interested me because it was translated from french. plus i thought it would be quick to read because it looks like a comic book, but ill probually be slow because ill be staring at the crazy drawings.

finally!

2009-10-15T08:35:00.000-05:00

i finally got the e-mail to join this blog!!

Tribute to the Greatest Man in the World

2009-10-15T08:29:00.001-05:00

Nick Wood is the coolest guy ever created. Seriously. He deserves some sort of reward. Everyone should bow down before him and kiss his shoes. Then gives him $10. Because he's just that awesome. I'm not kidding. Believe me.

Wats Up

2009-10-15T08:29:00.000-05:00

Hows it going people?