Lesson plan
Bumperhead
Bumperhead is a graphic novel by American cartoonist Gilbert Hernández, published by Drawn & Quarterly in 2014. The 120-page, five-chapter graphic novel follows its aimless protagonist from elementary school to middle age. Bobby Numbly grows up in Oxnard, California—Hernández's own hometown. His nickname "Bumperhead" is slang for someone who copies all that he sees others doing. The first chapter looks at his early childhood; the second his teenage years, when he gets into drugs and sex and listens to glam and prog rock; the third his aimless early adulthood; the fourth his punk-rock early 20s; and the last his middle-aged adulthood.
Article summary
Bumperhead is a graphic novel by American cartoonist Gilbert Hernández, published by Drawn & Quarterly in 2014. The 120-page, five-chapter graphic novel follows its aimless protagonist from elementary school to middle age. Bobby Numbly grows up in Oxnard, California—Hernández's own hometown. His nickname "Bumperhead" is slang for someone who copies all that he sees others doing. The first chapter looks at his early childhood; the second his teenage years, when he gets into drugs and sex and listens to glam and prog rock; the third his aimless early adulthood; the fourth his punk-rock early 20s; and the last his middle-aged adulthood.
Key claims
- publication date: 2014 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- The record states that the publication date is "2014". What evidence would count against this claim?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
Bibliography
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1351324292
Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.