For my book jacket, I chose to do "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill. There was so much action and plot involved in this story, that I had no clue where to begin with the cover of my book jacket. I decided to just do a representation of the most important aspect of the novel, which is that Professor Moriarty desires to own a cavorite to rule the world, but the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen must race against time to stop him and save London from being destroyed. As far the genre of graphic novels is concerned, I can definitely see why people would like to read them as opposed to simply reading a book that only has words. The pictures definitely bring the story to life, and it's almost like reading a movie. At some points, however, it was distracting to have so many images and pictures because I could not focus on what I was supposed to be reading. In terms of the alternative book report, I think this is a great way to get kids thinking in a unique way. Rather than simply standing in front of the class and verbally telling their peers what they read or simply handing in a paper about their novel, kids can visually represent their book and show their classmates how they perceived the book in an artistic way. I am not artistic, so this book report would probably not be something I would choose for myself, but I can certainly see where it would be beneficial for many students.