Graphic Novels in High School and Middle School Classrooms

Graphic Novels in High School and Middle School Classrooms
Author: William Boerman-Cornell
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Total Pages: 135
Release: 2017
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781475828344

Graphic Novels in High School and Middle School Classrooms is the ultimate guide for using graphic novels and learning how the graphic novel format can support critical thinking and help reach disciplinary goals in any subject. Using specific graphic novels, this book helps students read, question, and write about both fiction and non-fiction.

Teaching Graphic Novels

Teaching Graphic Novels
Author: Katie Monnin
Publisher: Maupin House Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2010
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1934338400

Harness the power of graphic novels to promote literacy and engage all secondary students with Teaching Graphic Novels by Katie Monnin! Address print-text and image literacies, from navigating text features to creating standards-based lessons on reading comprehension, fiction/nonfiction, written response, critical thinking, and media literacy. Complete with examples from graphic novels, professional resource suggestions, strategies that can be used with any graphic novel, cross-indexes of middle and high school graphic novels and themes, reproducibles, and extra support for English-language learners. Teaching Graphic Novels was a finalist for both the 2009 ForeWord Education Book of the Year and the 2010 AEP Distinguished Achievement Award in the 6-8 Curriculum and Instruction category!

The Graphic Novel Classroom

The Graphic Novel Classroom
Author: Maureen Bakis
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2011-11-08
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1412936845

Secondary language arts teacher Maureen Bakis shows how to engage adolescents by using graphic novels to teach 21st-century skills, improve reading comprehension, and promote literacy learning.

Reading With Pictures

Reading With Pictures
Author: Josh Elder
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2014-08-05
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1449460194

Comics have gone from "scourge of the classroom" to legitimate teaching tools, and the Common Core State Standards for scholastic achievement now explicitly recommend their use in the classroom. Reading With Pictures: Comics That Make Kids Smarter unites the finest creative talents in the comics industry with the nation's leading experts in visual literacy to create a game-changing tool for the classroom and beyond. This full-color volume features more than a dozen short stories (both fiction and nonfiction) that address topics in Social Studies, Math, Language Arts, and Science, while offering an immersive textual and visual experience that kids will enjoy. Highlights include George Washington: Action President by Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey, Doctor Sputnik: Man of Science by Roger Langridge, The Power of Print by Katie Cook, and many more. Includes a foreword by Printz and Eisner Award-winning author Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese, Boxers and Saints). A downloadable Teachers' Guide includes standards-correlated lesson plans customized to each story, research-based justifications for using comics in the classroom, a guide to establishing best classroom practices, and a comprehensive listing of educational resources.

Building Literacy Connections with Graphic Novels

Building Literacy Connections with Graphic Novels
Author: James Bucky Carter
Publisher: National Council of Teachers of English (Ncte)
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2007
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN:

Presents practical suggestions for pairing a graphic novel with a traditional text or examining connections between multiple sources.

Teaching Graphic Novels in the Classroom

Teaching Graphic Novels in the Classroom
Author: Ryan J. Novak
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2021-09-23
Genre: Education
ISBN: 100048954X

Teaching Graphic Novels in the Classroom describes different methods teachers may use to begin teaching graphic literature to new readers. The first chapter of the book is dedicated to the history of the medium and runs from the earliest days of comic books through the growing popularity of graphic novels. It includes profiles of early creators and the significance of certain moments throughout the history that chart the evolution of graphic literature from superheroes to award-winning novels like Maus. Chapters 2-8 focus on different genres and include an analysis and lessons for 1-2 different novels, creator profiles, assignments, ways to incorporate different media in connection with each book, chapter summaries, discussion questions, and essay topics. Chapter 9 is the culminating project for the book, allowing students to create their own graphic novel, with guidance from the writing process to creating the art. Grades 7-12

Adolescent Literacy in the Academic Disciplines

Adolescent Literacy in the Academic Disciplines
Author: Tamara L. Jetton
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1462502806

"From leading authorities in both adolescent literacy and content-area teaching, this book addresses the particular challenges of literacy learning in each of the major academic disciplines. Chapters focus on how to help students successfully engage withtexts and ideas in English/literature, science, math, history, and arts classrooms. The book shows that while general strategies for reading informational texts are essential, they are not enough--students also need to learn processing strategies that are quite specific to each subject and its typical tasks or problems. Vignettes from exemplary classrooms illustrate research-based ways to build content-area knowledge while targeting essential reading and writing skills"-- Provided by publisher.

Page by Paige

Page by Paige
Author: Laura Lee Gulledge
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2011-09-01
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1613121512

Paige Turner has just moved to New York with her family, and she's having some trouble adjusting to the big city. In the pages of her sketchbook, she tries to make sense of her new life, including trying out her secret identity: artist. As she makes friends and starts to explore the city, she slowly brings her secret identity out into the open, a process that is equal parts terrifying and rewarding. Laura Lee Gulledge crafts stories and panels with images that are thought-provoking, funny, and emotionally resonant. Teens struggling to find their place can see themselves in Paige's honest, heartfelt story. Praise for Page by Paige “Gulledge's b&w illustrations are simple but well-suited to their subject matter; the work as a whole is a good-natured, optimistic portrait of a young woman evolving toward adulthood.” –Publishers Weekly