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A secret weapon for engaging adolescents

Could you use a superhero to teach reading, writing, critical thinking, and problem solving? While seeking the answer, secondary language arts teacher Maureen Bakis discovered a powerful pedagogy that teaches those skills and more. The amazingly successful results prompted her to write this practical guide that shows middle and high school teachers how to incorporate graphic novels into their classrooms in order to:

Teach 21st century skills, including interpretation of content and form Promote authentic literacy learning Grow learners′ competency in writing and visual comprehension Motivate students to create in multiple formats, including images Engage struggling as well as proficient students in reading

This comprehensive resource includes teaching and learning models, text-specific detailed lesson units, and examples of student work. If you are looking for an effective, contemporary way to jump-start learning and inspire students to love reading, The Graphic Novel Classroom is the superpower you need!

Tabla de contenidos provista por Syndetics

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction: Welcome to the Graphic Novel Classroom
• Part I Looking at Literacy in the Graphic Novel Classroom
• 1 Looking at the Comics Medium
• Scott McCloudâÇÖs Understanding Comics
• 2 Interpreting Images
• Shaun TanâÇÖs The Arrival
• Rachel MasilimaniâÇÖs Two Kinds of People
• Gene Leun YangâÇÖs American Born Chinese
• 3 Looking at the Big Picture
• Will EisnerâÇÖs a Contract with God and a Life Force
• Part II Looking at Memoir in the Graphic Novel Classroom
• 4 Pictures, Perception, and the Past: Teaching Marjane SatrapiâÇÖs Persepolis
• 5 Legacies & Images: Teaching Art SpiegelmanâÇÖs Maus, Elie WeiselâÇÖs Night, and Scott Russell SandersâÇÖ âÇ£Under the InfluenceâÇ 
• Part III Looking at Superheroes in the Graphic Novel Classroom
• 6 a Glimpse at the Superhero Genre: Teaching Frank MillerâÇÖs Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
• 7 Making the Invisible Visible: Teaching Alan MooreâÇÖs V for Vendetta
• Afterword: The Value of Teaching Graphic Novels in School
• Resources
• References
• Index

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Maureen Bakis is a mother of four children and has been teaching English at Masconomet Regional High School in Topsfield, Massachusetts for seven years. Maureen presents her experiences teaching graphic novels to high school students at local, regional, and national conferences and events, most recently New York Comic Con, Harvard University's Center for Middle Eastern Studies, and New England Comics in the Classroom. She also blogs about her experiences as webmaster at www.graphicnovelsandhighschoolenglish.com.