Comics & Graphic Novels: Strategies & Resources

Secondary language arts teacher Maureen Bakis discovered this powerful pedagogy in her own search to engage her students. This all-encompassing resource includes teaching and learning models, text-specific detailed lesson units, and examples of student work.

Carter and his contributors tap into the growing popularity of graphic novels in this one-of-a-kind guidebook. Each chapter presents practical suggestions for the classroom as it pairs a graphic novel with a more traditional text or examines connections between multiple sources.

Comics are a natural for second language development. In Going Graphic, teachers will find a comprehensive guide to embracing comics and effectively using them in any multilingual classroom.

These innovative articles show how to use high-interest visual materials to capture the attention of learners, strengthen multiple literacy competencies, and boost critical thinking skills.

This practical guide shows secondary school teachers how to incorporate graphic novels into content area instruction as a tool for meeting the needs of diverse learners and achieving the goals of the Common Core State Standards. The authors provide instructional guidelines with classroom examples that demonstrate how graphic novels can be used to expand content knowledge and literacy in science, social studies, math, and English/language arts.