Blog Post #1
Graphic Novels What's your familiarity with graphic novels? Why/how might graphic novels be useful for the secondary English language arts classroom? I do not have the greatest familiarity with graphic novels. In one instance, I did write a paper on the graphic novel of Batman. It was interesting because I had never really read a graphic novel like that. It was always just for fun, and to admire the pictures. I believe that graphic novels are really useful for the secondary English language arts classroom for a lot of reasons regarding that it is visual! It provides a really engaging way for students to learn rather than the basic reading a book. They are a great way to engage visual learners to read, especially those who really struggle to sit down and read a book. They also have a great way of influencing readers to understand the material while also filling in the words between each panel of pictures. It can be such a brain-stimulating way of interacting with your s...