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Marvelous Manga

Marvelous Manga. The Power of Manga in a Secondary School Library #604 (Pictures have been deleted). Dr. Elizabeth Lee, Queen’s University Dr. Peggy MacInnis, Sir Robert L Borden BTI. … the story of our Collaboration. 08-09 email; visit Borden 09-10 Research Project

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Marvelous Manga

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  1. Marvelous Manga The Power of Manga in a Secondary School Library #604 (Pictures have been deleted) Dr. Elizabeth Lee, Queen’s University Dr. Peggy MacInnis, Sir Robert L Borden BTI

  2. … the story of our Collaboration • 08-09 email; visit Borden • 09-10Research Project Planning; implementation; analysis; presentation Article: Teaching Librarian It’s a Super Sign-Out Day! OLA Conference Proposal Submission • 10-11 Research Project: Part II Planning/design OLA Presentation

  3. Circulation Statistics 25,215 21,727 18,904 Manga 9,937 + 5,745 2,450 1,897

  4. Circulation: TDSB SE Sept-Dec 2010

  5. June 2008

  6. Toronto Star: June 2009

  7. Collection Size: Manga • From 0 – 4,075 in 7 ½ years Then …

  8. “…have you thought about buying…” Now: A-C & Marvel, Bone etc

  9. Now: D-Q

  10. Now: R-Z

  11. Now: other Graphic Novels

  12. New Graphic Novels

  13. Manga Data Base Stars Number Bold

  14. Selection/Shopping: DB • 4) Email Labyrinth: requests in Bold • 5) Dan fills boxes; visits GNC • 6) Students systematically select books

  15. Selection/Shopping cont. 7) Book Talks by Dan Merisanu

  16. Selection/Shopping cont. 8) Students make final choices 9) Book Spines are photocopied 10) Invoice emailed: payment 11) New books processed & added to DB 12) New DB placed by circulation computer

  17. Selection/Shopping cont.Student Excursion • 1) small group of students selected to represent GNC • 2) visit Graphic Novel Store • e.g. The Beguiling or The Labyrinth

  18. Student Excursion cont. • 1) students select books; verify with DB • 2) whole day event: Library is closed • 3) Travel by TTC; shop; load bags and backpacks; lunch location chosen by students; students carry books back to school; arrange new books on trolley by alpha title for photocopying (to create a record)

  19. Shopping: Dr Mac • 1) DB to Chapters • 2) DB to OLA Conference vendors • 3) DB to TDSB Resource Fair

  20. Selection Criteria • No nudity • Durable binding • Quality of drawing • e.g. Naruto

  21. Knowing Your Readers:Sir Robert L Borden BTI • Vocational school • 515 students: 66% male • Applied & Locally-Developed courses • Reading, writing, math & social skills at a Grade 3-6 level • 41% have formal Special Education identification • 65% go directly to work following graduation

  22. Borden: Location • TDSB: Morningside & Kingston Road • Located within a community that has • a high crime rate, • substance abuse issues • low socioeconomic status Correlation? More students reading, more students graduating.

  23. Reading Engagement • Special education and reluctant readers often dislike reading. • The first step in becoming a reader is engagement (Guthrie & Humenick, 2004). • Choice produces engaged readers (Guthrie & Humenick, 2004, Morrow, 2002).

  24. Amount of voluntary reading strong predictor of reading performance and academic success (Fielding, Wilson & Anderson, 1986). • Greater access to books correlates with better reading scores.

  25. What’s Happening with Manga? • Information presented in two modalities. Dual Coding Theory (Clark & Pavio, 1991). • Information that is presented & encoded in verbal memory & visual memory is retained better. (Processed by different parts of the brain).

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