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Using Graphic Novels in the High School Classroom

Using Graphic Novels in the High School Classroom. By Annie Fisher. S hould graphic novels be taught in the HS English classroom?. Reasons for and against Who would benefit? Why not just read novels?. Who benefits:. Struggling readers ELL students The hearing-impaired

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Using Graphic Novels in the High School Classroom

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  1. Using Graphic Novels in the High School Classroom By Annie Fisher

  2. Should graphic novels be taught in the HS English classroom? • Reasons for and against • Who would benefit? • Why not just read novels?

  3. Who benefits: • Struggling readers • ELL students • The hearing-impaired • Foreign language students • The Millenials (AKA all of your students!)

  4. Why not just novels? • Visual lessons to be taught • Another medium that is open for interpretation • More interesting to many students

  5. Figure : Spiegelman uses many visual symbols in his work, including Swastikas, Starts of David, and the different species that each race is portrayed as (Spiegelman 84, 127).

  6. Why not teach graphic novels? • Some are inappropriate • Not all of them have a lot of literary merit So…. • Teachers should choose wisely

  7. (Bucher 69, Griffith 188)

  8. In conclusion… • If a teacher chooses the right graphic novel for their classroom, teaching it can be a great experience for all students, especially when it is a very diverse classroom.

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