Teaching with comics and graphic novels : fun and engaging strategies to improve close reading and critical thinking in every classroom / Tim Smyth.

By:

Smyth, Tim [author.]

Series: Routledge eye on educationPublisher: New York, NY : Routledge, 2023Description: x, 154 pages : illustrations (black and white and color) ; 26 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780367520373

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

370.152 Sm96 23/eng/20220211 2023

LOC classification:

LB1044.9.C59 S68 2023

Contents:

Preface My journey into teaching with comics Defense of comics Resources How to read comics Comics as artifact Some quick and easy comics lessons for any classroom Sequencing and personal interpretation Symbolism and culture Tough topics Wordless comics Using comics to teach essay writing Bringing creators into your classroom, being human, social media, and the emotional impact of comics Literature adaptions Fairy tales and folk tales as artifact Civil rights Making comics Refugees and immigration Social-emotional learning and graphic memoirs Think outside the comic Final thoughts Appendix: Complete teacher guides

Summary: "This text will allow you to harness students' love of comics and graphic novels while increasing critical thinking and engagement in the classroom. Author Tim Smyth offers a wide variety of lessons and ideas for using comics to teach close reading, working with textual evidence, literature adaptations, symbolism and culture, sequencing, essay writing, and more. He also models how to use comics to tackle tough topics and enhance social emotional learning. Throughout the book, you'll find a multitude of practical resources including a variety of lesson plans-some quick and easy activities as well as more detailed ready-to-use unit plans. These thoughtful lessons meet the Common Core State Standards and are easy to adapt for any subject area or grade level to fit into your curriculum. Add this book to your professional library and you'll have a new and exciting way of reaching and teaching your students!"-- Provided by publisher.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	College Library General Circulation Section	GC	GC 370.152 Sm96 2023 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	HNU005026

Routledge: an eye on education book

Preface
My journey into teaching with comics
Defense of comics
Resources
How to read comics
Comics as artifact
Some quick and easy comics lessons for any classroom
Sequencing and personal interpretation
Symbolism and culture
Tough topics
Wordless comics
Using comics to teach essay writing
Bringing creators into your classroom, being human, social media, and the emotional impact of comics
Literature adaptions
Fairy tales and folk tales as artifact
Civil rights
Making comics
Refugees and immigration
Social-emotional learning and graphic memoirs
Think outside the comic
Final thoughts
Appendix: Complete teacher guides

"This text will allow you to harness students' love of comics and graphic novels while increasing critical thinking and engagement in the classroom. Author Tim Smyth offers a wide variety of lessons and ideas for using comics to teach close reading, working with textual evidence, literature adaptations, symbolism and culture, sequencing, essay writing, and more. He also models how to use comics to tackle tough topics and enhance social emotional learning. Throughout the book, you'll find a multitude of practical resources including a variety of lesson plans-some quick and easy activities as well as more detailed ready-to-use unit plans. These thoughtful lessons meet the Common Core State Standards and are easy to adapt for any subject area or grade level to fit into your curriculum. Add this book to your professional library and you'll have a new and exciting way of reaching and teaching your students!"-- Provided by publisher.

College of Education

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