Connecting comics to curriculum : strategies for grades 6-12 / Karen W. Gavigan and Mindy Tomasevich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gavigan, Karen W.

Contributor:

Tomasevich, Mindy.

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comic books, strips, etc., in education.

Graphic novels in education.

Middle school education--Activity programs--United States.

Middle school education.

Education, Secondary--Activity programs--United States.

Education, Secondary.

Education, Secondary--Activity programs.

Graphic novels.

Comic books, strips, etc--Bibliography.

Comic books, strips, etc.

Middle school education--Activity programs.

United States.

Libraries--Special collections--Comic books, strips, etc.

Libraries.

Libraries--Special collections.

Libraries--Special collections--Graphic novels.

Graphic novels--Bibliography.

Genre:

Comics (Graphic works)

Bibliographies.

Physical Description:

viii, 164 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Libraries Unlimited, [2011]

Summary:

"Here is the essential guide for librarians and teachers who want to develop a quality, curriculum-based graphic novel collection--and use its power to engage and inform middle and high school students"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

[Foreword by Robert G. Weiner]

Comics and curriculum : getting started with graphic novels

Criteria, curriculum, and conundrums

Here you come to save the day : building your graphic novel collection

Introducing graphic novels to your colleagues and students

Manga 101

Superhero graphic novels : a super way to lure readers

Comics and curriculum : strategies and lesson plans

More powerful than a locomotive : teaching English language arts with graphic novels

The write stuff : teaching writing with graphic novels

Connecting with the classics : graphic novel adaptations

Legendary resources : traditional literature in graphic novels

Biographies and autobiographies : memoirs, manga, and more

Science-based graphic novels in schools : a successful experiment

Don't know much about history : teaching social studies with graphic novels

Vote yes! : using graphic novels to teach political science

Nonstandard deviation : teaching math with graphic novels

Picture this : teaching fine arts with graphic novels

Coming of age with comics : social issues in graphic novels.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

1598847686

9781598847680

OCLC:

707211486

Publisher Number:

99945858751