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Hello, I am a college undergraduate student at the University of Nevada, Reno. I am studying to be a social studies teacher in high school. I want to ask if anyone has ever used graphic novels in the classroom? If so, what did you think? What were the pros and cons? Any suggestions of specific titles for a social studies, 14-17 year old classroom?
I am middle school teacher/librarian and I have used graphic novels extensively in my teaching. There is a fabulous selection of non-fiction, history-related graphic novels available from Capstone Press. They are actually more vocabulary dense than regular text, because students can get the meaning of the words from the illustrations. They are especially great for English Language Learners and reluctant readers. I see many pros and no cons to using them.
I too am looking into the use of Graphic novels... I teach middle school social studies. Maus I A Survivor's Tale My Father Bleeds History is a great one for the holocaust, and I have been intrigued by The Arrival to maybe use in a unit on migration. I am looking for ideas too.
I love The Arrival. I have used it as a writing prompt, but it would be a great addition to a social studies unit .
Good morning/afternoon/evening everyone!I'm in the same class as Felipe but my content area is English. I hope to teach Middle School aged kids and want to add more fictional young adult literature to my curriculum. Does anyone have book suggestions for a progressive English classroom? I am especially interested in books with multicultural characters and graphics novels.
I love graphic novels in the middle school language arts classroom, but you have to realize that they are their own genre and teach them as such. That said, I like the Amulet series, the Fruits Basket series (yes, it is Fruits Basket, manga translated from Japanese) and the many graphic adaptions of classics. I use graphic adaptions of Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys to support newcomers who are learning English. I really like the graphic adaption of Coraline, as well.
Thanks Cynthia! I really appreciate the advice! I was looking into some Graphic novels from classic literature and was thinking of the Volume 1: Edgar Allan Poe - 3rd Edition. Also the graphic novel version of The Hobbit. I definitely want to incorporate them into the classroom more.
Kyle wrote: "I too am looking into the use of Graphic novels... I teach middle school social studies. Maus I A Survivor's Tale My Father Bleeds History is a great one for the holocaust, and I hav..."I would also highly recommend Maus.
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Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (other topics)The Arrival (other topics)
