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HALTON GOES GRAPHIC!

HALTON GOES GRAPHIC!. Teachers have always looked for material that engages students. Teaching today’s generation is especially challenging. There’s lot out there that distracts our kids from text in a page. But graphic novels have them glued to the paper!. A Graphic Novel is not :.

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HALTON GOES GRAPHIC!

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  1. HALTON GOES GRAPHIC! Teachers have always looked for material that engages students. Teaching today’s generation is especially challenging. There’s lot out there that distracts our kids from text in a page. But graphic novels have them glued to the paper!

  2. A Graphic Novel is not: • a comic book • a genre, but a type that encompasses several genres; for example, mystery, adventure, romance

  3. What is a Graphic Novel? • A story told through both pictures and words • fiction • non-fiction

  4. Graphic Novels • A story/content told through pictures and words. • Often original work, but sometimes taken from pre-existing text. • A form that is gaining in popularity world wide. • Last year over 100 million dollars worth of graphic novels were sold. • A hot market for teen reading that continues to gain audiences of all ages.

  5. Graphic Novels in Halton Support our literacy initiatives: • Add to the variety of materials kids should be reading • Support the Halton Literacy Models • D.E.A.R. and U.S.S.R. • OSSLC • E.S.L support classes • Self-contained classrooms • Essential English courses • Workplace English courses

  6. Graphic Novels Appeal To: • Reluctant readers • Struggling readers • Gifted students • Visual Art students • English Language Arts students • Teachers in all subject areas (research) • Teacher-librarians (research and inquiry)

  7. Why are Graphic Novels Appealing to Kids? • Material is very contemporary • Illustrations are similar to computer games, digital cartoons and modern comics • Content and graphics are often “edgy”, and not mainstream

  8. Why are they appealing to English/LA Teachers? • Contain character development • Often have strong thematic value • Span all cultures and have international appeal. • Can act as a supplement to more traditional works

  9. Why Bring Graphic Novels into Your School? Reading graphic novels helps student make meaning of text by: • visualizing • inferring • predicting • connecting • responding

  10. Graphic Novels can be a part of the scaffolding necessary to build solid readers. • Illustrations provide context clues: facial expressions, body language, symbols • Vocabulary is supported within the illustrations and text • The artistic framework lends itself to predicting strategies needed to reach higher-level understanding in reading comprehension

  11. However, proceed with caution What to look out for: • Your own bias! Avid readers may find the illustrations busy, overwhelming, unappealing or offensive • A wide range of quality

  12. And... The material is very contemporary, and the content can be controversial: sex, nudity, violence, stereotypes, etc.

  13. Here are some favourites Girls love Peculia!

  14. Boys love Astro Boy

  15. And another favourite is … Maus • Male readers • Female readers • History teachers

  16. But kids are reading them,so… • Try them in small numbers and see how the students react. • Integrate them into your program, either for fictional or informational reading. • Design come engaging writing or presentation activities as follow-up assignments. • Give them a chance to provide …

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  18. That's all Folks!!

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