The Graphic Novel Classroom: POWerful Teaching and Learning With Images

A secret weapon for engaging adolescents

Could you use a superhero to teach reading, writing, critical thinking, and problem-solving? While seeking the answer, secondary language arts teacher Maureen Bakis discovered a powerful pedagogy that teaches those skills and more. The amazingly successful results prompted her to write this practical guide that shows how to use graphic novels to:

• Teach 21^st-century skills, including interpretation of content and form
• Promote authentic literacy learning
• Grow learners' competency in writing and visual comprehension
• Motivate students to create in multiple formats, including images
• Engage struggling as well as proficient students in reading

Author: Maureen Bakis
Publisher: Corwin Publishers
Published: 11/08/2011
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781412936842

About the Author

Maureen Bakis is a mother of four children and has been teaching English at Masconomet Regional High School in Topsfield, Massachusetts for seven years. Maureen presents her experiences teaching graphic novels to high school students at local, regional, and national conferences and events, most recently New York Comic Con, Harvard University's Center for Middle Eastern Studies, and New England Comics in the Classroom. She also blogs about her experiences as webmaster at www.graphicnovelsandhighschoolenglish.com.

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