Maupin House: Teaching Early Reader Comics and Graphic Novels (Paperback)

from sylliu

Teaching Early Reader Comics-and-Graphic Novels is an excellent resource for elementary school teachers and librarians who want to teach graphic novels to emerging and advanced readers. Dr. Monnin's premise is that graphic novels are an important genre to teach because they combine both words and...

from msthomas88

This is a very good resource for teaching comic books and graphic novels. Lessons are assessable to teachers and connected to new common core standards. This book focuses on teaching both written and visual literacy. Monnin stresses the important of teaching students using connected images and wo...

from katielynnklaus

I thought this book contained many valuable strategies for connecting students with graphic novels. The language was written clearly for easy reading (written by a teacher for teachers, which I always like). I loved that the chapters were broken down by grade level, each including specific graphi...

from drasvola

Katie Monnin's guide to teaching comics and graphic novels in the classroom is another example of just how far comics have advanced in social acceptance terms. More than half a century has passed, but there are still many people who cannot forget Fredric Wertham and the traumatic images of teache...

from livebug

This teacher resource for using comics and graphic novels for early readers was a good introduction for educators who might be hesitant about choosing comics for their classroom. Its organization was easy to use, including recommended texts, and sample lessons and activities. If, however, you are...