Connecting comics to curriculum
Subtitle: strategies for grades 6-12
By: Karen W. Gavigan and Mindy Tomasevich
Contributors: Tomasevich, Mindy
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Santa Barbara. Calif
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781598847680; 9781598847697
Subjects: Graphic novels in education; Bibliography; Special collections; Graphic novels; Activity programs; Secondary Education; Libraries; Middle school education; Comic books, strips; Comic books, strips, etc., in education; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Comics and curriculum : getting started with graphic novels; title: Criteria, curriculum, and conundrums; title: Here you come to save the day : building your graphic novel collection; title: Introducing graphic novels to your colleagues and students; title: Manga 101; title: Superhero graphic novels : a super way to lure readers; title: Comics and curriculum :  strategies and lesson plans; title: More powerful than a locomotive : teaching English language arts with graphic novels; title: The write stuff : teaching writing with graphic novels; title: Connecting with the classics : graphic novel adaptations; title: Legendary resources : traditional literature in graphic novels; title: Biographies and autobiographies : memoirs, manga, and more; title: Science-based graphic novels in schools : a successful experiment; title: Don't know much about history : teaching social studies with graphic novels; title: Vote yes! : using graphic novels to teach political science; title: Nonstandard deviation : teaching math with graphic novels; title: Picture this : teaching fine arts with graphic novels; title: Coming of age with comics : social issues in graphic novels.