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Comics, Power and Society: Q and A with Louis Schubert and Arthur Nishimura
At the City College of San Francisco, two professors have employed their enthusiasm for comics in an innovative approach to teaching. In their course Comics, Power and Society, Arthur Nishimura and Louis Schubert use a variety of comics and graphic novels as a creative and engaging way to introduce students to the social sciences. We were fortunate to get an interview with Schubert and Nishimura about how they use graphic novels and comics in this course.
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Graphic Novel Outreach: A BookShelf Roundtable
Educator Peter Gutierrez asks leading comics-in-education advocates for their best elevator pitch to the unconvinced.
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Graphic Storytelling and the New Literacies: an Interview with NCTE Educator Peter Gutiérrez
There’s no question that today’s students are living in—and interacting with—a media- and technology-rich environment. But do the ways they communicate outside of school connect at all with what they’re learning in the classroom? We talked with comics and media literacy educator and NCTE spokesperson Peter Gutiérrez about how graphic novels fit into the discussion on new media and new literacies.
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Sparking Media Literacy with Comics
Leveraging graphic novels, comics, and manga may be the best way to drive K-12 media literacy instruction - especially within the ELA curriculum.
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How Comics Can Reach Reluctant Readers
Many educators have begun to realize something that long-time comic book readers have always known: comics are valuable.
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Concerned About Comics? Don't Be.
Before taking the plunge and using comic books in your instruction, you may be hesitant about the appropriateness of the content of the comic.
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Comics: A Useful Tool For English as a Second Language
Living in a strange country, surrounded by sounds of incomprehensible language is nerve-wracking for anyone.
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Teaching Graphic Novels: An Interview with Katie Monnin
Dr. Katie Monnin is the author of upcoming book Teaching Graphic Novels: Practical Strategies for the Secondary ELA Classroom from Maupin House. We spoke to Katie about graphic novels and their place in “the greatest communication revolution of all time.”
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Teaching Nonfiction Graphic Novels in English Language Arts and Social Studies
Dr. Katie Monnin, an assistant professor of literacy at the University of North Florida and author of upcoming book Teaching Graphic Novels: Practical Strategies for the Secondary ELA Classroom from Maupin House, highlights how teachers can start to use different types of nonfiction graphic novels in English Language Arts and Social Studies classrooms.
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Watchmen in the Classroom: Q and A with English Teacher John C. Weaver
We spoke to John C. Weaver about the use of Watchmen as part of his course on British Literature for high school seniors. Weaver, who has taught English at Williamsport Area High School in Williamsport, Pennsylvania for the past 12 years, has seen encouraging results from students through teaching Watchmen and other graphic novels.
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