Teaching Visual Literacy Using Comic Books, Graphic Novels, Anime, Cartoons, and More to Develop Comprehension and Thinking Skills

Name: Teaching Visual Literacy Using Comic Books, Graphic Novels, Anime, Cartoons, and More to Develop Comprehension and Thinking Skills
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ISBN: 9781412953122

ISBN-10: 141295312X

ISBN-13: 9781412953122

Edition: 2008

Authors: Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher

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""This book puts into practice what we???ve long known but often ignored: one picture is indeed worth a thousand words! The chapters offer a practical look at how images in all their many forms can be used to motivate reluctant readers.""???Donna E. Alvermann, Distinguished Research ProfessorUniversity of Georgia ""Just as vision entails more than seeing, being visually literate means that students can interpret and reflect upon images as well as words. These strategies will help your students develop the literacy they need for this brave new century.""???Carol Jago, Director, California Reading and Literature ProjectUniversity of California, Los Angeles "Spark students' interest in reading…

Book details

List price: $40.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Corwin Press
Publication date: 1/9/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Acknowledgments


About the Editors


About the Contributors


Introduction



Visual Literacy: What You Get Is What You See




Graphic Novels: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly




Comics, the Canon, and the Classroom




Seeing the World Through a Stranger's Eyes: Exploring the Potential of Anime in Literacy Classrooms




"Literary Literacy" and the Role of the Comic Book, or "You Teach a Class on What?"




That's Funny: Political Cartoons in the Classroom




Learning From Illustrations in Picturebooks




An Irrecusable Offer: Film in the K-12 Classroom




"It Was Always the Pictures": Creating Visual Literacy Supports for Students With Disabilities



Index