Teaching with Comics and Graphic Novels

Name: Teaching with Comics and Graphic Novels
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9781032271774
Price: 341.0 NZD
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Fun and Engaging Strategies to Improve Close Reading and Critical Thinking in Every Classroom

By Tim Smyth

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Teaching with Comics and Graphic Novels by Tim Smyth provides educators with practical strategies to engage students through the unique medium of comics. The book offers lessons on close reading, textual evidence, symbolism, cultural themes, sequencing, and essay writing. It also emphasises tackling difficult topics and fostering social-emotional learning using graphic narratives. Including ready-to-use lesson plans aligned with Common Core Standards, it is adaptable for various subjects and grade levels.
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Teaching with Comics and Graphic Novels is ideal for educators, librarians, and curriculum developers seeking dynamic teaching tools to enrich literacy and critical thinking through graphic literature.

This text will allow you to harness students’ love of comics and graphic novels while increasing critical thinking and engagement in the classroom.

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35th Annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Nominee!

This text will allow you to harness students’ love of comics and graphic novels while increasing critical thinking and engagement in the classroom. Author Tim Smyth offers a wide variety of lessons and ideas for using comics to teach close reading, working with textual evidence, literature adaptations, symbolism and culture, sequencing, essay writing, and more.

He also models how to use comics to tackle tough topics and enhance social-emotional learning. Throughout the book, you’ll find a multitude of practical resources, including a variety of lesson plans—some quick and easy activities as well as more detailed ready-to-use unit plans.

These thoughtful lessons meet the Common Core State Standards and are easy to adapt for any subject area or grade level to fit into your curriculum. Add Teaching with Comics and Graphic Novels to your professional library and you’ll have a new and exciting way of reaching and teaching your students!

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Praised by Laurie Halse Anderson and Andrew Aydin, this book is celebrated for empowering educators to harness the literary richness of comics and graphic novels. Reviews highlight its essential role in helping teachers and librarians connect with students in innovative and meaningful ways.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781032271774

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 July 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 5 Line drawings, color; 60 Halftones, color; 65 Illustrations, color

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 453g

Pages: 218

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Children’s, Teenage and Educational Education & Reference Non-Fiction Tim Smyth

About the Author

Tim Smyth is a high school social studies educator and Reading Specialist of more than 20 years who travels the country giving professional development to educators on the power of teaching with comics. Smyth was also part of a global online comics in education program through the US State Department. He has been published in many outlets, such as PBS, and he also shares many resources on his website, TeachingWithComics.com. Smyth loves interacting on social media (@historycomics) and is the founder of two Facebook education communities—"Comic Book Teachers" and "Teaching With Comics." He lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania with his wife and three comic book-loving children.