In Graphic Detail
Using Graphic Novels in the Classroom

by David Booth & Kathy Gould-Lundy

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In Graphic Detail connects the enthusiasm of young adults for graphic novels with one of education's central goals—promoting literacy by encouraging extensive reading and reflective response.

This useful guide is an invaluable resource for classroom teachers and librarians who want to use graphic novels with their students. It offers background information about the popularity of this word/graphic mode of storytelling, along with a brief overview of its origins in comics and comic books, and the components that writers and artists incorporate in creating this narrative genre. By harnessing the literacy power of the graphic novel, teachers can motivate readers, especially reluctant or readers at risk, to become successfully engaged with an accessible and entertaining form of narrative. the book also includes illustrations from artists working in this art form to explain different terms and techniques inherent in graphic novels.

As well, the authors have included a wide variety of activities to support instruction in both reading and writing graphic novels. Students can explore the different elements of graphic novels as they participate in discussions concerning the content and style of the novel, becoming aware of the written and graphic components, sharing critical responses to the storyline, characters, and setting, dramatizing sections and giving readers' theatre presentations, introducing and extending the story frames, writing their own graphic novels, and making cultural and societal connections.

This book also includes strategies for incorporating graphic novels into the school program using different dynamics—independent reading, literature circles, guided reading, whole-class shared reading, and curriculum and media links.

The graphic organizers will assist students in responding to the texts with words, diagrams, and images, and the self-assessment pages offer opportunities for reflection and progress.

The booklists include award winners, popular examples, and suggestions for students at different levels of literacy proficiency.

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Grades 6–10, 120 pages
978-1-897096-98-7
$34.95 ($28.00 with the purchase of $50 worth of Timeline products)

View a special streaming webcast interview "Making Sense of Reading Instruction: Grades 4 to 6" featuring David Booth and Kathleen Gould-Lundy (January 31, 2007) at the Curriculum Services Canada website