Class, Please Open Your Comics SC (2015 McFarland) Essays on Teaching With Graphic Narratives comic books 1980 or later
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1st printing. Comics and sequential art are increasingly in use in college classrooms. Multimodal, multimedia and often collaborative, the graphic narrative format has entered all kinds of subject areas and its potential as a teaching tool is still being realized. This collection of new essays presents best practices for using comics in various educational settings, beginning with the basics. Contributors explain the need for teachers to embrace graphic novels. Strategies are offered for teachers who have struggled with weak visual literacy skills among students. Student-generated comics are discussed with several examples. Softcover, 6-in.x 9-in., 284 pages, Text Only. Cover price $40.00.