USING LITERATURE IN CONTENT AREAS

EDSE 4060

BENEFITS

Increasing vocabulary

Literature can be more timely (or updated) than textbooks

More appealing

Provide a deeper understanding beyond facts

Gives an experience

Opportunity for critical thinking

Good experiences with reading encourages more reading

LOUISE ROSENBLATT

Reader Response Theory

Efferent vs. Aesthetic

HOW TO INTEGRATE

Book Talks

Reading Aloud (see Appendix B)

Free Reading Time

Complimentary Readings (whole class or multiple titles)

GRAPHICA

Manga

Graphic Novels

TERMS FOR GRAPHICA

Graphica: All-encompassing term for manga, comic books and graphic novels (fiction and non-fiction)

Comic Book: Short-form work - usually printed in an inexpensive, soft-covered booklet similiar to magazines. This can be a single-issue story or miniseries. (Superman has been published monthly since 1939)

Trade Collection: Compendium of multiple comic book issues - can be in hardback or paperback form. Completed story arcs from a series are often compiled in this format.

Graphic Novel: Stories released only in larger-format book form. Stand alone books that have not been previously published as shorter comic book issues (can be serialized)

PRETEEN & TEENAGE GRAPHICA

Complex text structure

Themes that deal with identity and societal issues as well as specific content

Images can be darker and more realistic (at times)

COMPLEX TEXT STRUCTURE/STORY STRUCTURE

Every page may have a different panel structure

Different fonts can indicate thoughts or different voices depending on the book

Commonly uses three acts to tell the story

WORDLESS BOOKS

Wordless books help readers understand how to read panels without having to read text

GRAPHICA FOR YOUR CONTENT

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ART OF GRAPHICA

LOGICOMIXWritten by Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos H. PapadimitriouIllustrated by Alecos Papadatos and Annie Di Donna