Blog Post #1 --What's your familiarity with graphic novels? Why/how might graphic novels be useful for the secondary English language arts classroom? Personally, I've only read one series of graphic novels. The Bone series by Jeff Smith was a popular children's series at the time, and I read them when I was about 12 years old. I know many artistically inclined people have attempted creating on this medium before, but I have not. I'm more of a stick figure enthusiast when it comes to my own drawing. People are fascinated by pictures, and the visual experience lends a lot to a piece of work. There's a reason watching television is more widespread than reading screenplays. If memory of my own childhood serves- children in particular are drawn toward the visual arts with far greater tenacity than the written word. Understanding this, graphics can be an incredibly useful tool when exposing younger audiences to classic written works. This isn't a new concept by ...
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