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Using Web Resources to Explore Graphic Novels - Not Your Parents’ Comics

Created by: Valorie Stokes

POW! ZAP! BLAM! The proliferation, popularity and acceptance of graphic novels in American culture increases annually. This is a unit or topic introductory classroom lesson teachers can use to help students develop important background knowledge of the genre and prompt them to consider how and why it has made significant inroads into the literacy lives of adolescents. Teachers can use this activity to expose students to a variety of internet information sources about graphic novels, their historical roots in comics, their popularity, characteristics and creators. It can be used as a stand alone lesson or as part of a unit on the genre or on American popular culture. The lesson is designed to (a) promote critical thinking about the genre and how its unique features are utilized to convey information (b) prompt student reflection and conversation about the genre, some of its more notable creators, and the debate about its contributions to literacy.

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