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Connecting comics to curriculum : strategies for grades 6-12 / Karen W. Gavigan and Mindy Tomasevich.
| Author/creator | Gavigan, Karen W. |
| Other author | Tomasevich, Mindy. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Santa Barbara, Calif. : Libraries Unlimited, ©2011. |
| Description | viii, 164 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Foreword [by Robert G. Weiner] -- Comics and curriculum : getting started with graphic novels -- Criteria, curriculum, and conundrums -- Here you come to save the day : building your graphic novel collection -- Introducing graphic novels to your colleagues and students -- Manga 101 -- Superhero graphic novels : a super way to lure readers -- Comics and curriculum : strategies and lesson plans -- More powerful than a locomotive : teaching English language arts with graphic novels -- The write stuff : teaching writing with graphic novels -- Connecting with the classics : graphic novel adaptations -- Legendary resources : traditional literature in graphic novels -- Biographies and autobiographies : memoirs, manga, and more -- Science-based graphic novels in schools : a successful experiment -- Don't know much about history : teaching social studies with graphic novels -- Vote yes! : using graphic novels to teach political science -- Nonstandard deviation : math plus graphic novels -- Picture this : teaching fine arts with graphic novels -- Coming of age with comics : social issues in graphic novels. |
| Abstract | "Here is the essential guide for librarians and teachers who want to develop a quality, curriculum-based graphic novel collection--and use its power to engage and inform middle and high school students"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2011029009 |
| ISBN | 9781598847680 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 1598847686 (pbk.) |