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Graphic novels are not only a viable option to improve student retention of literature, but also the cornerstone of several potential lesson plans.
List of contents
Foreword by Zachary ZajkowskiAcknowledgementsIntroduction: A Conversation about Graphic NovelsRebecca Maldonado and Jason D. DeHartSection 1 - Research & Rationale for Graphic NovelsChapter 1 - Toons, Capes, Comix, and the Graphic Novel:A History of the Sequential Arts and the Case for Inclusion
Christian George Gregory1700-2020: A Timeline and Influential Books in the Rise of the Graphic Novel
Christian George GregoryChapter 2 - The Multiplicities of Multimodal Texts: Exploring YA Graphic Novels for Secondary Readers
Mandy LuszeckSection 2 - Elements of Critical Literacy and Visual LiteracyChapter 3 - Teaching Critical Visual Literacy Through Gene Luen Yang's
Boxers and SaintsYoung Adult Literature Text:
Boxers and Saints by Gene Luen Yang
Kristen R. Strom, PhDChapter 4 - Arising LGBTQ+ Gender Awareness in High School English Curriculum
Promoting Visual Literacy with the LGBTQ+ Graphic Novel: Alison Bechdel's Fun Home
Young Adult Literature Text:
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
Bo Liu?? and
Kexuan Wu???
Chapter 5 - History Must Be a Manual: Grappling With Our Past through George Takei's
They Called Us EnemyYoung Adult Literature Text:
They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
Ashley D. Black and
Joseph P. HaugheySection 3 - Inspiring the Hearts and Minds Through Hands-on Activities and Digital ActivitiesChapter 6 - Interrogating What It Means to be American through Decoupage: Recycled Shadow Box Art Show and
Almost American Girl to Explore Personal Identity in America
Young Adult Literature Text:
Almost American Girl by Robin Ha
Stephen Goss and
Jennifer S. DailChapter 7 - Image, Print, and Movement: Reaching Readers through Illustrations and Flipbooks about
The Last Kids on Earth: Thrilling Tales from the TreehouseYoung Adult Literature Text:
The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier
Damiana Gibbons Pyles, Eric Groce, and
Adam PylesChapter 8 - Fostering Independence: Analyzing Author's Purpose in Graphic Novels
Young Adult Literature Text:
Nimona by ND Stevenson
Angela HaseChapter 9 - "The Overcoming of Otherness": Teaching Visual Literacy through Ekphrastic Poetry and
The ArrivalYoung Adult Literature Text:
The Arrival by Shaun Tan
Russell MayoChapter 10- Illustrating Triple Consciousness in Melanie Gillman's
As the Crow FliesYoung Adult Literature Text:
As the Crow Flies by Melanie Gillman
Nicole Ann Amato and
Jenna SpieringAbout the EditorsAbout the Contributors
About the author
Rebecca Maldonado is a recent graduate of University of Oklahoma with her doctorate in Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum. This year she will be teaching ninth grade English at Parkside High School in Salisbury, MD. Her scholarship and research focuses on arts integration, graphic novels, text selection, and developing and exercising teacher’s critical consciousness, along with the use of critical dialogue to develop social awareness in education and the community. She is also the editor of Arts Integration and Young Adult Literature: Enhancing Academic Skills and Student Voice. Liz W. Faber is assistant professor of English and communication at Dean College and adjunct instructor of scientific and academic writing at University of Maryland Baltimore’s Graduate School.
