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Hacking Graphic Novels: 8 Ways to Teach Higher-Level Thinking with Comics and Visual Storytelling (Hack Learning Series)
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About Hacking Graphic Novels: 8 Ways To Teach
Product Description Too many of our kids struggle with reading and writingNow, you can help us end illiteracy and unlock the love of reading and writing in all learners, with the power of graphic novels and comics.Teaching with comics increases engagement, and the ultimate value is in helping your students look with care, see possibilities, consider alternatives, ask nuanced questions, show their thinking, and bravely tell stories they would not have told in any other medium.Best of all, even your most reluctant readers and writers will engage enthusiastically with your lessons and content.Hacking Graphic Novels offers new ideas and practical tools for teachers of all subjects, grades, and experience levels with sequential art and new twists on writing instruction. Shveta Miller, a teacher leader and global advocate for teaching with comics, shows teachers how to:Guide students to look at visuals slowly with curiosity, open-mindedness, and intentionDevelop independent learners who explore the possibilities and real-world applicationsEncourage students to think, process, and express their understanding of complex systems and ideasHelp students escape the comfort zone and productively struggle in the growth zoneUse close reading and close looking for writers to inspire comprehension through storytellingInspire colleagues, administrators, families, and students with the power of visual textsWant all of your students to learn through storytelling and express their learning in writing? Grab Hacking Graphic Novels today, and watch your students smile tomorrow. Review I practically begged Shveta Miller to write this book. When sheshowed me the incredible power of graphic novels as a tool forexpression, complex thinking, and demonstrating learning, Iwanted every teacher to hear about it. Graphic novels have gottena lot more attention in the past decade, but Miller has a specialgift for diving deep into their emotional and cognitive benefits; atthe same time, she manages to make implementation seem easy.I feel certain that you'll be trying the ideas in this book beforeyou've even finished reading it.- Jennifer Gonzalez, Editor-in-Chief of Cult of Pedagogy, andCo-Author of Hacking Education: 10 Quick Fixes For Every SchoolMiller's work is a much-needed addition to the ever-growingcanon of comics scholarship because it provides an abundance ofpractical, hands-on activities for teachers. By framing each chapterwith a specific issue faced in the learning environment, presentinga "hack" to address that issue, and supporting her plan with visualsand a near-exhaustive list of "things you can do," she provides aclear map for teachers to discover the numerous ways that comicscan inspire creative and critical thinking in their students.- Rocco Versaci, Author of This Book Contains GraphicLanguage: Comics as Literature and That Hidden Road: A MemoirSlam, Bang, Pow to dated classrooms. Shveta Miller's textexplodes with eminently practical strategies for creating a genuinelystudent-led classroom set free from the burdens of textbookand administrative-driven instruction. If you want students whoare critical thinkers, imaginative problem-solvers, and nuancedobservers, read and use this book!- David Seelow, PhD, College of Saint Rose, Editor of LessonsDrawn: Essays on the Pedagogy of Comics and Graphic Novels About the Author Shveta Miller, author of Hacking Graphic Novels, taught high school English Language Arts in New York City public schools and at a few colleges throughout Asia, where she honed the process of teaching students how to critically read and craft texts of all kinds, from TV sitcom scripts to graphic narratives and parodies of classic novels. Now a teacher leader and literacy specialist, she presents nationally on research-based instructional practices and coaches teachers in their classrooms and online. She currently serves a school district in Oregon as a secondary instructional coach, primarily supporting t
