An elementary teacher guides her students to make meaning by talking and exchanging ideas about a wordless picture book. The pedagogical practices highlighted are effective and transferable to other grade levels and teaching contexts.
An elementary teacher guides her students in activating prior knowledge, sharing understanding and wonderings, and reflecting on the big ideas in a picture book. The pedagogical practices highlighted are effective and transferable to other grade levels and teaching contexts.
A secondary teacher facilitates discussion and the exchange of ideas about graphic memoirs in literature circles. The practices highlighted are transferable to other secondary grade levels and teaching contexts.
A Secondary English Language Arts teacher works with her students to make meaning of graphic novels. The class begins with an introduction to the common conventions of graphic novels prior to inviting students to read and discuss a short excerpt from a graphic novel.