Graphic Narratives as Teaching Tools

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 25.03.02

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale
  3. Background Knowledge and Content
  4. Teaching Strategies
  5. Classroom Activities
  6. Annotated Bibliography
  7. Appendix on implementing district standards
  8. Notes

Comics in the Classroom: Exploring Animal Adaptations

Yasmine Collins

Published September 2025

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Notes

  1. Schwarz, Gretchen. “Graphic Novels for Multiple Literacies.” Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy 46, no. 3 (2002): 262–65. https://doi.org/10.1598/JAAL.46.3.6.
  2. McLaughlin, Maureen, and Jodi Pilgrim. “The Potential of Graphic Novels to Support the Literacy Development of Young Adults.” The Reading Teacher 71, no. 3 (2018): 229–39. https://doi.org/10.1002/trtr.1623.
  3. Miller, Debbie. Using Graphic Novels in Education: A Guide for Teachers. National Association of Comic Arts Educators, 2012.
  4. Allen, Kathleen A., and Deborah Schwartz. What Is Inclusion? London: National Association for Special Educational Needs, 2001.
  5. Hammond, Heather K. Graphic Novels and Multimodal Literacy: A Reader Response Study. PhD diss., University of Minnesota, 2009. https://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/55084.
  6. Swärd, Annica, and Monica Reichenberg. Understanding the Witting Method: Teaching Reading from Students' Own Language. Translated by David Shipton. Sweden: Gothenburg University, 2024.
  7. Ainscow, Mel. Understanding the Development of Inclusive Schools. London: Falmer Press, 1999.
  8. Rose, David. “Inclusive Classroom Practices.” In Inclusive Education: Readings and Reflections, edited by Keith Ballard, 173–92. London: RoutledgeFalmer, 1999.
  9. McCloud, Scott. Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art. New York: Harper Perennial, 1993.
  10. Biskup, Agnieszka. A Journey into Adaptation with Max Axiom, Super Scientist. North Mankato, MN: Capstone Press, 2010.
  11. Kuwahara, Jennifer L. H. Impacts of a Place-Based Science Curriculum on Student Place Attachment in Hawaiian and Western Cultural Institutions at an Urban High School in Hawai‘i. PhD diss., University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, 2011.
  12. Gallagher, Margaret C., and P. David Pearson. “The Instruction of Reading Comprehension.” Contemporary Educational Psychology 8, no. 3 (1983): 317–44.
  13. Beekes, Wendy. “The Effects of Peer Teaching on Student Engagement.” International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education 18, no. 2 (2006): 147–52.
  14. Krashen, Stephen D. The Power of Reading: Insights from the Research. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2004.
  15. Duncan, Todd. “Peer Instruction Benefits in Content Understanding.” Journal of College Science Teaching 34, no. 4 (2005): 20–24.
  16. Lasry, Nathaniel, Eric Mazur, and Jonathan Watkins. “Peer Instruction and Student Performance.” The Physics Teacher 46, no. 9 (2008): 528–31.
  17. Lucas, Amy. “Engaging Students through Peer Interaction.” Innovative Higher Education 33, no. 3 (2009): 157–63.
  18. Porter, Leo, Cynthia Bailey-Lee, and Beth Simon. “Effects of Peer Instruction on Learning Outcomes.” ACM SIGCSE Bulletin 45, no. 1 (2013): 127–32.
  19. Block, R. Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Graphic Novels in the Classroom. Master’s thesis, East Tennessee State University, 2013. 

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