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Don't shy away from visual narrative or ignore it altogether. Most educators I talk with identify three things that concern them:
Dealing with the first concern is easy: just ask. Visit a site like this one or like Reading with Pictures to find out what's out there and what's suitable for your students. The second concern is also easy to deal with. Send them to this site and to those like it that address the value and merit of making a close and careful study of visual narrative. The final concern is one that most educators already know the answer to. As educated as we are, there are always areas and avenues of knowledge that are out there waiting to be explored.
So go ahead and start exploring. You'll be glad you did.
- They don't know what graphic novels to use with students.
- They express concern that they won't be able to convince parents of the literary merit of comics.
- They didn't grow up reading comics or graphic novels and don't quite get them.
Dealing with the first concern is easy: just ask. Visit a site like this one or like Reading with Pictures to find out what's out there and what's suitable for your students. The second concern is also easy to deal with. Send them to this site and to those like it that address the value and merit of making a close and careful study of visual narrative. The final concern is one that most educators already know the answer to. As educated as we are, there are always areas and avenues of knowledge that are out there waiting to be explored.
So go ahead and start exploring. You'll be glad you did.
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