American Libraries. (2011, August 1). The case for graphic novels in education. American Library Association. Retrieved from https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2011/08/01/the-case-for-graphic-novels-in-education/
This article explains how graphic novels can be a source of entertainment, student engagement, and comprehension of literature, literary skills, culture, history, and the American psyche. It includes a sample lesson of the wordless graphic novel, The Arrival by Shaun Tan, and how it can be used to teach complex concepts and topics through visuals that illustrate metaphors and emotional tones. The article goes on to connect positive educational opportunities with graphic novels by stating how sequential art can be an act of communication by combining words and pictures that appeal to both ones' intellect and emotions.
Scholastic Editors. (2024, October 3). How to teach graphic novels. Scholastic Inc. Retrieved from https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/teaching-tools/articles/lessons/how-to-use-graphic-novels-in-your-curriculum.html
Scholastic is known for providing books and literature formats to be utilized by students and teachers as well as articles for teachers to use as tools for inspiration in the classrooms. This article highlights how adding graphic novels to a teacher's toolbox can develop important reading and critical thinking skills in students. There are four points in this Guide to Teaching Graphic Novels that illustrate how a teacher can get started in including graphic novels into their curriculum as well as offers a list of graphic novel collections that could be used in the classroom for second to eighth graders.
STEM Education Works. (2024, July 23). Graphic novels and comics: Visual literacy meets STEM. Retrieved from https://stemeducationworks.com/blog/graphic-novels-and-comics-visual-literacy-meets-stem/
This article explains how graphic novels and comics can be great learning tools, what visual literacy is, and what the power of visual literacy can do for students and STEM. It also includes five "must-read" STEM graphic novels and comics with a brief description of each and the concepts they address. Four ideas are highlighted in implementing graphic novels and comics in the classroom that encourages students to become readers and critical thinkers. Through visual literacy, graphic novels and comics give the literature a way for STEM education to come to life and develop a love of STEM through exciting learning experiences.
Teach.com. (2022, January 14). A guide to using graphic novels to teach difficult subjects. edX.org. Retrieved from https://teach.com/resources/graphic-novels-in-the-classroom/
This guide highlights how highly visual texts have a place beyond early childhood and should be used in schools as visual aids to teach complex and difficult subjects. The guide explains the reasoning behind this statement by offering ways that graphic novels can be effective reading comprehension tools, FAQ for parents and educators about graphic novels, graphic novel activities that can be used for children, and a list of graphic novels, with reasoning behind it, that middle and high schools could read to further their education on difficult subjects and content themes, such as immigration, race, prejudice, loneliness, friendship, bullying, religion, and the Holocaust.