Academic+References

Use this page to share ideas about books, articles, websites and resources that teachers can use to think about literature as a professional.

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FILM...
__Reading in the Dark: Using Film as a Tool in the English Classroom__ John Golden A good resource for using either clips from films or the entire film to help teach literary elements. The films range from //Smoke Signals//, to vintage Hitchcock, to //The Lion King//. Beware, some of the movies are more geared toward middle/high school.

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GRAPHIC NOVELS...
__Teaching Visual Literacy: Using Comic Books, Graphic Novels, Anime, Cartoons, and more to Develop Comprehension and Thinking Skills__ Nancy Frey and Douglas Fisher An excellent book for anyone who wants to incorporate visual literacies into the classroom. It helps teachers to define what it is that we are asking students to do when "reading" a visual, thus taking them to a deeper level of understanding.

__Teaching Graphic Novels: Practical Stategies for the Secondary ELA Classroom__ Kate Monnin An easy-to-use teacher's guide that helps walk you through the reading of graphic novels, for both middle schoolers and high schoolers. There are even blank handouts that can be reproduced for the classroom.

__Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art__ Scott McCloud If going to incorporate comics or graphic novels into your classroom, this book is a great reference. McCloud takes you through various steps to help the novice learner become an expert, and it is even designed as a graphic novel!