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Graphic Novels in the Secondary Classroom and School Libraries
Author(s) -
Griffith Paula E.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of adolescent and adult literacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1936-2706
pISSN - 1081-3004
DOI - 10.1598/jaal.54.3.3
Subject(s) - popularity , reading (process) , frame (networking) , literacy , mathematics education , pedagogy , psychology , computer science , linguistics , social psychology , telecommunications , philosophy
The author examines the rise in popularity of graphic novels, the sales of which have steadily increased as their influence expands into adolescent culture. This article also includes an overview of current research results supporting the use of graphic novels within the classroom and school library; graphic novels support English‐language learners and those students with reading disabilities. Finally, graphic novels are changing the language we use to frame our knowledge about literacy, text, and image.