Graphic Novels

I never thought of using Graphic Novels in the classroom until I read this article and looked at Gene Yang's blog. Graphic Novels and comics are very interesting to many people. Perhaps this is why they are implemented in classrooms today. Yang explained that he could give the students a comic while teaching an algebra lesson and it was almost as if the students had a remote control. They could fast forward and rewind whenever they felt necessary. This is great for students who feel teachers move too fast or too slow. Having a comic as a lesson is another option for students and giving them options when it comes to learning allows many of the students to be on the same page.

I really enjoyed the part where Yang stated that graphic novels were very beneficial to ELL students. Being an ELL student is very difficult especially for the first months. Therefore enabling them to use comics may enable them to learn at a quicker and more accurate pace.

As a future teacher, I definitely think that I would implement these graphic novels into my classroom. Anything that gives students a different form of learning I am interested in using.