Week Readings

Graphic Novel:

• Student Work Examples

  • Shampy: depicted pharmacy bottles, a clock, a wall symbolizing struggles with anxiety and depression

  • Like: emphasized suicide-related deaths and the decline of female- only feminism using a cemetery scene

• Connections to multimodal literacy

  • supports critical analysis of loved experiences through visual storytelling

  • aligns with Duncums (2004) theory: visual culture interpretation

• Modifications for different grade levels

  • elementary: use structured templates (1-6) panels with simple storylines

  • middle school: encourage personal nitrative and limited length novellas

  • high school: allow for more complex storytelling and diverse artistic styles

  • challenges: varying drawing skills can be addressed by imitating artists styles

• Findings and implications for education

  • graphic novels encourage personal voice and self-expression

  • writing scripts and structured booklets help younger students engage in storytelling

  • graphic novels bridge high and low art, challenge social inequalities and connect students’ lives to art education