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Author:

Thompson, Terry, 1970-

Title:

Adventures in graphica : using comics and graphic novels to teach comprehension, 2-6 / Terry Thompson.

Publisher:

Stenhouse Publishers,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

xi, 188 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Comic books, strips, etc., in education.
Reading comprehension--Study and teaching (Elementary)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-181) and index.

Contents:

You got comics? -- The lure of graphica -- A word about the research -- Introducing the conventions of graphica -- Endless possibilities for using graphica -- Comprehension, comically -- In the mind's eye : mental images and inferring -- Vocabulary, visually -- Fluency in the funnies -- Making the right choices -- Troubleshooting.

ISBN:

1571107126 (alk. paper)
9781571107121 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

2007051350

Locations:

UNUX074 -- Rod Library (Cedar Falls)