Teaching with Comics for the First Time

This research project examines the literacy practices that developed and were implemented around the comics medium when two secondary teachers (one AP Science and one AP English) used graphic novels for the first time in their classroom instruction. Drawing from the view of literacy as a social pra...

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Main Authors: Dani Kachorsky, Stephanie F. Reid
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Language:English
Published: University of Oklahoma Libraries 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://journals.shareok.org/studyandscrutiny/ojs/studyandscrutiny/article/view/1188
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description This research project examines the literacy practices that developed and were implemented around the comics medium when two secondary teachers (one AP Science and one AP English) used graphic novels for the first time in their classroom instruction. Drawing from the view of literacy as a social practice, the researchers used ethnographic methods to examine the two case study classrooms. Using constant comparative analysis and interpretive analysis, the researchers identified six literacy practices the teachers used to teach with and about the graphic novels including Q&A, lecture, answering multiple choice questions, reading out loud, writing about comics, and drawing comics.
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spelling doaj-art-e5d6e258cc9b400793556b9e86b313c22025-08-25T20:53:03ZengUniversity of Oklahoma LibrariesStudy and Scrutiny2376-52752025-05-017110.15763/issn.2376-5275.2025.7.1.291-322Teaching with Comics for the First TimeDani Kachorsky0Stephanie F. Reid1Brophy College PreparatoryUniversity of Cincinnati This research project examines the literacy practices that developed and were implemented around the comics medium when two secondary teachers (one AP Science and one AP English) used graphic novels for the first time in their classroom instruction. Drawing from the view of literacy as a social practice, the researchers used ethnographic methods to examine the two case study classrooms. Using constant comparative analysis and interpretive analysis, the researchers identified six literacy practices the teachers used to teach with and about the graphic novels including Q&A, lecture, answering multiple choice questions, reading out loud, writing about comics, and drawing comics. https://journals.shareok.org/studyandscrutiny/ojs/studyandscrutiny/article/view/1188graphic novelscomicsscienceEnglish language artscontent area literacytraditional literacy
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