Critical Encounters in a Middle School English Language Arts Classroom: Using Graphic Novels to Teach Critical Thinking & Reading for Peace Education

Autor/in	Sun, Lina
Titel	Critical Encounters in a Middle School English Language Arts Classroom: Using Graphic Novels to Teach Critical Thinking & Reading for Peace Education
Quelle	In: Multicultural Education, 25 (2017) 1, S.22-28 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1068-3844
Schlagwörter	Middle School Students; English; Language Arts; Multiple Literacies; Teaching Methods; Novels; Cartoons; Self Concept; Critical Thinking; Case Studies; Peace; Reading Achievement; Social Justice + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; English language; Englisch; Sprachkultur; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Novel; Roman; Zeichentrickfilm; Selbstkonzept; Kritisches Denken; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Frieden; Leseleistung; Soziale Gerechtigkeit
Abstract	Graphic novels, which tell real and fictional stories using a combination of words and images, are often sophisticated, and involve intriguing topics. There has been an increasing interest in teaching with graphic novels to promote literacy as one alternative to traditional literacy pedagogy (e.g., Gorman, 2003; Schwarz, 2002). A pedagogy of multiliteracies using graphic novels can enhance reading engagement and achievement, reinforcing students' senses of their identities as readers who are learners and thinkers (Guthrie, 2004). However, there is scant mention in pedagogical literature of how such multimodal texts can be used for fostering students' critical thinking and reading skills for peace education. This article provides a case study of why and how middle school English Language Arts (ELA) teachers can teach critical reading and thinking in ways which promote education for peace and social justice. The author particularly focuses on the use of graphic novels to teach aspects of these concepts. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01