Graphic Novels

I really liked the idea of bringing graphic novels into the classroom and I understand the benefits they can have in the classroom. One idea I never thought of is that it allows the students to view and understand the material at their own pace. As Yang said it doesn't matter how fast I can talk because students can read it at any speed they want. When you are considering the wide range of student ability levels and learning styles in one classroom, the graphic novel would be a great differentiation tool to use.

Personally, I would find using the graphic novel hard. First off, I am a perfectionists and do not consider myself a good drawer. Therefore, to complete one lecture with a graphic novel would take me forever. Unfortunately, I do not like to draw, I only find it challenging and frustrating because my pictures never come out to look how I planned. Also, I am not a big reader of comics. I think, as unfortunate as it is, teachers often teach to the learning styles that work best for them while only incorporating the others every once in a while when they happen to think about it. Creating graphic novels would be something I would really have to think about and challenge myself to use in the classroom a lot of the time.

Further down in the article they show examples of already created graphic novels. That is something I would be much more likely to use in my classroom and I think would be much easier for the students to understand than my own personal drawings.