5 Reasons Your Students Should Be Reading Comic Books

http://www.brilliant-insane.com/2014/09/5-reasons-your-students-should-be-reading-comic-books.html

 

 Literacy is a complicated concept. What literacy includes seems to widen and envelop more each year. We are required to read, interpret, and understand many different genres of communication. One thing is clear though–the more we read the more we understand.

 Comic books, or some refer to them as graphic novels, are an underrated resource for developing literacy. When is the last time you visited a comic book shop? I assure you there is more than meets the eye on the treasured shelves of these stores.

 

 

Professor Neil Gaiman @neilhimself

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/nov/01/neil-gaiman-professor-creative-writing-us-college

Neil Gaiman becomes professor of creative writing at US college

 

"Neil is a perfect 21st-century artist, because he works successfully in so many genres," Lester said. "He writes long and short fiction, fantasy, graphic novels, children's literature, screenplays and television scripts with equal finesse. More than almost any other writer, he's also adapted to new technology, reaching millions of readers and fans through social media."