Graphic Novels and Reading Strategies

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Graphic Novels

and

Reading Strategies

Poll - Reading for fun

Poll - Type of text

Learning aims

1. By using skimming strategies, you can describe the main idea or the topic of a text and explain what a graphic novel is.             
2. By using scanning strategies, you can find specific information in a text, more specific you can name topics that are addressed in graphic novels.
   

What is a novel?

1. Poem
2. Book
3. Picture
4. Title

What is a panel in a graphic novel?

1. Box with a picture and /or text
2. Window
3. Text balloon
4. Group of people

What is a topic?

1. Cartoon
2. Language
3. Picture
4. Subject

Which reading strategies do you know?

Reading & question set

The Greatest Graphic Novel Mystery

The Greatest Graphic Novel Mystery 

Reading instruction

1. Read the article "The Greatest Graphic Novel Mystery" by yourself
2. Look up any words you don't know if needed for specific questions, you can use an online dictionary or a paper one. Remember: you do not have to look up every word during reading
   
3. Answer the question set (questions 1-9)
4. If you have both finished, you can discuss your answers with the classmate next to you 
5. If you have finished steps 1-4: choose any text from       www.Readworks.org - classcode: AKHTQT
6. We will discuss the answers after 10 minutes in class.

Exit Ticket

Skimming is used to .....

Get a general idea of a text

Look for specific information

Both

Scanning is used to .....

Get a general idea of a text

Look for specific information

Both

Which topics do graphic novels discuss? (choose more than one answer)

1. Anxiety (fears)
2. Growing up
3. Science Fiction
4. History, memoirs

How well can you apply the reading strategies in future texts?

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Would you like to read a graphic novel yourself after this class? If so, which topic would you choose?