Video Podcast: Terry Thompson
"I might say, 'You just read this paragraph...if it were a panel in graphica, what would the narrative box say?' Oftentimes that can bring about a better understanding of what we mean when we say 'main idea.'"
Comic books and graphic novels have long been popular with teenagers and adults and recently with younger readers as well. While some teachers have become curious about graphica's potential, many are confused by the overwhelming number of new titles and series, in both fiction and nonfiction, and unsure of its suitability and function in their classrooms.
Terry Thompson, author of the new book Adventures in Graphica, talks about the conventions of comics and graphic novels and dispels common misconceptions about graphica in a video conversation recorded last month at the IRA convention in Atlanta.
