https://padlet.com/adowty20231/q4hhslxpk6vak3r Are graphic novels better suited than prose novels for students with learning disabilities, as they prepare for a higher level of education? en-us 2023-05-03 17:52:52 UTC 2026-03-20 14:36:55 UTC hello@padlet.com adowty20231 https://padlet.com/adowty20231/q4hhslxpk6vak3r/wish/2577132816 When reading side by side through each section, I felt that this book came a lot quicker to me than the traditional text. Each image, while mostly colorless, helped me understand scenes in the traditional text that I had trouble understanding]]> 2023-05-03 18:04:22 UTC https://padlet.com/adowty20231/q4hhslxpk6vak3r/wish/2577132816 adowty20231 https://padlet.com/adowty20231/q4hhslxpk6vak3r/wish/2577135771 Let me just start off by saying this book felt like a bore to get through. There are these long pointless descriptions of each scene that just makes the book feel longer than it needs to be. Because of this it leads towards my motivation to side with graphic novels, and defend them with the sources I have found]]> 2023-05-03 18:06:50 UTC https://padlet.com/adowty20231/q4hhslxpk6vak3r/wish/2577135771 adowty20231 https://padlet.com/adowty20231/q4hhslxpk6vak3r/wish/2577138251  - Graphic novels still tell the story, just use pictures in place of long text descriptions of the scene
 - Graphic novels are more interesting due to pictures, however they are just a stepping stone for utilizing knowledge from more advanced pieces of literature.

This website I think I will use as a slight counter argument for why books are better than graphic novels in my essay. While the website was short, it felt like the content there could be applicable for main talking points throughout my paragraph. However nothing stuck out in terms of being cited.]]> 2023-05-03 18:08:48 UTC https://padlet.com/adowty20231/q4hhslxpk6vak3r/wish/2577138251 adowty20231 https://padlet.com/adowty20231/q4hhslxpk6vak3r/wish/2577145816  - Graphic novels do not use complex vocabulary as a challenge
 - Graphic novels can slow the progress of literacy due to it being considered an "easy" option
 - They can help push people with learning disabilities (like dyslexia) to finish a book and feel proud in what they could do and maybe make them want to continue reading.
- Statistic: Students between ages 12 - 17 that read graphic novels more often have shown to perform much higher on English tests than people who read regular books.]]> 2023-05-03 18:14:52 UTC https://padlet.com/adowty20231/q4hhslxpk6vak3r/wish/2577145816 adowty20231 https://padlet.com/adowty20231/q4hhslxpk6vak3r/wish/2583822972  - Teaching a lesson in math or science is time bound, while comics are not, meaning that student can look back at the information in comics where as in person they have to get it the first time.
 - Psychoanalysts looked at comics in the past (like Superman) and said that it didn't incite imagination for the reader. 
 - Today's comics have evolved to teach students in ways normal prose novels can't
     - Ex: In Maus 1 and 2, Art Spiegelman uses a lot of symbolism in his images. Images of depression and the road's that Vladek had to take, while the country was under Nazi control.

I really liked watching this video, especially from an author we had used in our curriculum. I felt that a lot of what was presented made sense. Comics in the past weren't meant to be mind opening to different concepts, but to just help the current reader basic reading skills. Gene's example of Superman, showed that many comics were of just good vs evil. However, there are more and more authors today that use the visual medium to make a product that has the reader think more than absorb and forget. ]]> 2023-05-09 13:30:55 UTC https://padlet.com/adowty20231/q4hhslxpk6vak3r/wish/2583822972 adowty20231 https://padlet.com/adowty20231/q4hhslxpk6vak3r/wish/2587452820  - Graphic novels are entering college level courses already
 - GN's develop language and critical thinking skills
 - GN's are visual literature not written, so its a different way to learn
 - Students reading the traditional and visual text of Beowulf separately scored similarly when tested (75% visual average, 81% traditional average) 

This source gave me an understanding that even in high school at an AP level, graphic novels still show that performance levels can be similar. While reading he article it helped me realize that graphic novels could be even better because that experiment was done with no previous years of experience.]]> 2023-05-11 16:10:53 UTC https://padlet.com/adowty20231/q4hhslxpk6vak3r/wish/2587452820 adowty20231 https://padlet.com/adowty20231/q4hhslxpk6vak3r/wish/2589796406 This was a source that provided how well english learners performed when reading traditional text and graphic novels. This is also the statistic I will use in my essay in supporting the use of graphic novels in the classroom]]> 2023-05-14 01:21:55 UTC https://padlet.com/adowty20231/q4hhslxpk6vak3r/wish/2589796406