tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post4651862565348620688..comments2023-09-30T06:07:27.416-04:00Comments on Questioning Semantics: Graphic Novels as Reading ToolsWesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06305755944694741335noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post-15763897133230147622007-03-08T13:29:00.000-05:002007-03-08T13:29:00.000-05:00b. good: Glad to hear it. Enjoy!chele: I'm pretty...b. good: Glad to hear it. Enjoy!<BR/><BR/>chele: I'm pretty ignorant of manga and anime, of today, although there are a couple of products I dig.Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06305755944694741335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post-78095124093630098812007-03-08T12:39:00.000-05:002007-03-08T12:39:00.000-05:00My son absolutely loves the Bleach graphic novels ...My son absolutely loves the <B>Bleach</B> graphic novels and all things Japanese. I could never get into them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post-19687530759318330632007-03-08T11:30:00.000-05:002007-03-08T11:30:00.000-05:00Hmmm, I don't remember reading a lot of graphic no...Hmmm, I don't remember reading a lot of graphic novels as a kid. I read the mess out of some R.L. Stein books, tho. They used to scare the crap outta me. I wonder if he still writes books?<BR/><BR/>Anyways, I definitely think this subject deserves a dedicated post. I don't remember the last time I went to a library for recreational reading. I'm inspired. I might grab a graphic novel for myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post-84369853201904068252007-03-08T09:52:00.000-05:002007-03-08T09:52:00.000-05:00No worries, Xiasuko.That's actually how I see thin...No worries, Xiasuko.<BR/><BR/>That's actually how I see things, as well, except you said it better.Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06305755944694741335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18002888.post-14932912617875483542007-03-08T09:37:00.000-05:002007-03-08T09:37:00.000-05:00I think graphic novels are a great segue to novels...I think graphic novels are a great segue to novels. I remember being a kid and not being too impressed with the more grown-up books because they didn't have any pictures. Young children spend most of their lives enjoying books full of pictures, those pictures are often key to the children grasping concepts and associations. To have those same children mature and then try to lead them away from those images to books that are completely devoid of them can be too much to ask. I think graphic novels would help with this transition. Many graphic novels deal with subjects that cater to older children, but still provide illustrations. You can deepen their learning in a medium they can relate to, yet still prepare them for adult literature.<BR/><BR/>My teenage sister really digs manga. I think that's due in part because it satisfied her when summer reading lists and English assignments did not. She also loves manga because it fuels another passion of hers...drawing. <BR/><BR/>I think the mistake a lot of parents make is trying to shy their kids away from interests because they don't see the value in them. <BR/><BR/>I'm gonna cut this comment short--I probably should have posted about this--Good Grief! I didn't plan on being this long-winded.Xiasukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197645748373130072noreply@blogger.com