Language Arts - Volume 95, Issue 5, 2018

This study describes a seventh-grade ELA classroom preparing for a visiting graphic novelist by using graphic narratives as mentor texts and creating multimodal compositions.

An inquiry into recent trends in children’s books and their implications for educators reveals the increasing influence of visual culture and continuing concerns about cultural diversity.

Using multimodal perspectives, this article examines how the double-page spread layout of an informational book allows readers to make meaning, just as if they are navigating hypertexts.

In this column, we propose six literature circle roles for students to discuss comics and graphic novels (graphica)in ELA classrooms.

In this column, we review titles that represent the ways children’s literature has evolved by genre, format, and modality.

This is a personal narrative detailing an author’s construction of a protagonist for a graphic novel that encapsulates the quest for justice at the heart of the Black Lives Matter movement.