1. Teaching Literature

3. This presents a
challenge across
the curriculum

4. Immigrant children
often experience
what is referred to as
“culture shock”

5. They try to make sense of
a strange new culture,
while holding on to their
own cultural identity

6.  Trying to „fit‟ in
 Trying to hold on to their
culture
 Struggling to learn a new
language
 Struggling to master subject
area content

7. Is possibly the biggest challenge
for ESL students

8. 1. the obvious: vocabulary and
grammar
2. imagery
3. idiomatic expressions
4. slang
5. regional dialects
6. social dialects

9. Every text, whether fictional or
non-fictional, Is bound to the
culture that created it.

11.  Look less threatening because of pictures
 Make reading literature less intimidating,
less formal
 Help students understand the plot by
illustrating the main events and the
characters‟ feelings
 Help students learn new vocabulary by
associating words with visual
representations

12. Graphic novels are very
popular with all student
populations, but are possibly
most helpful to ESL
students

13. Graphic novels are available not
only as the stories of
Superman, Spiderman,
Batman, and all sorts of other
very popular heroes, but also
as classical literature.

14. Ask your librarian
about graphic
novels!