This book was definitely different from any other book I've read. I had never thought of reading graphic novels before, and I didn't really know what they were until I got to college. Even now, I feel a little bit of resistance towards graphic novels because they are not your traditional book. I think I am resistant to the graphic novel because I am very comfortable reading a traditional novel with no pictures. I find comfort in creating images in my head based on what the words are saying, so having pictures in front of me is something that will take some getting used to. I noticed that I didn't give as much attention to the pictures as I should have. I was really focused on the words, and not so much the nonlinguistic representation that was happening with the pictures.
Even though I had trouble feeling comfortable reading this book, I think it is a great text for any classroom because it gives students a different way of reading. Instead of so much pressure being put on students comprehending what a text is saying through words, the students can give more attention to the skill of nonlinguistic representation. Students will be able to work on constructing meaning through the pictures instead of through words and paragraphs. The limited amount of text can also make this book more appealing to the resistant reader because there will not be a lot to read. Also, for students who worry about how long it will take to finish a novel, they will feel comfortable knowing that this book will not take them a lot of time to read because there is a focus on pictures instead of words. I think that introducing students to multiple kinds of literature will help foster a desire to read more because once you introduce the students to literature that interests them, they will hopefully go out and discover other books that they find interesting. A graphic novel could be the key to getting resistant readers comfortable with reading.
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