Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Satchel Paige
I was excited to see how short Satchel Paige was :) At first the format interfered with my reading, although I have read and enjoyde graphic novels in the past (Neil Gaiman's Sandman), I didn't think the text or content fit the format. To me it seemed like historical fiction, and I am not use to reading about those experiences in such a "new" way. I did find myself engrossed, especially because I love baseball so i was caught up in the often "play by play" narration of the game. I think this format would appeal greatly to reluctant readers, as well as enhance comprehension because the font allows for more meaning to be easily tranferred, like when one of the Jennings twins yelled at Paige, calling him "a washed out ******," of course that would be emphasized regardless, but the ability to increase the font size helps too.
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Casey, I totally agree with you about not being used to reading historical fiction pieces in this "new way!" It was a little strange at first, but I think this style would be really good for students who aren't used to reading informative texts yet, and it would be a fun way to read! I also am a huge baseball fan and got caught up in the "games" that were being described and sometimes forgot to really focus on the historical aspect. This book would definitely lead to some great classroom discussions!
ReplyDeleteI agree with both of your comments on Satchel Paige. I also found it difficult to read at first, because I never read graphic novels. However, I know that a lot of students read these types of text, even if they are books below their reading levels. I have had a student tell me that he likes to read graphic novels because it doesn't seem like hes reading a book. It is more fun for him. I think that graphic novels would be a great way to get students intrinsically motivated in reading!
ReplyDeleteYou got it Casey. It is important that as we all continue to develop new reading strategies to read graphic narratives or comics, we must recognize that these imagetexts are not simply fantasies (superhero, horror) or adaptations of classic novels. These imagetexts are best described as a medium rather than a singular genre.
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