{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"37078428","dateCreated":"1301938832","smartDate":"Apr 4, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"cjclaypo","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/cjclaypo","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/project2forslis574.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/37078428"},"dateDigested":1532253901,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Project 2 Addition\/Discussion - Claypool","description":"I love the idea of using comics in a classroom setting! Graphic novels and comics don't receive the attention they deserve from the academic community, as they are often overlooked as being &quot;fun&quot; reading, or of little academic merit. The website Comics in the Classroom (<!-- ws:start:WikiTextUrlRule:0:http:\/\/comicsintheclassroom.net\/ --><a class=\"wiki_link_ext\" href=\"http:\/\/comicsintheclassroom.net\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/comicsintheclassroom.net\/<\/a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextUrlRule:0 -->) has several lesson plans and resources in place for incorporating comics into a standards-based learning environment. While most of their offerings are tailored to a younger audience, comics and graphic novels can also be used to illustrate to older students complex literary ideas. Over the past five years of teaching a senior-level Expository Writing class, I have added several graphic novels to my &quot;recommended reading&quot; list. They aren't widely used, as some students want to avoid the comic book stigma, but those few students that choose to read them tend to come up with much more interesting analysis papers and conversations.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]}],"more":false},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}