Learning Letter
To begin with, I enjoyed the structure of the class as a whole. It was straight forward, with not a lot of guess work as to what we needed to complete as assignments (other than the big unit plan, but that was expected). I thought learning different ways that we could inspire kids to want to read through graphic novels was a huge step for me appreciating literature more. I enjoyed setting aside the traditional idea of teaching novels and adapting what we already know about books into a more exciting look at graphic novels and how they can be used effectively in classrooms. As we talked about using media to teach our students, I grew onto the idea of including pop culture in the classroom to gain favor among student’s excitement to learn. There is now a myriad of ways that people use technology to gather information about the world. Students are taking advantage of these methods through television, magazines and videos. I do think that using pop-culture in the classroom can be a sli...