03/31/09
Contents: ch. 1. Visual literacy : what you get is what you see -- ch. 2.
Graphic novels : the good, the bad, and the ugly -- ch. 3. Comics, the
canon, and the classroom -- ch. 4. Seeing the world through a stranger's
eyes : exploring the potential of Anime in literacy classrooms -- ch. 5.
"Literary literacy" and the role of the comic book : or, "you teach a class
on what?" -- ch. 6. That's funny : political cartoons in the classroom -- ch.
7. Learning from illustrations in picturebooks -- ch. 8. An irrecusable offer
: film in the k-12 classroom -- ch. 9. "It was always the pictures..." :
creating visual literacy supports for students with disabilities.
[DVD] Bridge to Terabithia / Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media present
a Hal Lieberman Company production.
Audience: Middle years.
Barcode: ASE14360
Jessie Aarons, a shy fifth-grader, learns about love when he strikes up a
friendship with the new girl in town. Together, he and Leslie Burke create a
fantasy world they call "Terabithia" in a pine forest near their farms. In this
magical land, they share their innermost secrets and dreams. Jesse's friendship
with Leslie changes him forever and enables him to cope with her unexpected
death.