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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I understand why they introduced graphic novels. Often this is the key to encouraging some reluctant students to read. I used it on my 8 yr old son and he went from not being a reader to being a prolific one (actual chapter books). Sometimes you need these tools around for older kids who have not been encouraged.

It doesn't mean the smart kids can't read Dostoyevsky in their spare time. [/quote]

So they can include graphic novels in lit circles for reluctant readers. It is not an appropriate anchor text for an honors English class.[/quote]

Why not? You can't just say "its not an appropriate anchor text" without giving some reasoning. Go ahead.[/quote]

DP. Because there is no textual complexity. Sentences that are short enough to fit in a comic bubble aren't complex enough to help a kid make the jump to reading at a 1200 college level lexile.

And I say that as a person who has the 3 volume set of "March!) on the shelf.

Honors English is about complex themes AND complex text (long, complex sentences and vocabulary).  It's not a complete education without the latter. [/quote]

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