Text Presentation Selections

Jesse

• Visual Literacy--Kill Six Billion Demons by Tom Parkinson-Morgan

• Writing/Grammar--Teaching Writing that Matters 

• Literature/Reading--A Critical Handbook if Children’s Literature

Grant

• Visual Literacy--Misery Loves Comedy by I. Brunetti

• Writing/Grammar--"Free English Grammar E-book level 2" by Espresso English.

• Literature/Reading--The Forever War by Joe Halderman. 

Cassie

• Visual Literacy--The Arrival by Shaun Tan

• Writing/Grammar--“The Gammer Plan Book” by Constance Weaver

• Literature/Reading--The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller

Kristin

• Visual Literacy--Teaching Comics and Graphic Narratives: Essays on Theory, Strategy and Practice by Lan Dong, Lan Dong, and Robert G Weiner

• Writing/Grammar--Grammar and the teaching of writing : limits and possibilities

• Literature/Reading--Reading across cultures : teaching literature in a diverse society

Mary

• Visual Literacy--I'm Not a Plastic Bag by Rachel Hope Allison
• Writing/Grammar--Teaching Argument Writing by George Hillocks, Jr. 

• Literature/Reading--Living Literature by Wendy C Kasten

Alison

• Visual Literacy--Super Graphic by Tim Leong

• Writing/Grammar--"The Elements of English Grammar" and "Teaching Writing"

• Literature/Reading--Effective Literacy Coaching

Katie

• Visual Literacy--Draw out the story: Ten secrets to creating your own comics by Brian McLachlan

• Writing/Grammar--The New York Public Library Writers Guide to Style and Usage

• Literature/Reading--How to read literature by Terry Eagleton

Edgar

• Visual Literacy--“Psychiatric Tales” by Darryl Cunningham

• Writing/Grammar--Lesson Plans for Teaching Writing by Chris Jennings Dixon 

• Literature/Reading--Teaching Reading Comprehension to Students with Learning Difficulties

Robin

• Visual Literacy--Graphic Canon: volume three

• Writing/Grammar--Yin and Yang in the English Classroom

• Literature/Reading--The Heart has its Reasons

Taylor

• Visual Literacy--V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd 

• Writing/Grammar--Teaching Arguments by Jennifer Fletcher

• Literature/Reading--No More Fake Reading by Berit Gordon 

Maya

• Visual Literacy--Jane by Aline Mckenna

• Writing/Grammar--How Not to Write by William Safire

• Literature/Reading--Reading families the literate lives of urban children by Catherine Compton-Lilly

Dana

• Visual Literacy--Huck Finn from Graphic Canon

• Writing/Grammar--"Grammar Girl: The Ultimate Writing Guide for Students"

• Literature/Reading--Reading Success for Struggling Adolescent Learners" by Susan Lenski and Jill Lewis

Yari

• Visual Literacy--Teaching Graphic Novels in the Classroom

• Writing/Grammar--The Composition of Everyday Life

• Literature/Reading--Teaching Literature to Adolescents

Harlie

• Visual Literacy--Reading with pictures: comics that make kids smarter

• Writing/Grammar--Keys to teaching grammar to English language learners

• Literature/Reading--Young adult literature in the 21st century by Pam B. Cole 

Lillie

• Visual Literacy--Whatcha Mean, What's A Zine - The art of makings zines and mini-comics by Mark Todd

• Writing/Grammar--In Other Words by David West Brown

• Literature/Reading--Common Core Practice English Language Arts Foundational Skills for PARCC and Smarter Balanced Tests

Wes

• Visual Literacy--Picture This

• Writing/Grammar--The unstoppable writing teacher

• Literature/Reading--Multicultural Children's Literature

Kylie

• Visual Literacy--American Born Chinese

• Writing/Grammar--The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller.

• Literature/Reading--How to Read Literature Like a Professor: For Kids by Thomas C. Foster.

Kaylie

• Visual Literacy--Teaching Visual Literacy by Nacy Frey and Douglas Fisher

• Writing/Grammar--Breaking the Rules

• Literature/Reading--I read it but I don't get it by Chris Tovani

Megan

• Visual Literacy--Building Literacy Connections with Graphic Novels by James Bucky Carter

• Writing/Grammar--Writers Read Better: Nonfiction by Colleen Cruz

• Literature/Reading--Language Arts Patterns of Practice by Gail Tompkins