Picture Books Beyond Elementary School: A Mazza Museum Workshop

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1. Picture  Books  Beyond   Elementary  School   A  Mazza  Museum  Workshop   by  Ramona  Caponegro,  Ph.D.  and     Melissa  Hoak   May  4,  2016  
2. Why  should  we  conInue   teaching  with  picture  books   beyond  elementary  school?  
3. Advantages  of  Picture  Books   •  Pair  with  text  books  and  anchor  texts  to   provide  new,  diverse  perspecIves   •   Applicable  to  mulIple  subject  areas     •   Provide  life  lessons,  advice,  and   encouragement   •   Select  picture  books  aimed  at  younger   and  older  audiences   •   Include  in  classroom  and  school  libraries  
4. Advantages  of  Picture  Books   •  Image/text  interacIon     •  Demonstrate  metaphors  and  other  types  of   figuraIve  language   •  Allow  students  to  more  easily  discern  tone   and  mood  from  a  text   •  Develop  visual  media  and  literacy  skills   – Help  to  develop  sophisIcated  comprehension   skills  for  visual  and  nonlinear  narraIves  
5. Advantages  of  Picture  Books   •  Review  elements  of  a  story   •  Mirror  poetry  with  compact  structure     – imagery,  tone,  rhythm,  rhyme,  etc.     •  Can  make  difficult  texts  more  accessible  and   less  threatening   •  Can  illustrate  troubling  events  in  more  subtle   ways       •  Add  avenues  for  students  to  access  meaning   – Especially  for  English  language  learners    
6. Advantages  of  Picture  Books   Various  types  of  image/text  interacIon  can  be   introduced  to  students  [in  order]  to  move  from   simply  enhancing  images  that  build  the  stories   meaning  in  combinaIon  with  the  text  to   counterpoin*ng  or  even  contradictory   interac*on  whose  “ambiguity  challenges  the   reader  to  mediate  between  the  words  and   pictures  to  establish  a  true  understanding  of   what  is  being  depicted”  (Gardner  2011).  
7. Advantages  of  Picture  Books   By  using  an  area  where  students  feel  confident,   their  visual  literacy,  we  build  confidence  with   reading  text  beyond  the  literal  to  the  implied   meaning  and  connecIon  that  are  shared  by  all   great  literature  (Gardner  2011).    
8. Advantages  of  Picture  Books   From  “The  Use  of  Picture  Books  in  the  High  School  Classroom:   A  QualitaIve  Case  Study”  by  Melissa  Reiker,  2011   •  Engaging  responses  o`en  displayed  when  students   encounter  picture  books:   –  Recall  parIcular  memories   –  Understand  the  essence  of  empathy   –  Feel  disturbed  at  negaIve  aspects  of  human  nature   –  Think  about  how  to  teach  advanced  concepts  to  young  children   –  Consider  self-­‐image,  peer  pressure,  conformity,  and  idenIty   –  Connect  colors  to  feelings   –  Overcome  a  learning  disability  or  difficulty   –  IdenIfy  and  relate  to  diverse  cultures   –  Recognize  the  nature  of  symbolic  and  literal  walls  
9. Postmodernist  Parody:     The  S&nky  Cheese  Man   and  Other  Fairy  Stupid   Tales  by  Jon  Scieszka   and  Lane  Smith  
14. Illustra*ng  History:  A  Sweet   Smell  of  Roses  by  Angela   Johnson,  Illustrated  by  Eric   Velasquez  
28. How  can  you  imagine  using  this  book  in  your  classroom?     What  anchor  texts,  lessons,  or  units  could  the  book   enhance?  How?     How  do  the  illustraIons,  text,  and  layout  interact  to  tell  the   story?  What  narraIve  literacy  or  visual  literacy  skills  would   you  emphasize  when  sharing  this  book  with  your  students?       What  are  other  advantages  to  using  this  picture  book  with   your  students?     QuesIons  to  Guide  Your  Reading  
29. Thank  you  very  much  for  coming    to  this  workshop!   Presenter  Contact  InformaIon:   Ramona  Caponegro:  rcaponeg@emich.edu   Melissa  Hoak:  mhoak@emich.edu