Abstract
It is becoming increasing important that teachers educate students about social studies in such a way so that students are interested and motivated by what they read. So often the curriculum is bombarded with physically heavy, incomprehensible, and traditional textbooks. Based upon the need for extensions to the social studies textbooks, my goal to establish a guideline for selecting quality graphic novels fitted for elementary social studies instruction. Therefore, my study will attempt to answer the question: What is an effective means of determining quality graphic novels? Following my adaptation and creation of rubrics established for determining the needs and qualities of graphic novels, I was able to establish and analyze several social studies content related graphic novels appropriate for the elementary social studies curriculum. This investigation into social studies graphic novels provided 18 graphic novels for possible use in the elementary social studies curriculum, 5 of which were deemed quality via the established rubrics. Furthermore, the investigation proved that the books deemed quality provided more than what was established as necessary within the rubrics. The additional information found within those texts was referred to as a postlude. One strong conclusion from this study is the large void of graphic novels that teachers might link with the social studies curriculum so as to enhance elementary social studies instruction.
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Thesis Completion
2011
Semester
Spring
Advisor
Hoffman, Elizabeth
Degree
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
College
College of Education
Degree Program
Elementary Education
Subjects
Dissertations, Academic -- Education;Education -- Dissertations, Academic
Format
Identifier
CFH0003824
Language
English
Access Status
Open Access
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Document Type
Honors in the Major Thesis
Recommended Citation
Johannessen, Lindsey, "Incorporating graphic novels into social studies based instruction an effective means of determining quality graphic novels" (2011). HIM 1990-2015. 1141.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/honorstheses1990-2015/1141