I Hate Writing

Making a Case for the Creation of Graphic Novels in the Caribbean English Classroom to Develop Students’ Creative Writing Skills

Bibliographic Data

ID20501979
AuthorsTanya Manning-Lewis (0000-0003-2938-9884, University of Victoria, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume26
Issue4
Pages392-404
Publication date2019-10-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueChanging English (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1358-684X • E-ISSN: 1469-3585
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1358684x.2019.1643228
OpenAlexW2970900154
LanguageEN
References cited30

Caribbean students are repeatedly engaged in rigid forms of writing to meet the requirements of external exams, which often leads to negative attitudes to writing. With current shifts to multimodal and multi-literate texts to engage students’ multiple literacies in learning, students’ creation of graphic novels in Caribbean English classrooms can enable their engagement in meaningful creative writing. To illustrate this, I draw on my recent experiences with four inner-city boys at a Jamaican high school who showed marked improvement in their attitudes and their creative writing skills after creating graphic novels. The preliminary findings from my research suggest a need for more personalised learning strategies and for more opportunities for students to use their home language in Caribbean classrooms

Art · Creative writing · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Visual arts · Digital Storytelling and Education · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Literacy, Media, and Education · Psychology

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