3-2-1 TUESDAYS WITH MS NIV

Issue #176, 21st November 2023

Discussion is a conversation that can define who we are, who we know, and how we connect. It is how we love, connect, get back together, or walk away from a person or group. How do we do that? Some of us establish connections, some of us are good at it, some of us suck! how do we talk to each other, people we know, or strangers. Here are some tips for you that you might be already using or would like to give a try with your teacher, parent, or student.

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Three images of the week

Two Thoughts of the Week

“Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument.”

[Address at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Houghton, Johannesburg, South Africa, 23 November 2004]”
― Desmond Tutu

“In one case out of a hundred a point is excessively discussed because it is obscure; in the ninety-nine remaining it is obscure because it is excessively discussed.”
― Edgar Allen Poe

One Video of the Week

“We mustn’t speak to strangers.” Malavika Varadan, challenges this societal norm, by presenting 7 ways to make conversation with anyone. RJ extraordinaire, Malavika Varadan, creates waves quite literally with her morning show, Breakfast No.1 on City 101.6.

An avid fitness enthusiast, positivity ninja, and drama queen, she has chiseled a benchmark in the radio industry.

Guest Expert of the Week:

Reading with Ms. Meenu.

Carving a Niche: Graphic Novels in Literacy 

There is a graphic novel for virtually every learner in every literacy class. From students who just like to look at pictures to those who are prepared for a heady academic challenge, interests can be enriched by reading a graphic novel.

Using graphic novels and comics in the classroom produces effective learning opportunities over various subjects and benefits students from hesitant readers to gifted students. Studies of comics in the classroom go back to the 1940s at least. Still, over the last decade, librarians have fervently led the way in making the case for graphic novels as exciting and proper reading material for adolescents. Many public libraries now have graphic novel sections or carry graphic novels in their stacks. 

With the growing understanding of the importance of critical literacy, visual literacy, and other types of literacy that were once considered alternate, more attention has been paid to graphic novels.

As teachers, we’re always looking for a new way to help our students engage with texts and graphic novels play a huge part in that.

Happy Reading!

Meenu Gera, Consulting home and school librarian and reading guide.

Dear reader,
I have been a research scientist, a journalist, and an educator for over 3 decades. I read and, I write. With this weekly newsletter, I share what I read, learn, and, experience. At the same time, I engage with students, parents, and teams of teachers across K-12 schools, higher education institutions, and ed-tech organizations.

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