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A graphic organizer, also known as a knowledge map, concept map, story map, cognitive organizer, advance organizer, or concept diagram, is a pedagogical tool that uses visual symbols to express knowledge and concepts through relationships between them. [1]
Larry Gonick (The Cartoon History of the Universe) produced graphic non-fiction about science and history for more than 30 years. Joe Sacco's nine-issue series Palestine (Fantagraphics, 1993–1995) — about his experiences in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in December 1991 and January 1992 — broke new ground in the realm of comics journalism.
A graphic organizer can be used as a teaching tool in two ways: From graphic organizer to text – A completed sequence organizer is used to create a piece of writing based on the information it contains. From text to graphic organizer – A sequence organizer is used to simplify, in note form, events in a sequential order.
These books have been recognized by the American Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, awarded since 1962 for a distinguished work of nonfiction by an American writer that is not eligible in another category. For biographies of the prize-winning writers, see Category:Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction winners.
This is a list of nonfiction works that have been made into feature films. The title of the work is followed by the work's author, the title of the film, and the year of the film. If a film has an alternate title based on geographical distribution, the title listed will be that of the widest distribution area.
American non-fiction writers have won the American Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. Awarded since 1962 for a distinguished work of nonfiction by an American writer that is not eligible in another category. For the authors prize-winning books, see Category:Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction–winning works
The book won the 2010 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Nonfiction. [30] In 2011, the book won the Eisner Award for Best Publication for Teens. [31] It was also one of Young Adult Library Services Association's 2011 Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens, and a 2011 Association for Library Service to Children Notable Children's Book for Middle ...
For Beginners LLC is a publishing company based in Danbury, Connecticut, that publishes the For Beginners graphic nonfiction series of documentary comic books on complex topics, covering an array of subjects on the college level. Meant to appeal to students and "non-readers", as well as people who wish to broaden their knowledge without ...