I first analyzed it at an academic level in a course at Brock about immigration and immigration graphic novels. We looked very closely at the detail and intent in each image and the message and feelings that were being provoked. 

I then used it in a grade 7 class to study the concept of inferencing. I would show students an image from the book and ask them to tell me what they observe and what they can infer. Students loved this activity. Once we became inferencing experts, we were able to read the entire book and each of us might take a slightly different meaning due to our own inferences. 

When I saw The Arrival sitting on the desk during week 4 of Drama my heart warmed because I love this book so much, I was so excited to see what else could be done with it. 

As a class we analyzed the first few photos and pages and made our own dramatic inferences based on them. We each asked "I Wonder" questions where we said what we were wondering about the story. We then played Hot Seat where we were able to interview two of the characters from the story "Jason and Mary". We developed the character and the backstory ourselves. The following class we worked in groups to create skits about what led up to Jason's decision to leave and we then worked to create a skit that ended in a tableaux from the book. This was an interesting activity because in each group there were two actors and one director. I don't thrive in drama because I don't like performing but being the director really allowed me to get involved, get excited, and really participate because I wasn't embarrassed.