Selection and Integration

Remember to look for illustrators rather than just authors. For example, Kazu Kibuishi created Daisy Kutter. Explore illustrator websites.

Look for series such as

• Introducing... series by Icon Books
  • Introducing Cultural Studies by Ziauddin Sardar and Borin Van Loon
• For Beginners series
• Barack Obama for Beginners
• McLuhan for Beginners
• Linguistics for Beginners

Use Google Books Previews such as Philosophy for Beginners by Richard Osborne - Google Books Preview

Use News, Reviews and Recommendations, follow blogs and subscribe to RSS feeds

• Graphic Classroom - favorite
• Comics Worth Reading
• Fleen
• Graphic Novel Report
• Graphic Novel Reviews and Recommendations from Library Journal
• Graphic Novels News from School Library Journal
• No Flying, No Tights

Use University Library Subject Guides

• CCBC
• Comic Books, Comic Strips and Graphic Novels from Yale University LibraryGraphic Novels from Columbia University Libraries
• Graphic Novels: Resources for Teachers & Libraries from University of Buffalo Libraries
• Over the Top: Graphic Novels and DVDs from Rhode Island College Library

Read Journal Articles

• Lamb, Annette & Johnson, Larry. Graphic Novels, Digital Comics, and Technology Enhanced Learning: Part 1. Teacher Librarian, June 2009.
• O'English, Lorena, Matthews, J. Gregory, & Blakesley, Elizabeth Lindsay. Graphic Novels in Academic Libraries: From Maus to Manga and Beyond. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 32 (2) (March 2006) p. 173-82.
• Williams, Virginia Kay & Peterson, Damen. Graphic Novesl in Libraries Supporting Teacher Education and Librarianship Program. Library Resources & Technical Services, 53(3) (July 2009), p. 166-173.

Online Lessons

Explore online lessons related to comics in the classroom:

• ArtsEdge Lessons
  • Creating Comic Strips (K-4)
  • Picture Perfect Facts (K-4) - comics in math
• Edsitement Lessons
  • The Magical World of Russian Fairy Tales (3-5)
• Eduplace Comics
  • Change Happens (4-6)
  • Make Family Comic Strips (2-5)
  • Mapping Change (4-8)
  • Story Switch Comics (1-3)
• Read Write Think Lessons
  • Cartoon Focus - Charles Schulz, Mickey Mouse
  • Book Report Alternative (3-5)
  • Book Report Alternative (6-8)
    • Comic Strip Planning Sheet (PDF)
  • Buzz! Whiz! Bang! Using Comic Books to Teach Onomatopoeia (3-5)
  • Comics in the Classroom (3-5)
  • Comics in the Classroom as an Introduction to Narrative Structure (3-5)
  • Comic Makeovers: Examining Race, Class, Ethnicity, and Gender in Media (9-12)
  • Comic Planning Documents
    • Comic Book Primer (PDF)
    • Comic Book Scripting Techniques (PDF)
    • Comic Strip Planning Sheet (PDF)
    • Sample Comic Book Script and Visualization (PDF)
  • To, Too, or Two: Developing an Understanding of Homophones (3-5)
• Lessons on the Web
  • Create Your Own Comic (1-6)
• Editorial Cartoons
  • Daryl Cagle's teachers guide for cartoons
• Large-Scale Comic Projects
  • The Comic Book Project

 

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