Lesson Plans
Comic Express: A Method for Expressing Ideas in Comic Form
By: Don Bergland, University of Victoria
Illustrated stories are a powerful form of popular expression. Formats such as the single cartoon, panel strip, comic book, graphic novel, and illustrated book have been widely used in our culture to communicate and express ideas in dramatic ways.
Comic products are usually characterized by powerful graphic images which reveal skill in drawing and illustration. Students who attempt to create comic forms, however, are sometimes disappointed when their results lack the illustrative power associated with this format. Continue reading →
February 28, 2012
in Lesson Plans, Teaching With Comics, Teachingcomics.org
Tagged art education, comic, expression, ideas, multiple frames, photo-vignette, photoshop
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Serious Business About Comics
| Written by A. David Lewis |
| In 2006, comic book creator and educator A. David Lewis (THE LONE AND LEVEL SANDS) was asked by Fuller Middle School in Framingham, MA to come speak on the graphic novel to a section of their 6th grade (ages 11-12). This fit into the MA educational curriculum framework (their state guidelines) as the exploration of an alternate literary genre as well as the integration of art with text. Having already taken that Spring’s MCAS exam, this interactive discussion on comics and graphic novels was a welcome respite to the students; in advance of the presentation, each class was given time, with some loose instructions, to fashion their own 8-page “graphic novels” on any story of their choosing/devising. Continue reading → |
September 21, 2008
in Lesson Plans, Teaching With Comics, Teachingcomics.org
Tagged 6th grade, A. David Lewis, comic books, graphic novel
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Little Orphan Annie: Leapin’ Through the Depression
Materials Needed (adaptable according to activities selected): Access to internet, paper, printer; white-out; fine-tipped black felt-tip pens; access to Xerox machine; game of Monopoly, form of blank check (instructions included in “Suggested Activities”), copies of Little Orphan Annie comics (reproducible from “Printable Items” or from the internet, or from “Recommended Resources.” Additional resources about the 1930′s and Depression era (media, books, magazines, etc) might also be helpful; a visit to your school media center coinciding with “Suggested Activities” could expand possibilities. Continue reading →
September 21, 2008
in Lesson Plans, Teaching With Comics, Teachingcomics.org
Tagged Daddy Warbucks, domestic hero, Great Depression, Harold Gray, literature lesson, suggested activities
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Teaching Literary Devices with Comics
Grade Levels: English Language Arts grades 6-8, 9-12
Lesson Objectives:
Identify literary devices used in texts, such as metaphors, mood, tone, plot structures, symbolism, irony, etc.
Incorporate identified literary devices in original writing Continue reading →
March 4, 2008
in Lesson Plans, Teachingcomics.org
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