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Comics, Cartooning and Graphic Novel Lesson and Unit Plans

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Comics in the Classroom: 100 Tips, Tools, and Resources for Teachers

Gone are the days of children sneaking comics past diligent parents and teachers watching out for sub-par literature. The comics of today not only have plenty to offer, they are gaining well-deserved recognition and awards. Take advantage of the natural affinity children have for comics and use them as a powerful teaching tool in your classroom. The following tips, tools, and resources will get you started.

 

Autobiographical Comic Strips (Taken from UIC Spiral Art Education) Ask any group of kids to make a list of words that come to mind when they hear the words comic strip and they’ll most likely come with words like funny...superhero...action comic...Sunday funnies... Now these are all valid associations, but oddly do not have much to do with what’s been going on with some of the best “contemporary” comic art of the last 25 years!

 

Comics are one of the most popular and interesting art movements of the 20th Century. Today’s comic artists didn’t want to be defined by outdated notions associated with mainstream commercial comics, but instead chose to pioneer new ground--oftentimes using the comic strip as therapy, social commentary, or storytelling that has nothing to do with traditional “gag writing.” For example, Pulitzer Prize-winning Art Spiegleman’s epic work, Maus, movingly tells the story of his father’s experience in a Nazi concentration camp.

 

Art History Goes Graphic

ArtHistoryGoesGraphic.pdf

Art History Goes Graphic offers a unique approach to the study of art history through the use of graphic novels. Students develop literacy and drawing skills as they learn various concepts and techniques of illustration. The use of drawing for graphic novels is incorporated in a study of art history through active learning and hands-on activities. As a culminating activity, students create an original graphic work as a vehicle to communicate their research on a particular artist and/or art work. Eager and reluctant readers, high achievers, and at-risk students can achieve success when Art History Goes Graphic! This resource can be used with Visual Arts, English, Media Studies courses, or in an integrated cross-discipline approach. Teachers may decide to use the entire resource or select a part that supports their curriculum.

 

Have students create comics here. Excellent for elementary children between grades K-8. Also adaptable to HS students depending on the task.

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