Resources

Webpages:

Eek! Comics in the Classroom!

Comics Classroom Wiki

Comics in the classroom

Teaching Comics

Comics & Literacy

Articles:

Wright, G., & Sherman, R. B. (2006). Comics Redux. Reading Improvement, 43(4), 165-172.

Wright, G., & Sherman, R. (1999). Let’s create a comic strip. Reading Improvement, 36(2), 66-72.

Rapp, D. N. (2011). Comic books’ latest plot twist- enhancing literacy instruction- graphic novels can add value to literacy instruction, especially for struggling or disaffected readers. Phi Delta Kappan, 93, 64+. doi-Article

McVicker, C. J. (2007). Comic strips as a text structure for learning to read. The Reading Teacher, 61, 85+. doi-Article
Carter, J. (2009). Going Graphic. Educational Leadership, 66(6), 68-72.
Tiemensma, L. (2009). Visual literacy- To comics or not to comics? Promoting literacy using comics. Reading, 1-10. IFLA.

Ranker, J. (2007). Using Comic Books as Read-Alouds: Insights on Reading Instruction From an English as a Second Language Classroom. The Reading Teacher, 61(4), 296-305. Elsevier Ltd. Retrieved from http://www.reading.org/publications/journals/rt/v61/i4/abstracts/RT-61-4_Ranker.html

Printables:

http://donnayoung.org/art/comics.htm

http://www.grammarmancomic.com/templates.html

http://www.flummery.com/teaching/

www.teachchildrenesl.com/filez8932/lesson%20plans/comic_strip.pdf

http://www.hooverwebdesign.com/free-printables/comics/blank-comic-book-pages.html

http://members.outpost10f.com/~lindax/cartooncolorpages/

Rubrics:

http://www.flummery.com/teaching/

http://lmsdcomiclife.wikispaces.com/file/view/rubric.pdf

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&sqi=2&ved=0CDEQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iphigen.com%2Ffiles%2FComic_Book_Rubric.doc&ei=Gs6RT_S5B-qC6AGw0IGHBA&usg=AFQjCNHVJBVJLEUoBs4BbwhFEGjoInf4YA

http://teach.albion.edu/thomaskawel/files/2009/05/s-rubric.pdf

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/gaithsbghs/Depts/ESOL/ESOL@GHS/comic_strip_rubric.htm

https://docs.google.com/a/my.msmc.edu/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxtcnNiYXVlcnNhcnRjbGFzc3xneDo0NjFlZGRlYjg0MzdjMjRk

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