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Comic Renditions
Students explore the intersection between popular and high art by recreating comic strips in various artistic styles and then famous works of art as comics. Through this exploration, students come to conclusions about what art is and...
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Comic Strip Context Clues
Second graders create dialogue for a comic strip using context clues to match the text to the pictures. They use comic blanks imbedded in this lesson plan. They write dialogue for each frame. Remind them to use the picture clues when...
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Which Comic Strip Character is Like You?
For this language arts worksheet, students examine the comic pages of a newspaper. Students find a character like them in some way and answer 4 questions.
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Halloween Comic Strips
Fourth graders participate in a lesson on the subject of creating comic strips. They create facial expressions in drawings for practice and gradually progress to making their own comic strips based on the holiday of Halloween. The...
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Creative Content through Comics
Students identify the different parts of a comic strip and creat their own about the French and Indian War period. They share their comics with the class. They can compile them into a newspaper format if they choose.
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Writing Comics (3+)
Pupils examine comic strips and evaluate the techniques used to create them. They design their own comics as a continuation of the ones they read, or they create their own characters.
University of Kentucky
Chem Comics: Aluminum
A set of comics featuring aluminum. Good graphics for a report or a presentation.
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: Art Periods and Styles
A large collection of resource links here for a wide range of art periods and styles from ancient times to the modern day.
Columbia University
Columbia University: Libraries Exhibitions: Comics in the Curriculum
Comics and graphic novels have always been a popular trend among young people. Discover important literary themes and archetypes often used in this format.
University of Kentucky
Chem Comics: Arsenic
Comics from the 1960's featuring the element arsenic. Not the greatest source of information, but interesting with some very nice visuals.
University of Kentucky
Chem Comics: Einsteinium
A pair of comics that feature the element einsteinium. Fun ways to learn about chemistry!
University of Kentucky
Chem Comics: Erbium
A 1997 comic mentioning the element erbium. A good way to make learning about the elements fun.
Next.cc
Next: Cartoons
Cartoon have been around for over 100 years and the art form is growing. Here you can have fun creating your own comic strip character and storyline.
Other
Juggling Hall of Fame: "From Boy Juggler to Star Comedian" (w.c. Fields)
This page presents an excerpt from "From Boy Juggler to Star Comedian," written by American comedian, W.C. Fields. It is a very interesting account of an important part of his life.
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Juggling Hall of Fame: w.c. Fields: A Juggler First!
An article by Rich Chamberlin in the May, 1993, issue of Juggler's World. Gives information of W.C. Fields in his early years as an entertainer.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Comics in the Classroom
This lesson plan explores the use of comics in the classroom as a gateway to genre study. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
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Scarterfield: Want to Learn How to Draw Cartoons?
This site offers free step-by-step lessons on how to draw various types of cartoons including animals, characters, cars, Christmas, Disney, Manga, Superheros, landscape, and much more. General information about drawing cartoons is...
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Sidekicks
This five-stanza poem describes the sidekicks of superheroes.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Understanding Comics
Using the book Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud as the primary resource, this unit focuses on comics as a tool for communication. Students participate in activities which include journal and essay writing, a...
Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura y Deporte (Spain)
Roble: El Lenguaje Del Comic
This is an approach to different techniques of animation to reading and writing from a playful creative point of view.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Sensational Journalism and the Yellow Kid
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart covers the use of sensational journalism and the first comic strip cartoon known as the Yellow Kid. It is focused on the time around the Spanish American War.
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The Avengers
A whole bunch of comic pages that mention the element carbon and in most cases add a little bit of information about the element's properties.