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Comic Book

Comic Strip

Types of ComicsCartoon

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Uses for Comics

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© Randy Glasbergen http://glasbergen.com

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Comic strips created with Comic Boom software

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A Center for Disease Control publication targeted for youth:http://www.bam.gov/sub_yourLife/yourlife_comiccreator.html

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A publication from the Duke Center for the Study of the Public Domainhttp://www.law.duke.edu/cspd/comics/zoomcomic.html

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Ostrom, R. (2004). Active Learning Strategies for Using Cartoons and Internet Research Assignments in Social Studies Courses.

• Guide analysis of sample cartoons to establish expectations

• Select editorial cartoons to assign for analysis

• Assign students to groups to analyze cartoons

– Issue

– Symbols

– Exaggeration and Distortion

– Stereotypes

– Caricature

– Humor and Irony

– Background Knowledge

– Argument

• Presentations to class on their analysis; debate positions

Source: The Mindsparks Editorial Cartoon Checklist

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Source: Cartoon News Magazine Daily Cartoonhttp://www.cartoonnewsmagazine.com/daily_cartoon.htm

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Sample Lesson PlanAs students analyze the editorial

cartoon, they will• Understand the context in which

the cartoon was drawn • Discover the basic elements of

the cartoon • Find and interpret the icons that

appear in the cartoon • Identify the cartoonist’s

message • Develop skill in seeing and

understanding persuasive techniques used by cartoonists

• Identify qualities of cartooning such as sensory, formal, expressive, technical, and judgmental

Source: The Dirksen Congressional Center Editorial Cartoon Collectionhttp://www.congresslink.org/cartoons/lessons/1960_presidential_campaign.htm

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• Creating a message requires– Critical thinking– Planning– Concise writing– Creativity = student

engagement

• Student engagement = excitement!

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Find a tour of Comic Boom at http://www.toonboom.com/products/comicboom/

Comic Boom

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Comic Boom

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makebeliefscomix

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makebeliefscomix

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makebeliefscomix

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Comic Book Creator 2

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Comic Book Creator 2

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Comic Book Creator 2

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Inexpensive Software

• makebeliefscomix.com – free!

• Comic Boom (PC) - $20

• Comic Life (Mac) - $28 (Amazon)

• Comic Book Creator 2 - $30 (AsSeenonTV)

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Which approach are youmost likely to try out?

A. Purchase cartoons (memory prompt)B. Create comic strips for important

concepts (make content more inviting)C. Create a comic book for important

concepts (make content more inviting)D. Students analyze editorial cartoons

(support learning activities)E. Students create comic strips or

comic books (student-generated content)

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Sources• Science Cartoons Plus (S. Harris) - ~ $12 each

http://www.sciencecartoonsplus.com/index.php• Today’s Cartoon (Randy Glasbergen) - ~ $20 each

http://www.glasbergen.com• Comic Book Creator 2 from re-sellers (no longer available from

Planetwide Games Software)– Amazon re-sellers - $59.95 +– AsSeenonTV

http://www.asseenontv.com/prod-pages/comic_book_creator.html ($29.95)

• Active Learning Strategies for Using Cartoons and Internet Research Assignments in Social Studies Courses, by Richard Ostrom (2004)http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4033/is_200404/ai_n9373933

• Tales from the Public Domain: Bound by Law (comic book)http://www.law.duke.edu/cspd/comics/zoomcomic.html

• New York Times News Service Photos & Graphicshttp://cartoons.nytimages.com/index.html

• The Dirksen Center’s Editorial Cartoon Collectionhttp://www.congresslink.org/cartoons/index.htm

• Comic Boom tour http://www.toonboom.com/products/comicboom/• Makebeliefscomix http://www.makebeliefscomix.com

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Joan Van [email protected]

Center for Excellence in Learning & TeachingHumboldt State University707.826.4460

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