Teachers & TLs

Teachers & Teacher-Librarians

Teachers

Teacher-Librarians

Do you want to motivate your students who have grown up in the very fast paced world of television, computers and video games?

Are you interested in resources for teaching your students:
- more about visual literacy?
- how to interpret the finer point of visual texts?
- how to produce their own comics?

Do you want to get your students into the library?

Do you want your students to find exciting and satisfying materials in your library?

Do you want to get your students excited about the library?

Do you want to increase circulation?

Do you have students who:
- are excellent readers looking for a challenge?
- are visual learners?
- are reluctant readers?
- struggle with reading?

Do you have creative students?

Do you want your students to:
- increase their vocabularies?
- build a love of reading all types of materials?

Do you want your students to be life-long readers?

Do you want to encourage creative communication? Visit Comic Books & Creativity

Comics & graphic novels appeal to all of these kids and motivate them to develop a love of reading!

WHAT'S NEW?

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The Flipped Interview with Robin Brenner

LIBRARYJOURNAL
Xpress Reviews—First Look at New Books—Graphic Novels
September 1, 2006

The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation
by Ernie Colon & Sid Jacobson

COMING SOON!

Graphic Novels
A Genre Guide to Comic Books, Manga, and More
by Michael Pawuk

Hardcover Publication Date: 12/30/2006

Graphic Novels: Where to start?
by Robin Brenner

Graphic novels are drawing in kids,
with positive results in more ways than one
by Cecelia Goodnow

A Guide for Librarians
by Michael R. Lavin

Reading Heroes for a New Generation

ABC's of Graphic Novels
by Gail de Vos, adjunct professor, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta

Children's and Young Adult Library Collections by Hollis Margaret Rudiger, the Cooperative Children's Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison
This bibliography recommends titles for public and school libraries just starting to develop a graphic novel collection.
Request the BWI Guide to Graphic Novels available by calling 1-800-888-4478 or visiting http://www.bwibooks.com
Check out The Secret Origin of Good Readers Edited by Robyn A. Hill, Ph.D.
The Librarian's Guide to Anime & Manga Created and Maintained by Gilles Poitras, Author & Librarian
Graphic Novels in the Elementary School Created and Maintained by Barbara Markwell Fiehn, Assistant Professor,
Educational Technology, Research and Assessment, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Comic Relief
Take that, Batman. Graphic novels are moving out of the hobby shop and into the mainstream.

Teaching Resources

Support for Graphic Novels

Using Graphic Novels to Attract Reluctant Readers
by Phillip Crawford

Build It and They Will Come:
Graphic Novels for Your Collection
by Kerry Ireland

Graphic novels for Younger Readers
by Michele Gorman

Using Graphic Novels in the Classroom

Graphic Novels, Seriously
by Evan St. Lifer

Graphic Novels for Multiple Literacies
&
Graphic Novels Across the Curriculum
by Gretchen E. Schwarz

What's New?
Check out This is Pop!

Comic Book Reading, Reading Enjoyment, and Pleasure Reading Among Middle Class and Chapter 1 Middle School Students
by Joanne Ujiie and Stephen D. Krashen

Comics With Class
by Stephen C. George

How to Draw & Write Comics
by Peter Dawes

StoryArk: Comics and Cartoon Story Workshops for Students

Library Resources

Selection Resources

Comics in the Classroom
Scott Tingley

School Library and Information
Technologies Online Newsletter
November 12/03
Literacy Through the Back Door
by Candy Blessing

Getting Graphic at the School Library by Kat Kan
published in the April/May 2003
issue of Library Media Connection rovides an
introduction to graphic novels and lists of graphic novel "must-haves" for school libraries.

Linking for Learning
Let's Read

Graphic Novel Reviews
and other stuff
by D. Aviva Rothschild

How does Persepolis 2 stack up as a graphic novel?
By Douglas Wolk
Slide Show

Recommended Graphic Novels for Public Libraries selected and annotated by Steve Raiteri

'Hamlet' too hard? Try a comic book
It may be a shocking dilution of academics -
or an ingenious way to hook reluctant readers.
By Teresa Mendez

Graphic Novels for Public Libraries:
Suggested Opening Collection
Recommended by Steve Raiteri

The New York Times on Graphic Novels

Teacher Resources

Comics & Multiple Intelligences

Thought Bubbles
Notable Graphic Novels of 2003

Film Tie-Ins
Comics2Film

Graphic Novels Make a Difference

National Association of Comic Art Educators
Comics in the Classroom

Eek! Comics in the Classroom!

Graphic Novels for Your School or Library

Lesson Plans

Elementary Themes: Cartooning

Glossary of Drawing Tips

Grades 3 -5 Buzz! Whiz! Bang! Using Comic Books to Teach Onomatopoeia

Grades 6 - 8 Book Report Alternative: Comic Strips and Cartoon Squares

It's No Laughing Matter: Analyzing Political Cartoons 9/11 Comics

Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonists Index

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Essential Professional Resources
	Graphic Novels Now: Building, Managing and Marketing a Dynamic Collection by Francisca Goldsmith. The most recent book published on the subject is a must have. Both School Library Journal and Booklist reviews rave about it. It is short and to the point, includes a short theoretical discussion, terminology, brief history of graphic novels, publishers list, a selected bibliography and support for the inclusion of graphic novels in your collection. It’s got all the nitty gritty little details you need to create, maintain and promote your graphic novel collection. It’s a handy resource that we need in our libraries to support this critically acclaimed and popular format.
	Going Graphic: Comics at Work in the Multilingual Classroom by Stephen Cary Provides the theory and research behind how comics support ESL/EAL learning and many practical suggestions for using comics in the second language classroom to motivate all students to read. It’s a great resource for ESL/EAL and classroom teachers. The whole of Chapter 2 is available in pdf format online.
	Graphic Novels: Everything You Need to Know by Paul Gravett. A useful resource for building a high school graphic novel collection. Paul Gravett discusses 30 graphic novels that have spoken to him. He includes full page spreads of the works he recommends. He also proposes other titles that would be of interest if one of his core suggestions strikes a chord with you.
	Developing and Promoting Graphic Novel Collections by Steve Miller
	Graphic Novels in Your Media Center: A Definitive Guide by Allyson A. W. Lyga & Barry Lyga
	Getting Graphic! Using Graphic Novels to Promote Literacy with Preteens and Teens by Michelle Gorman
	Graphic Novels: A Bibliographic Guide to Book-length Comics by D. Aviva Rothschild
	The 101 Best Graphic Novels by Stephen Weiner
	Graphic Novels 101: Selecting and Using Graphic Novels to Promote Literacy for Children and Young Adults: A Resource for School Librarians and Educators by Philip Charles Crawford
	Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
	Comics & Sequential Art: Principles & Practice of the World's Most Popular Art Form! by Will Eisner
	Graphic Storytelling: The Definitive Guide to Composing a Visual Narrative by Will Eisner
	Comic Book Encyclopedia: The Ultimate Guide to Characters, Graphic Novels, Writers and Artists in the Comic Book Universe by Ron Goulart
	Writing and Illustrating the Graphic Novel: Everything You Need to Know to Create Great Graphic Works by Mike Chinn
	The Bristol Board Jungle by Bob Pendarvis & Mark Kneece

	The Great Women Cartoonists by Trina Robbins
	The Great Women Superheroes by Trina Robbins
	From Girls to Grrrlz A History of Comics from Teens to Zines by Trina Robbins
	Comics, Comix & Graphic Novels by Roger Sabin
	Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: The Rise of the Graphic Novel by Stephen Weiner
	Comics: Between the Panels by Steve Duin & Mike Richardson
	The Education of a Comics Artist Edited by Michael Dooley and Steven Heller

Posted by Janice Biebrich

Last Updated September 3/06

Under Construction

http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2005-05-03-educational-comics-sidebar_x.htm
"Stories for the ages" is a companion article, a shortlist of GNs
recommended for school aged kids by Michele.

Teachers are Getting Graphic
by Greg Toppo, USA Today
posted May 3/2005
http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2005-05-03-educational-comics_x.htm

Getting Graphic at the School Library
http://www.linworth.com/PDF/aprilmaycurrentarticle.pdf
This article by Kat Kan, published in the April/May 2003 issue of Library Media Connection, provides an introduction to graphic novels and lists of graphic novel "must-haves" for school libraries. Note: You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open this file.

Graphic Novels for Public Libraries
http://my.voyager.net/~sraiteri/graphicnovels.htm
Focus mostly on superheroes and Japanese manga. Part of Steve Raitieri's Comics Links Site.

Graphic Novels for Public Libraries: Suggested Opening Collection
http://my.voyager.net/~sraiteri/openingcoll.htm
Part of Steve Raitieri's Comics Links Site (see above).

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http://lms.saisd.net/resources/PPT/Zelda_Mac_TLA_PowerPoint.ppt

Steven Krashen in his book, Every Person a Reader, says that “middle school boys who did more comic book reading also read more in general, read more books, and reported that they liked reading better than those who did less comic book reading.”

The Power of Reading: Insights from the Research
Krashen, Stephen
YOUTHWIRED 028.9 KRASHEN
This book examines the research into Free Voluntary Reading (FVR), the ways FVR may be implemented, and issues related to reading, writing, and literacy. The possibilities free voluntary reading offers individuals and society are great. The goal of this book is to show the reader what free voluntary reading has to offer.

http://www.psla.org/pslaworkshops/fall2003_files/krashen.doc

Graphic Novels
Definition
Selection Resources
Purchasing Advice

http://www.clermont.lib.oh.us/graphic_novels.html

Professional Review Magazines
Video Librarian is reviewing anime and is great for selecting dvds for library collections. They will point out some things that anime fan magazines don't that may be an issue such as scenes bordering or including incest or pedophilia which could cause problems in your library. Since it's written for librarians their reviews will go a long way to justify your selections should a challenge arise as well.

Wizard

Diamond preview catalog
VOYA & KLIATT

Animerica here

Tokyopop

SLJ

Materials for Promotion

DC Comics Masks: Nine Masks of DC Comics Heroes and Villains to Assemble and Wear.
by Christos Kondeatis
Bulfinch Press
ISBN 0-8212-2434-4

http://www.readingonline.org/newliteracies/jaal/11-02_column/

Classics Illustrated
http://www.classicscentral.com/class1.htm

First - Berkeley editions
http://www.classicscentral.com/b-f-full.htm

Acclaim editions

http://www.classicscentral.com/acclaim.htm

Many of the Acclaim titles were reprints from the original Classics Illustrated editions. That, plus the reduction in size, turned me off. First spoiled me!

Many of the Acclaim titles are still available via Books.com.

Puffin to put classics in graphic clothing
by Matthew Flamm
http://www.crainsny.com/news.cms?id=8960

"Watch spring releases. Capstone, Rosen, Gossamer Books are all coming out with the first part of series of curriculum linked graphic novels. Many of the titles are biographical, however, there are a few that are historical event based."
Barbara Fiehn, Ed.D., Assistant Professor, Library Information Specialist Certification and Endorsement, Educational Technology, Research and Assessment, Northern Illinois University
http://www.cedu.niu.edu/~fiehn/GNElemSchool.html

Censorship

Comic Books & Censorship

Myths, Misinterpretations & Misconceptions

Legal Defense Fund

Lines on Paper
http://www.linesonpaper.com/about.html

http://courses.unt.edu/efiga/HistoryAndEthnography/TrendsProjects/foster/FosterTrends.htm