Comics in the Classroom Workshop

Veteran schoolteacher Andy Wales uses comics in the classroom, and he also he teaches young teachers how to use them. The Sunday funnies was the textbook for his most recent workshop at Alfred University.


Among the teaching techniques he recommends:

1. Comic Book Readers Theater. Reading a comic together as a dramatic exercise.
2. Comic Book Book Reports. Using comics to help students summarize what they have read.
3. Using comics to teach onomatopoeia, alliteration and hyperbole.

MORE AT THESE LINKS
More at Andy’s Blog “Panel Discussion”
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
Cartoons and Comics in the Classroom: A Reference
Teaching Visual Literacy in the Primary Classroom: Comic Books, Film, Television and Picture Narratives
Cartoons and Comics in the Classroom: A Reference Guide for Teachers and LibrariesCartoons and Comics in the Classroom: A Reference Guide for Teachers and Libraries