Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 508 g
Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 508 g
ISBN: 978-0-415-67550-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
In reading comic books children are engaging with highly complex and structured narrative forms. Whether they realise it or not, their emergent visual literacy promotes thinking skills and develops wider metacognitive abilities. Using Comic Art not only motivates children to read more widely, but also enables them to enjoy a richer imagined world when reading comics, text based stories and their own written work.
The book sets out a range of practical techniques and activities which focus on various aspects of narrative, including:
- using comic art as a visual organiser for planning writing
- openings and endings
- identifying with the reader, using different genres and developing characters
- creating pace, drama, tension and anticipation
- includes ‘Kapow!’ techniques to kick start lessons
- an afterword on the learning value of comics.
The activities in Using Comic Art start from this baseline of confident and competent comic-book readers, and show how skills they already possess can be transferred to a range of writing tasks. For instance, the way the panels on a comic’s page are arranged can serve as a template for organising paragraphs in a written story or a piece of non-fiction writing. The visual conventions of a graphic novel – the shape of speech bubbles or the way the reader’s attention is directed – can inform children in the use of written dialogue and the inclusion of vivid and relevant details.
A creative and essential resource for every primary classroom, Using Comic Art is ideal for primary and secondary school teachers and TAs, as well as primary PGCE students and BEd, BA Primary Undergraduates.
Zielgruppe
Professional and Professional Practice & Development
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Methoden des Lehrens und Lernens
- Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Grundschuldidaktik
- Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Literatur, Deutsch, Fremdsprachen (Unterricht & Didaktik)
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction – comic art as a visual organiser for planning writing
Chapter 1: Strong Openings.
Chapter 2: Opening lines.
Chapter 3: What do you want the reader to see?
Chapter 4: Details add to the tension.
Chapter 5: Jump into the action.
Chapter 6: Small Important Details.
Chapter 7: Drawing as visual shorthand.
Chapter 8: Scripting.
Chapter 9 Strong Endings.
Chapter 10: Creating Quick Characters.
Chapter 11: Don’t take that tone with me.
Chapter 12: Heroes and Villains.
Chapter 13: Controlling Pace.
Chapter 14: Build up the drama.
Chapter 15: Anticipation.
Chapter 16: Genre.
Chapter 17: Using Kapow Techniques for Art Appreciation.
Chapter 18: Kapow techniques and non-fiction writing.
Chapter 19: A note on rough layouts.
Chapter 20: Afterword – the learning value of comics.
Bibliography
Index.
