
Writing With Pictures: Work Cited + Recommended Resources
Major Works Cited:
Busiek, Kurt and Alex Ross. Marvels. New York: Marvel Comics, 1994.
Eisner, Will. Comics and Sequential Art. New York: W. W. Nortan & Company, 1985.
McCloud, Scott. Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art. New York: HarperPerrenial, 1994.
Moore, Alan and Dave Gibbons. Watchmen. New York: DC Comics, 1986.
Spiegelman, Art. Maus: A Survivors Tale. New York: Pantheon, 1993.
Tan, Shaun. The Arrival. New York: Levine, 2007.
Recommended Reading:
Bitz, Michael (2004). “The Comic Book Project: Forging Alternative Pathways to Literacy.” Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 47 (7), 574-588.
Bitz, Michael (2009). Manga High: Literacy, Identity, and Coming of Age in an Urban High School. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.
Bitz, Michael (2010). When Commas Meet Kryptonite: Lessons from the Comic Book Project. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
Carter, James Bucky (Ed.) (2007). Building Literacy Connections with Graphic Novels: Page by Page, Panel by Panel. Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.
Carter, James Bucky (2009). “Going Graphic: Understanding What Graphic Novels Are – And Aren’t – Can Help Teachers Make the Best Use of This Literary Form.” Education Leadership, 66 (6), 68-73.
Carter, James Bucky (Ed.) (2010). Rationales for Graphic Novels. Gainesville, FL: Maupin House Publishing.
Carter, James Bucky & Evensen, Erick (2010). Super-Powered Word Study: Teaching Words and Word Parts Through Comics. Gainesville, FL: Maupin House Publishing
Cary, Stephen (2004). Going Graphic: Comics at Work in the Multilingual Classroom. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Frey, Nancy & Fisher, Douglas (Ed.) (2008). Teaching Visual Literacy: Using Comic Books, Graphic Novels, Anime, Cartoons, and More to Develop Comprehension and Thinking Skills. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Jacobs, Dale (2007). “More than Words: Comics as a Means of Teaching Multiple Literacies.” English Journal, 96 (3), 19-25.
Monnin, Katie (2009). Teaching Graphic Novels: Practical Strategies for the ELA Classroom. Gainesville, FL: Maupin House Publishing. Weiner, Stephen (2004). “Show, Don’t Tell: Graphic Novels in the Classroom.” English Journal, 94 (2), 114-117.
Schwarz, Gretchen (2006). “Expanding Literacies Through Graphic Novels.” English Journal, 95 (6), 58-63.
Tabachnick, Stephen (2009). Teaching the Graphic Novel (Options for Teaching). New York, NY: Modern Language Association of America.
Weiner, Stephen (2004). “Show, Don’t Tell: Graphic Novels in the Classroom.” English Journal, 94 (2), 114-117.
Sections
- Writing With Pictures: Creating Comics in the Classroom
- Writing With Pictures: Step 1 - Formulate a Narrative
- Writing With Pictures: Step 2 - Think Visually
- Writing With Pictures: Step 3 - Closure
- Writing With Pictures: Step 4 - Paneling
- Writing With Pictures: Step 5 - Encapsulation
- Writing With Pictures: Step 6 - Lettering
- Writing With Pictures: Step 7 - Abstraction
- Writing With Pictures: Step 8 - Coloring
- Writing With Pictures: Step 9 - Conclusion
- Writing With Pictures: Work Cited + Recommended Resources