Storytelling around the Globe

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 09.01.05

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Movies
  3. Objectives
  4. Strategies
  5. Superhero Motifs
  6. Continuity
  7. Origins
  8. Conclusion
  9. Classroom Activities
  10. Resources
  11. Appendix A - Implementing District Standards
  12. Notes

SHAZAM! Exploring Superhero Comics to Study Character Origin and Creative Writing

Karlene E. McGowen

Published September 2009

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Notes

1. Fingeroth, Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society, 14.

2. Ibid, 17.

3. Siegel, Jerry, and Joe Shuster. Destruction! "Superman: The Dailies Vol. 1." DC Comics. http://www.dccomics.com/dcu/heroes_and_villains/?hv=superman_dailies_vol_1&p=10

4. Superman - The Movie. Time clip 15:52 - 17:40

5. Siegel, Jerry, and Joe Shuster. Speeding Towards Earth "Superman: The Dailies Vol. 1." DC Comics. http://www.dccomics.com/dcu/heroes_and_villains/?hv=superman_dailies_vol_1&p=11

6. Superman - The Movie. Time clip 21:30 - 23:00.

7. Siegel, Jerry, and Joe Shuster. A Perilous Arrival "Superman: The Dailies Vol. 1." DC Comics. http://www.dccomics.com/dcu/heroes_and_villains/?hv=superman_dailies_vol_1&p=12

8. Superman - The Movie. Time clip 24:08 - 24:36.

9. Iron Man. Time clip 0:36 - 0:54.

10. Ibid, 24:45 - 24:53.

11. Reynolds, Superheroes: A Modern Mythology, 12-16.

12. Ibid, 38-43.

13. Ibid, 77.

14. Ibid, 66.

15. Gresh, The Science of Superheroes, 33.

16. "The Boy, the Bite, the Burglar". Marvel Universe - Spider-Man. http://marvel.com/universe/Spider-Man_(Peter_Parker)

17. Siegel, Jerry, and Joe Shuster. "DCU | Heroes and Villains." DC Comics. http://www.dccomics.com/dcu/heroes_and_villains/?hv=superman_dailies_vol_1&p=13

18. Waid, Mark. The Origin of Wonder Woman. http://www.dccomics.com/dcu/heroes_and_villains/?hv=origin_stories/wonder_woman&p=2

19. Reynolds, Superheroes: A Modern Mythology, 51.

20. Lee, Bring on the Bad Guys, 157.

21. Ibid, 165.

22. Waid, Mark. The Origin of The Joker. http://www.dccomics.com/dcu/heroes_and_villains/?hv=origin_stories/joker&p=2

23. Gresh, The Science of Supervillains, 8.

24. "Abilities" Marvel Universe - Magneto http://marvel.com/universe/Magneto

25. Reynolds, Superheroes: A Modern Mythology, 53.

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