Annotated Bibliography
Eisner, Will. Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative. New York: W. W. Norton, 2008. A great primer on the theory behind graphic novel. Eisner was a professor and pioneer in the field of combining storytelling with comic book style graphics.
Goodman, Steven. Teaching Youth Media: A Critical Guide to Literacy, Video Production, & Social Change (Series on School Reform, 36). New York: Teachers College Press, 2003. An essential text for inner-city educators. Goodman's text addresses the need for districts to embrace technology as form of literacy. Well researched and engaging.
Hamilton, Nigel. How To Do Biography: A Primer. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2008. A well-written introduction to biography in which Hamilton uses examples of many recent biographies and assesses them in relationship to one another.
Hobbs, Renee. Reading the Media in High School: Media Literacy in High School English (Language and Literacy Series (Teachers College Pr)). New York: Teachers College Press, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2006. Hobbs showcases several high school teachers who developed a curriculum around contemporary media culture. She provides great evidence of the impact of media literacy in the classroom.
Isay, Dave. Listening Is an Act of Love: A Celebration of American Life from the StoryCorps Project. New York: Penguin Press HC, The, 2007. A collection of thematically organized excerpts from the Storycorp Projects. Great companion to use with the archived recording available on the Storycorp website.
Kubert, Joe. Yossel. new york: Ibooks Graphic Novel, 2005. An amazing graphic novel with picture and text by Joe Kubert. A fictionalized person narrative about "what if" his family did not make it to America when they left Poland. Similar to Maus, but the drawn characters are human.
Lee, Hermione. Virginia Woolf's Nose: Essays on Biography. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007. Lee focuses on the evolving perception of Woolf's life.
Lee, Hermione. Biography: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions). 1 ed. New York: Oxford University Press, USA, 2009. Lee's text is an excellent introduction to biography as she presents it as an evolving convention.
Levi, Primo. Survival In Auschwitz. null: Www.Bnpublishing.Net, 2010. Levi's graphic descriptions of the Auschwitz horrors he endured are balanced by an irony that allows readers a way into his experience.
Ohler, Jason B.. Digital Storytelling in the Classroom: New Media Pathways to Literacy, Learning, and Creativity. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, 2007. Ohler's book is a must-read for any educator wanting to teach the creative and powerful form of digital storytelling to students.
Ritchie, Donald A.. Doing Oral History. 2 ed. New York: Oxford University Press, USA, 2003. Doing Oral History offers a step-by-step guide with advice explanations. The text is based on the Oral History Association's guiding principles.
Rollyson, Carl. Biography: A User's Guide. Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, Publisher, 2008.An entertaining and well organized text that covers the types of biographies and issues pertaining to the craft.
Taylor, Mildred D.. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Puffin Modern Classics) (Puffin Modern Classics). New York City: Puffin, 2004. A simple, but compelling tale narrated by a nine year old who tells of her African American family's fight against brutal racism and segregation in the Deep South of the 1930's.
Teehan, Kay. Digital Storytelling: In and Out of the Classroom. Raleigh: Lulu.com, 2006. A comprehensive overview of digital storytelling. The rubrics and websites resources are very helpful.
Zoellner, Tom. Homemade Biography: How to Collect, Record, and Tell the Life Story of Someone You Love. New York, New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2007. Homemade Biography is a practical guide with great guiding questions to recording a relative's story so it will never be forgotten.
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