"Over the Rainbow": Fantasy Lands, Dream Worlds, and Magic Kingdoms

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 16.03.04

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Overview
  2. Demographics 
  3. Rationale
  4. Objectives
  5. Graphic Novel Read Alouds
  6. Background Information about Authors and Illustrators
  7. Comics and Graphic Novel Vocabulary
  8. Strategies 
  9. Activities
  10. Bibliography for Teachers
  11. Graphic Novels for Students
  12. Academic Standards
  13. Notes

Getting Graphic about Writing

Corrina Christmas

Published September 2016

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Notes

  1. Glaspell, Susan. Brainy Quotes. http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/susanglasp686898.html (accessed July 18, 2016).
  2. Talks, Ted. The Visual Magic of Comics. 2005.
  3. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_McCloud#Creator.27s_Bill_of_Rights (accessed July 18, 2016).
  4. Venable, Colleen Af. Colleen Af Venable, The Girl who Laughes until things Fly our of her Nose. http://www.colleenaf.com/about-ba/ (accessed July 18, 2016).
  5. Yue, Stephanie. Jelly City. http://jellycity.com/about.php (accessed July 18, 2016).
  6. Dacey, Katherine. School Library Journal. http://blogs.slj.com/goodcomicsforkids/2012/04/05/the-2012-eisner-nominations-are-in/ (accessed July 18, 2016)
  7. Artist, GU. Graphic Universe Blog. https://graphicuniverse.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/spotlight-stephanie-yue/ (accessed July 18, 2016).
  8. Learner Publishing Group. Eve Tharlet. https://www.lernerbooks.com/contacts/2502/Eve-Tharlet (accessed July 18, 2016).
  9. Luciani, Bridgitte. Bridgette Luciani Biography. https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=fr&u=http://www.minisites-charte.fr/sites/brigitte-luciani/pages-419/article/biographie-1687&usg=ALkJrhiW5bocltENWZqVgfNFQhL4googKl0xG (accessed July 18, 2016).
  10. Wikipedia. James Kochalka. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Kochalka#Early_life (accessed July 19, 2016).
  11. McCloud, Scott. Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art. New York: Harper Collins, 1994.
  12. McCloud, Scott. Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Magma, and Graphic Novels. New York: Harper Collins, 2006.
  13. McCloud, Scott. Understanding Comics. pg. 178-184
  14. McCloud, Scott. Making Comics. pg.65
  15. McCloud, Scott. Making Comics. pg.45

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