The Comics Revolution in the Classroom
I have a piece in the summer issue of Teachers and Writers on using comics in the classroom as a reading source and the, ahem, challenges of getting comics into textbooks. (One of my pet projects while I was at Holt.) T & W magazine is put out by the Teachers and Writers Collaborative.
This issue of T & W is devoted entirely to comics and education. It contains an article by Michael Bitz, founder of the groundbreaking Comic Book Project; an interview with Françoise Mouly about Toon Books; a very cool five-page comic by Youme Landowne; a piece on poetry comics by Dave "Mr. Alphabet" Morice; an interview with Ben Katchor; and my piece "The Comics Revolution in the Language Arts Classroom: An Editor's Perspective." The article is an inside--and humorous--look at how comics are infiltrating the educational publishing industry. The wonderful cover is by Josh Neufeld (yes, the one who is related to me). At the back of the issue, is an excellent resource list for parents and teachers interested in using comics as education tools.
This special issue of Teachers & Writers magazine is available at the T&W website for $5.
This issue of T & W is devoted entirely to comics and education. It contains an article by Michael Bitz, founder of the groundbreaking Comic Book Project; an interview with Françoise Mouly about Toon Books; a very cool five-page comic by Youme Landowne; a piece on poetry comics by Dave "Mr. Alphabet" Morice; an interview with Ben Katchor; and my piece "The Comics Revolution in the Language Arts Classroom: An Editor's Perspective." The article is an inside--and humorous--look at how comics are infiltrating the educational publishing industry. The wonderful cover is by Josh Neufeld (yes, the one who is related to me). At the back of the issue, is an excellent resource list for parents and teachers interested in using comics as education tools.
This special issue of Teachers & Writers magazine is available at the T&W website for $5.
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