Understanding Comics

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Understanding Comics

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Using the book "Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art" by Scott McCloud as the primary resource, this unit focuses on comics as a tool for communication. Students participate in activities which include journal and essay writing, a graphic organizer, and a distance learning field trip.

Education Levels:

Subject:

Language Arts

Resource Type:

Lesson plan

Medium:

Text/HTML

Fee Status:

Free

Online provider:

Alabama Learning Exchange (ALEX)

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Keywords:

Communications, Comic strips, Distance learning, McCloud, Scott

Mediator:

Elementary school teachers

Publisher:

Alabama Learning Exchange (ALEX)

Contributor:

Colleen Laymon

Is Part Of:

http://alex.state.al.us/plans.php

Language:

English

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Language Arts, English

Learning Outcomes:

Conforms To

Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts (1999)

9. Recognize the features of a variety of genres.

Conforms To

Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts (1999)

1. Construct, interpret, and evaluate meaning by applying appropriate strategies to materials across the curriculum. Examples: setting purposes for reading, interpreting author's meaning, using monitoring strategies, correcting or confirming author's message, distinguishing fact from opinion, determining cause and effect, noting sequence of events, identifying main idea and supporting details

Conforms To

Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts (1999)

21. Exhibit proficiency in the use of the writing process.

Conforms To

Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts (1999)

26. Compose descriptive, narrative, expository, and persuasive essays.

Conforms To

Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts (1999)

25. Use the writing process when composing different forms of written expression.

Conforms To

Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts (1999)

1. Use a wide range of strategies to interpret, evaluate, appreciate, and construct meaning from print materials.

Conforms To

Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts (1999)

16. Develop and use an extended vocabulary through reading, listening, viewing, writing, speaking, and presenting.

Synonyms
Antonyms
Affixes and base words
Classifications
Context clues
Denotation and connotation

Conforms To

Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts (1999)

22. Write in a variety of modes to express meaning.

Descriptive
Narrative
Expository

Conforms To

Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts (1999)

7. Use literary analysis.

Conforms To

Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts (1999)

13. Use study processes to manage information. Examples: taking notes; summarizing; organizing, questioning, and retaining information

Conforms To

Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts (1999)

5. Interpret passages in print material.

Conforms To

Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts (1999)

25. Organize content of written composition with attention to basic characteristics.

Topic sentence
Supporting sentences
Purpose and audience
Sentence combining and coherence

Conforms To

Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts (1999)

5. Recognize various forms of literature according to characteristics. Examples: poetry, short stories, novels, plays, folktales, myths, nonfiction

Conforms To

Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts (1999)

17. Use available computer technology to enhance reading and writing skills. Examples: word processing programs, multimedia presentations, Internet

Conforms To

Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts Addendum: Reading (2003)

Reading

5. Recognize the use of textual elements, including main idea and supporting details, and gain information from various text formats, including graphs.

Conforms To

Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts (1999)

6. Determine the author's purpose by identifying the mode of writing.

Narrative
Descriptive
Expository
Persuasive

Conforms To

Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts (1999)

24. Use self-monitoring and feedback from peers and teachers to evaluate reading, writing, listening, viewing, studying, and research skills. Examples: portfolios, journals, rubrics, student checklists

Conforms To

Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts (1999)

10. Identify components of the etymology of language.

Word origins
Cultural/regional expressions
Country of origin

Conforms To

Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts (1999)

2. Read with ease textual, functional, and recreational materials encountered in daily life. Examples: textbooks, trade books, magazines, newspapers, computer materials, written correspondence, school and community rules and laws, directions

Conforms To

Alabama Course of Study: English Language Arts (1999)

36. Demonstrate increased facility with oral language for a wide range of purposes and audiences.

Voice modulation
Eye contact
Articulation
Focus

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