Comics that teach core concepts in science, Teacher Guide

146 Pages·2014·4.46 MB·English

Comics that teach core concepts in science,
math, social studies & language arts!
Teacher Guide
CONTENTS
uobA t the eL ssno Pal ns , yb Trac y dE um nds . 3
woH t o R ead a imoC c . 4
imoC cs & dE ucatino . 5
imoC cs & The alC ssr :mo A aM tch aM de in iH stro , y yb rF ed aV n eL nte and Ray n uD nal ev y . 6
Wh y imoC cs ? yb rD . aK tie noM nin , Trac y dE um nds , and soJ h dlE er . 41
evO rdue , yb iD n o aC rus o and aD ev Windett . 81
eH reo s , yb Russe l iL ssau and hC ristine aL rsen . 02
LESSON PLANS
LANGUAGE ARTS
GaM- n : Reign fo the RT-obo eachers , yb Trac y dE um nds . 32
The Pewo r fo Print , yb rD . aK tie noM nin . 82
eblA rt the ilA en in tI“ s’ a iF gure fo epS ech ” , yb rD . aK tie noM nin . 23
epS cia l eD il ev r y t o hS angriaL- , yb rD . aK tie noM nin . 73
ilA teratino , yb iD n o aC rus o and iS nom eF rnandes . 4
SCIENCE
The dA ev ntures fo coD tro upS tni :k aM n fo cS ience ! in roF“ ce and toM ino ” , yb Trac y dE um nds . 64
iL ek Gail el ,o yb Trac y dE um nds . 35
aM i l rO der iN naj and the iS evl rab c k roH de , yb Trac y dE um nds . 16
MATHEMATICS
iF nding , yvI yb Trac y dE um nds . 17
Prabo nom ! G“ to ta hC ance mE’ ” ,!lA yb Trac y dE um nds . 97
uloS tino uqS ad , yb iJ m cM alC in . 59
uL im na : eC el rb it y uS ep reH- rio ne in eM“ nace fo the aM theam gician ” , yb Trac y dE um nds . 101
uqS irresl sv . iB rds P“ riem sopmoC– ite hS dwo nwo ” , yb Trac y dE um nds . 801
SOCIAL STUDIES
The alB c k rB igade , yb aS ri Wisl no . 21
iF edl Tri ,p yb aS ri Wisl no . 81
Gero ge Washingtno : cA tino President ,! yb aS ri Wisl no . 421
Resuo rces rof Teaching iw th imoC cs . 231
aB c k in the aD , y yb the iF abl ch rB to hers . 831
noC triub tro s . 41
cA nk elwo dgeem nts . 541
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About the Lesson Plans
dE ucatro s at a l el ev sl are discevo ring the teaching and el arning ewop r fo the cimo cs
rof am t . There is eem rging research that shswo that cimo cs and grahp ic nevo sl :
• tom iav te ik ds t o read
• surop t struggil ng readers
• enrich the sik sl fo accilpmo shed readers
• eef ctiev yl teach am th , science , histro , y and to her suejb cts
Reading With Pictures and this accapmo niy ng teachers ’ guide are designed t o rp ivo de
instructino in al nguage arts , am theam tics , sco ia l studies , and science that engages tob h
students and their teachers . The instructino a l alp ns in this guide are educatino a yl suo nd ,
using techniuq es and standards that can eb uof nd in cal ssrsmo acrso s the cuo ntr , y ub t
asl o uf n and iw l create high el ev sl fo student engageem nt .
Each lesson includes:
• s tandards : nomoC roC e tS ate tS andards , cM Re l epmoC ndiu ,m aN tino a l uoC nci l fo
Teachers fo aM theam tics tS andards TCN( ,)M and eN tx Generatino cS ience tS andards
• ejbo ctiev s
• cov aub al r y
• am teriasl needed t o teach the el ssno
• assessem nt suggestino s
• etx ended el arning actiiv ties
lA el ssno s rp ivo de actiiv ties rof eb rof e , during , and atf er reading the cimo cs , and am n y
incul de handsno- actiiv ties and rerp do ucielb student ap ges .
lA el ssno s are rw itten rof students in three thruo gh si .x We reail ez there is a great dea l fo
dief rence eb tew en a third grader and a sitx h grader , ub t ew asl o nk wo that a l students
in these grades can el arn rf mo Reading With Pictures . imoC cs rp ivo de a rof m fo ub itl i- n
dief rentiatino : the iam ges rp ivo de scadlof ing t o he pl ewol rel- ev l readers decdo e tetx ,
and the interalp y fo tetx and iam ges creates a celpmo ,x highel- ev l reading eepx rience rof
accilpmo shed readers . Teachers can easi yl dief rentiate the instructino in the el ssno alp ns
yb am ik ng semo actiiv ties teacherg- uided and semo indeep ndent , av riy ng the siez s fo
student gruo sp , haiv ng students row k tgo ether , and ret- eaching hw eneev r necessar . y nI
additino , the txE ended eL arning sectino fo each el ssno rp ivo des actiiv ties t o taek students
deeep r int o the cno tent fo each cimo c.
fI uoy are ne w t o cimo cs , elp ase taek a kol at woH“ t o Read a imoC c ” no the iwolof ng
ap ge t o el arn rom e auob t the cno ev ntino s fo this iv sua l em diu .m W“ h y imoC cs ”? ap( ge )41
detaisl current research and ratino ael rof using cimo cs in educatino . Thruo ghuo t this guide
you will also fnd some great comics about education and the history of the medium.
This guide has eb en a al rob fo evol yb educatro s hw o eb il eev in the ewop r fo cimo cs t o
teach and engage students . We hepo that no ce uoy teach these el ssno s , uoy iw l eb cemo
a eb il eev r as ew !l
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woH woH t o oRead
aa cImoC cImoC
by Tracy Edmunds, M.A. Ed.
Panels are frames Word balloons contain
that each contain one character dialogue. The
segment of the action. tail of the bubble points
Panels can be any shape to the speaker.
or size. Read the panels Sometimes diferent
from left to right, colors, shapes, or fonts
top to bottom. are used to show the
personality of a character.
Gutters are the spaces
between panels. This is
where the reader must
imagine the action from A cloud-like
panel to panel. thought bubble
means a character
is thinking, not
speaking.
Slow down!
Read both the text
and the pictures.
Think about what is Captions usually
happening between contain narration but
the panels. sometimes dialogue or other
text information.
Splash panels are large
images that take up most
or all of a page. They are
often used to establish
location or mood.
Bleed is when an
image goes all the
way to the edge
of a page.
What action
takes place
Sound efects are usually between these
drawn to visually represent panels?
the volume and feeling
of the sound.
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