RESOURCES

Organizations and Online Resources

Comics in the Classroom
http://comicsintheclassroom.net
This site contains lesson plans, reviews, and links to other helpful sites.

Diamond Bookshelf
http://bookshelf.diamondcomics.com
The Diamond Comics site provides an e-newsletter, reviews, updates on new releases, and featured articles. It also offers teacher resources, including The Secret Origin of Good Readers.

Introduction to Narrative Structure
www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=223
This Web page is a literary tool that uses the frames of a comic strip to help students understand and define the importance of plot and narrative structures.
           
Kids Love Comics
www.kidslovecomics.com
This nonprofit literacy-advocacy group reviews comics, provides a variety of teaching resources, and offers professional-development opportunities for teachers and librarians.

The Comic Book Project
www.comicbookproject.org
Begun by Dr. Michael Bitz at Teachers’ College, Columbia University, this project’s goal is to involve students in the process of creating community-based comic books.  The teaching activities, project starters, and several student-generated comic books are available through Dark Horse Comics.