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Lesson Plans: Comics and Graphic Novels at the University of the Arts
Album Description
Collection of lesson plans from the University of the Arts TPS course Comics and Graphic Novels as Primary Sources. These lesson plans were selected and edited by UArts TPS Coaches.
Pre K - 2 3 - 5 6 - 8 9 - 12 13+ Art/Music English/Language Arts Library Social Studies/History graphic arts book arts UArts
Mini Narratives
Teaching Notes
T. McKernan
Mini Narratives
7.27.18
Students will create a mini book narrative based on a story from their own lives or based on current events. Students will use concepts from comic book narrations to create a mini book narrative. Students will use concepts from comic book narrations to create a mini book narrative using a sequence of events.
9 - 12 Art/Music English/Language Arts Social Studies/History current events graphic arts book arts UArts
Images and Narrative Structure
Teaching Notes
R. Short
Images and Narrative Structure
July 27, 2018
Using historical photographs, students will construct original, imagistic narratives through comic storyboarding
9 - 12 Art/Music English/Language Arts Social Studies/History visual literacy UArts
Representations of History
Teaching Notes
Representations of History
July 2018
Students will learn how photographers make aesthetic choices in order to elicit specific responses from the viewer. Students will also learn about how the government controls images produced to document historical moments in order to further their own causes. Students will come to understand the power of images for use of political persuasion.
9 - 12 Art/Music English/Language Arts Social Studies/History visual literacy UArts
Close Reading of Images that Persuade
Teaching Notes
Close Reading of Images that Persuade
7/27/18
This lesson will focus on how to critically read images, especially those that are used to persuade the viewer. Students will also examine how images can be manipulated/falsified to further the creator's message. Student’s will also examine comics that are also used for the same purpose, and how to critically examine the views and dialogue presented. This lesson will use graphics, photographs, and comics.
9 - 12 Art/Music English/Language Arts Social Studies/History visual literacy Rhetoric UArts
A Day in the Life: A Photo Essay
Teaching Notes
A Day in the Life: A Photo Essay
7/27/18
Students will use a series of photographs to show a linear narrative to show a day in their life.
9 - 12 Art/Music English/Language Arts studio art visual literacy graphic art photography UArts