Articles+on+Comic+Books

=Here are some links to articles on comics, graphic novels, etc.:=

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**A Comic-Book World** Stephen E. Tabachnick World Literature Today, Vol. 81, No. 2, Graphic Literature (Mar. - Apr., 2007), pp. 24-28 Published by: [|University of Oklahoma] Article Stable URL: []

**Adult Fans of Comic Books: What They Get out of Reading** Stergios Botzakis Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Vol. 53, No. 1 (Sep., 2009), pp. 50-59 Published by: [|International Reading Association] Article Stable URL: []

**Bringing Comic Books to Class** History of the Comic Strip by David Kunzle; Adult Comics: An Introduction by Roger Sabin; Comics & Sequential Art by Will Eisner; Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud Review by:George Dardess College English, Vol. 57, No. 2 (Feb., 1995), pp. 213-222 Published by: [|National Council of Teachers of English] Article Stable URL: []

**Bringing Graphic Novels into a School's Curriculum** Katherine T. Bucher and M. Lee Manning The Clearing House, Vol. 78, No. 2 (Nov. - Dec., 2004), pp. 67-72 Published by: [|Taylor & Francis, Ltd.] Article Stable URL: []

**Bold Books for Innovative Teaching: Show, Don't Tell: Graphic Novels in the Classroom** Don Gallo and Stephen Weiner The English Journal, Vol. 94, No. 2, Subversive English (Nov., 2004), pp. 114-117 Published by: [|National Council of Teachers of English] Article Stable URL: []

**Comic Strips as a Text Structure for Learning to Read** Claudia J. McVicker The Reading Teacher, Vol. 61, No. 1 (Sep., 2007), pp. 85-88 Published by: [|International Reading Association] Article Stable URL: []

**Critical Literacies and Graphic Novels for English-Language Learners: Teaching Maus** Christian W. Chun Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Vol. 53, No. 2 (Oct., 2009), pp. 144-153 Published by: [|International Reading Association] Article Stable URL: []

**Culture and Stigma: Popular Culture and the Case of Comic Books** Paul Lopes Sociological Forum, Vol. 21, No. 3 (Sep., 2006), pp. 387-414 Published by: [|Springer] Article Stable URL: []

**Defining Comics?** Aaron Meskin The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Vol. 65, No. 4 (Autumn, 2007), pp. 369-379 Published by: [|Blackwell Publishing] on behalf of [|The American Society for Aesthetics] Article Stable URL: []

**Effects of Comic Strips on L2 Learners' Reading Comprehension** Jun Liu TESOL Quarterly, Vol. 38, No. 2 (Summer, 2004), pp. 225-243 ished by: [|Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL)] Article Stable URL: []

**Expanding Literacies through Graphic Novels** Gretchen Schwarz The English Journal, Vol. 95, No. 6 (Jul., 2006), pp. 58-64 Published by: [|National Council of Teachers of English] Article Stable URL: []

**Finding Space and Time for the Visual in K-12 Literacy Instruction** Dawnene D. Hassett and Melissa B. Schieble The English Journal, Vol. 97, No. 1 (Sep., 2007), pp. 62-68 Published by: [|National Council of Teachers of English] Article Stable URL: []

**Graphic Novels for Multiple Literacies** Gretchen E. Schwarz Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Vol. 46, No. 3 (Nov., 2002), pp. 262-265 Published by: [|International Reading Association] Article Stable URL: []

**Graphic Novels in the Secondary Classroom and School Libraries** Paula E. Griffith Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Vol. 54, No. 3 (November 2010), pp. 181-189 Published by: [|International Reading Association] Article Stable URL: []

**Heroes in the Classroom: Comic Books in Art Education** Jay Berkowitz and Todd Packer Art Education, Vol. 54, No. 6, Learning to Draw (Nov., 2001), pp. 12-18 Published by: [|National Art Education Association] Article Stable URL: []

**How Comic Books Can Change the Way Our Students See Literature: One Teacher's Perspective** Rocco Versaci The English Journal, Vol. 91, No. 2 (Nov., 2001), pp. 61-67 Published by: [|National Council of Teachers of English] Article Stable URL: []

**Intermediality: Bridge to Critical Media Literacy** Ann Watts Pailliotet, Ladislaus Semali, Rita K. Rodenberg, Jackie K. Giles and Sherry L. Macaul The Reading Teacher, Vol. 54, No. 2, Children's Choices for 2000 Phonemic Awareness Multiple Sign Systems (Oct., 2000), pp. 208-219 ished by: [|International Reading Association] Article Stable URL: []

**Interpreting Visual Culture as Cultural Narratives in Teacher Education** Nancy Pauly Studies in Art Education, Vol. 44, No. 3 (Spring, 2003), pp. 264-284 Published by: [|National Art Education Association] Article Stable URL: []

**More than Words: Comics as a Means of Teaching Multiple Literacies** Dale Jacobs The English Journal, Vol. 96, No. 3 (Jan., 2007), pp. 19-25 Published by: [|National Council of Teachers of English] Article Stable URL: []

**Nietzschean Values in Comic Writing** George McFadden boundary 2, Vol. 9/10, Vol. 9, no. 3 - Vol. 10, no. 1, Why Nietzsche Now? A Boundary 2 Symposium (Spring - Autumn, 1981), pp. 337-358 Published by: [|Duke University Press] Article Stable URL: []

**Summer Program Helps Adolescents Merge Technology, Popular Culture, Reading, and Writing for Academic Purposes** Salika A. Lawrence, Kelly McNeal and Melda N. Yildiz Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Vol. 52, No. 6 (Mar., 2009), pp. 483-494 Published by: [|International Reading Association] Article Stable URL: []

**Teacher to Teacher: What Activity Has Been Most Effective in Assisting High School Students to Read Successfully?** Maureen Early, Rosemary Fryer, Jodi Leckbee and Brenda H. Walton The English Journal, Vol. 93, No. 5, Secondary Readers Reading Successfully (May, 2004), pp. 20-23 Published by: [|National Council of Teachers of English] Article Stable URL: []

**The Comic Book Project: Forging Alternative Pathways to Literacy** Michael Bitz Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Vol. 47, No. 7 (Apr., 2004), pp. 574-586 Published by: [|International Reading Association] Article Stable URL: []

**The Comic Book Project: The Lives of Urban Youth** Michael Bitz Art Education, Vol. 57, No. 2 (Mar., 2004), pp. 33-39 Published by: [|National Art Education Association] Article Stable URL: []

**The Motivating Power of Comic Books: Insights from Archie Comic Readers** Bonny Norton The Reading Teacher, Vol. 57, No. 2 (Oct., 2003), pp. 140-147 Published by: [|International Reading Association] Article Stable URL: []

**The Visual Narrative: Kids, Comic Books, and Creativity** Gary R. Hoff Art Education, Vol. 35, No. 2 (Mar., 1982), pp. 20-23 Published by: [|National Art Education Association] Article Stable URL: []

**Transforming English with Graphic Novels: Moving toward Our "Optimus Prime"** James Bucky Carter The English Journal, Vol. 97, No. 2 (Nov., 2007), pp. 49-53 Published by: [|National Council of Teachers of English] Article Stable URL: []

**Understanding the Manga Hype: Uncovering the Multimodality of Comic-Book Literacies** Adam Schwartz and Eliane Rubinstein-Ãvila Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Vol. 50, No. 1 (Sep., 2006), pp. 40-49 Published by: [|International Reading Association] Article Stable URL: []

**Understanding Visual Rhetoric in Digital Writing Environments** Mary E. Hocks College Composition and Communication ,Vol. 54, No. 4 (Jun., 2003), pp. 629-656 Published by: [|National Council of Teachers of English] Article Stable URL: []

**Using Comic Books as Read-Alouds: Insights on Reading Instruction from an English as a Second Language Classroom** Jason Ranker The Reading Teacher, Vol. 61, No. 4 (Dec., 2007 - Jan., 2008), pp. 296-305 Published by: [|International Reading Association] Article Stable URL: []

**Using Graphic Novels, Anime, and the Internet in an Urban High School** Nancy Frey and Douglas Fisher The English Journal, Vol. 93, No. 3 (Jan., 2004), pp. 19-25 Published by: [|National Council of Teachers of English] Article Stable URL: []

**Using Graphic Novels in the High School Classroom: Engaging Deaf Students with a New Genre** Linda Smetana, Darah Odelson, Heidi Burns and Dana L. Grisham Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Vol. 53, No. 3 (Nov., 2009), pp. 228-240 Published by: [|International Reading Association] Article Stable URL: []

**Using Student-Generated Comic Books in the Classroom** Timothy G. Morrison, Gregory Bryan and George W. Chilcoat Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Vol. 45, No. 8 (May, 2002), pp. 758-767 Published by: [|International Reading Association] Article Stable URL: []

**Visual Culture: Developments, Definitions, and Directions for Art Education** Paul Duncum Studies in Art Education ,Vol. 42, No. 2 (Winter, 2001), pp. 101-112 Published by: [|National Art Education Association] Article Stable URL: []

**What Is a Graphic Novel?** Eddie Campbell World Literature Today, Vol. 81, No. 2, Graphic Literature (Mar. - Apr., 2007), pp. 13-15 Published by: [|University of Oklahoma] Article Stable URL: []

**You Gotta See It to Believe It: Teaching Visual Literacy in the English Classroom** Robyn Seglem and Shelbie Witte Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Vol. 53, No. 3 (Nov., 2009), pp. 216-226 Published by: [|International Reading Association] Article Stable URL: []