COMICS IN THE CLASSROOM: INSPIRING A NEW GENERATION OF STORYTELLERS | |
Fifteen years ago, TOON’s Editorial Director, Françoise Mouly, launched the imprint to introduce the then revolutionary notion that comics can stir a lifelong love of reading in kids. Now, the prestigious Lucy Calkins Teachers College Reading and Writing Project (TCRWP) expands TOON's mission with a groundbreaking new textbook: Graphic Novels: Writing in Pictures and Words!
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It is their first writing unit to focus specifically on graphic novels. Françoise Mouly says: “The work teachers and librarians do in the classroom is nothing short of miraculous–watching Hareem A. Khan, Eric Hand, and Lucy Calkins herself apply their expertise and insights to comics has been one of the rewarding experiences of my publishing career. I can’t wait to welcome the new generation of comics creators and readers that this guide is bound to spark!”
The unit, heavily illustrated with doodles and diagrams, helps all teachers understand the visual elements of comics storytelling. Teachers, even if they lack drawing skills, can help students in grades 4 to 6 develop their own writing and storytelling crafts and guide them to create their own graphic novels. The guide is packaged with Comics: Easy as ABC! by Ivan Brunetti and Stinky by Eleanor Davis and uses multiple TOON Books as references.
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