Genres and Topics

DEFINITION & RATIONALE

Animation is a performing art rather then a graphic art.

WEBSITES: CURRICULUM AND LESSON PLANS

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School Library Journal - slj.com

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          Reviews of Graphic Novels and their use in classrooms  CA6574353

          Digital Rsources:  Are Graphic Novesl giving you a headache?  CA6537038

ReadWriteThink.org

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               Buzz!Whiz!Bang! Using Comic Books to Teach Onomatopoeia

               Gabbing About Garfield:Conversing About Texts with Cooic Creator

               Graffiti Wall: Discussing and Responding to Literature Using Graphics

               Graphic Life Map

www.hbook.com/pdf/articles.mar06_rudinger.pdf

SOFTWARE:

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Pencil is an animation/drawing software for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux. It lets you create traditional hand-drawn animation (cartoon) using both bitmap and vector graphics. Pencil is free and open source.

http://www.les-stooges.org/pascal/pencil/index.php?id=Home

Another simple program to teach frame by frame animation using stick figures is: Pivot Stick Figure Animator *No artistic skill needed*

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/stickfigure.html

WEBSITES: GENERAL RESOURCES ON TOPIC

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http://www.pixar.com/shorts/index.html

Anime and manga: Reviews on anime and manga, information about upcoming releases, news, conventions, etc.

ARTICLES (for teacher background knowledge)

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ARTICLES (for students, short, readable, and high interest)

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BOOKS (about teaching this topic/genre)

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BOOKS (general information about this topic/genre)

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ONLINE VIDEO, SHORT FILMS & MOVIE CLIPS

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Animated Bayeux Tapestry - Detailing the Norman Conquest of England via YouTube

RADIO/PODCASTS

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MOVIES

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