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Tim BUsing Comic Life
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Mary Ann Appleresources
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Ms. HGreat ideas for comic life in the classroom.
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Sheri Trapp-CordovaGood article with lots of references to more good articles on using comics in the classroom.
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Carol BroosComic life tutorial
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Dianne KrauseA good article that describes why to use comics and how to get started with Comic Life.
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Jeff JohnsonThere's a long history of comics in the classroom, and the list of references at the end of this article is a great starting point for learning about this concept. While there's still resistance to this medium being used in education - whether by staff or students - there is also a growing movement to use every valuable tool available. Comics have some great uses in the classroom and in a variety of curricula. From pre-readers to high school students, from English to ESL to Science and Math, comics can help students analyze, synthesize and absorb content that may be more difficult when presented in only one way.
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For the pre-reader, a comic can be purely graphical in nature and help provide practice with sequencing as well as concrete to abstract transitions using illustrations instead of written words.
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For more advanced readers, comics can contain all the complexity of 'normal' written material which the student must decode and comprehend, such as puns, alliteration, metaphors, symbolism, point of view, context, inference, and narrative structures. A comic can also be a stepping-stone to more complex and traditional written work.
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gina stefaninigood blog instructions for comic life and related resources
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Joan J. OsborneLook into Comic Life and its applications in the classroom. It looks like a fun and promising tool.
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Martina HenkeGreat starting point for learning about Comic Life
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Lauri GraybillComics have some great uses in the classroom and in a variety of curricula. From pre-readers to high school students, from English to ESL to Science and Math, comics can help students analyze, synthesize and absorb content that may be more difficult when
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craig rolandLesson plan on using Comic Life.
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Tami BrassThere's a long history of comics in the classroom, and the list of references at the end of this article is a great starting point for learning about this concept. While there's still resistance to this medium being used in education - whether by staff or

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