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Biolojam – The Educational Comic, Stacey Barrie May 2006

Biolojam – The Educational Comic, Stacey Barrie

Senior Honors Projects

BioloJam is a biology comic aimed towards 7th and 8th grade students. The goal of the project was to create an educational resource that students would find entertaining and enlightening. The project is available on the web and is free to use for educational purposes by teachers, students, and parents. There are two comics: the larger, more complicated “Cell Breakout” and the smaller, more conversational “Giraffic Park.” In Cell Breakout, the three heroes are trapped inside a video game in a plant cell, and learn all about cell functions as they try to escape. In Giraffic Park, the trio are …


Using Comic Books To Motivate Literacy Development In The Classroom, Adolfo Real Jr. Jan 2006

Using Comic Books To Motivate Literacy Development In The Classroom, Adolfo Real Jr.

Education | Print Theses

The purpose of this review of the literature is to examine ways of using comic books as a new medium to help increase students' motivation to read and increase their skills in literacy. Comic books are no longer just fantastical stories about superheroes vs. supervillains. They cover social aspects of current society. They make historical events come to life. They entertain, but can also teach. Comic books have a vast potential for classroom use. The intent of this paper is to identify methods to incorporate the usage of comic books into the curriculum, based on the academic level or grade …


Old Comics And Current Technology Combine To Form New Hybrids, James Carter Dec 2005

Old Comics And Current Technology Combine To Form New Hybrids, James Carter

James B Carter

Critical reviews of "40 Years of The Amazing Spider-Man." DVD-ROM. Graphic Imaging Technology. New York: Marvel Comics, 2004 and "44 Years of Fantastic Four." DVD-ROM. Graphic Imaging Technology. New York: Marvel Comics, 2005.


Enchanting Readers With Revisionist Fairy Tales, James Carter Dec 2005

Enchanting Readers With Revisionist Fairy Tales, James Carter

James B Carter

"Students examine three examples of revisionist fairy tales in which female characters act in empowered roles rather than behaving helpless and submissive"