Since students come from so many backgrounds and experiences, its always a good idea to define some terms to get everybody on the same page. I've updated and revised my old What Are Comics presentation. Enjoy the new look! find more resources and lesson plans at http://makingvisualnarratives.com

1. What Are

5. from Robot Dreams by
Sara Varnon, 2007

6. Definitions!
from Understanding Comics by Scott
McCloud, 1993

7. Definitions!
Huh?
from Understanding Comics by Scott
McCloud, 1993

8. Images placed in sequence create a story.

11. If you change the second
image, it changes the
meaning of the story.

13. Proto Comics

14. Proto Comics

15. SOURCES
• http://comicsinaflash.com
• http://comicsnap.com
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztec_codices
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayeux_Tapestry
• http://garfield.com
• Robot Dreams, Sara Varnon, 2007
• Understanding Comics, Scott McCloud, 1993
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