Drawing from the Past: Using Local History Sources & Comics to Inspire Learning
A day-long workshop bringing together teachers, members of local historical societies & interested community members in an interdisciplinary approach to exploring history with COMICS.
DURATION: 1-2 hours
PARTICIPANTS: Teachers, historical society staff & members, community members
FACILITIES: Public library space or equivalent conference room facilities
TOPICS INCLUDE:
- The history and key techniques of sequential art (A.K.A. “comics”!) [MORE >>]
- Illustrating local history by synthesizing and interpreting primary sources
[PROGRAM OUTLINE: Civil War Comics Camp] - Designing rigorous, engaging comics-based history lessons and units aligned with Common Core Curriculum standards [MORE >>]
- Using artwork to bring local history to wider audiences
SUGGESTIONS FOR PARTICIPANTS:
- If possible, bring primary sources from your local historical society or materials you use in teaching or sharing local history with others.Pick documents that tell a story and particlarly speak to you (for example, a diary, letter, image, etc.)
- We encourage you to attend as a community team if you can (e.g., teachers of different subjects, history enthusiasts, artists, etc.)
Please contact me asap about research into the Hawks’.
J ~ You can use https://livefreeanddraw.com/contact to send an email about this. ~ M