Note to our finalists: The judges' responses are still coming in. We will notify the winners as soon as we have all our results and have had a chance to put together the judges' responses for you. Thank you for your patience! We know it is hard to wait. Looking forward to more Book Bash fun? Book Arts Bash will be back in Spring of 2010.
Please visit the Favorite Poem Project, and hear Americans read the poetry they love. |
 Submission Guidelines: Comic books come in all shapes and sizes. We only ask that you can fit your entry into a standard manila envelope. Your comic book should be complete with text and illustrations appearing integrated on the same page. It can be color or black and white, computer generated or hand-drawn, and it can be as long as you need it to be. Keep in mind that the standard size for comic book is 11x17, folded in half to make the book. You can make it smaller if you like. Your comic can be a long narrative that spans the entire book, or it can be a collection of shorter "stories" or even a collection of short cartoons you might find in the comics section of the newspaper. Invent your own characters -- do not include any copyrighted images or characters.
Teaching This Genre:
Writing a comic book can be a fun, no-stress way to enter the world of
book creation. Imagining superheroes and dastardly villains, or
creating silly characters like fat cats or rude beagles, may have no
obvious literary merit, but is definitely fun. If you and your child
have read the works of Dav Pilkey (Captain Underpants!) or the
Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, you know that comics go beyond
Superman and Lois Lane, and are a very accessible art form for
children. For older kids, writing graphic novels or more "serious"
comics are a great way to integrate art and writing, and for all
students, creating comics can be a neat summary for a concept learned,
a book read, a piece of history mastered. Have you read the comic
version of Moby Dick? How about a comic about gravity and force? A
villain and hero series set in Ancient Egypt? There are a thousand
possibilities for using comics to get kids excited about learning. Comic creator: http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/ Links on writing comics: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Comic-Book http://www.writing-world.com/freelance/comics.shtml http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_book http://members.shaw.ca/creatingcomics/writers.html http://members.aol.com/jayjay5000/Jimswords.htmlVideos on how to use manga and comic making software: http://www.youtube.com/profile_play_list?user=contentparadise 2008 Finalists: 3rd-6th Grade: Jayson S., "Moonboy! The Exciting, The Mouth Drooling, Awesome Adventures (Well Maybe Not So Exciting Adventures) of Moonboy." 7th-9th Grade:
Patience W., "Dark Realms: Warmorning" |
