Graphic Novels as Pedagogy in Social Studies: How to Draw Citizenship

Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Comics and Hyperreality
	Society and Citizen
	Citizenship and Social Studies
	Comics and Citizenship in Hyperreality
	Making and Reading Comics
	Bringing It All Together
	References
2 Reading Comics for Citizenship
	Comics Cheat Sheet
	The Past
		Closure and History
		The Grammar of History
	Skills and Dispositions Framework
	The NCSS Standards/Disciplines of the Social Studies
		Comic VOR Activity
	Law and Civics
		Title IX and Disability Assignment
	Mythology
	Prior Knowledge and Emotional Context
		Prior Knowledge and Emotions Assignment
	Prior Knowledge and Emotional Context Assignment
	Global Citizenship
		Adding Buddhism Assignment
	References
3 Reading Symbolism and Leadership into Comics
	Leaders and Unethical Spectacles
		Leadership Spectacle Assignment
	Buddhist Leadership
	Symbolism
	Symbols as Constellation (Arnheim, 1965/1997)
		Everyday Symbolism Assignment
		Stereotype Assignment
		Overt and Subtle Symbol Assignment
	Political Typology of Symbols
	What Do People Actually Think of Symbols?
		Ethnography Assignment
	References
4 Drawing Citizenship
	Historical Situations and Historical Fiction
		Historical Situations Assignment
		Multilinearity Assignment
			Messy History Assignment
	Buddhist Superheroes
		Create a Buddhist Superhero Assignment
	Illustrating Skills, Dispositions, and Values and Actions
		Draw a Skill or Disposition Assignment
		Civic Participation Assignment
		Civil Participation Assignment
	Emotional Context
		Emotion Thumbnail Assignment
	Worldbuilding and Geography
		Draw Your Neighborhood Assignment
		Pick a Local Spot Assignment
		Place Through the Years Assignment
		Visit a Local Attraction Assignment
	Pop Culture
		Pop Culture Assignment
	Mythology
		Modern Mythology Drawing Assignment
	Current Events and Political Cartoons
		Sequential Law Assignment
		Comics Journalism and Current Events Assignment
	Museum Education
		Museum Education Assignment
	References
5 Drawing Symbolism and Leadership
	Leadership Exercise
		Drawing Leadership Assignment
		Fictional Leader Creation Assignment
		Illustrate a Leadership Theory Assignment
		Buddhist Advisor Assignment
	Drawing Vision
		Drawing Vision Assignment
	Leadership Creation Field Trip
		Leadership Field Trip Assignment
		Leadership Field Trip Assignment #2
	Symbolism
	Jam Law Comic
		Jam Law Comic Assignment
	Thinking in Symbols
		Sequence Metaphor Assignment
	Constellation Symbol Activity
		Constellation Symbolism Assignment
	Culminating Symbolism Activity
		Component I. The Comic
		Component II
	References
6 Conclusion
	Assessment
	General Perceptions and Implementation
	Assessing Student Work
	Suitability
	Letizia’s Basement
	Analysis
	A Parting Note
	References
Appendix
Synopsis
References
Index