So You Want to Be a Superhero? How Making Comics in an Afterschool Setting Can Develop Young People’s Creativity, Literacy, and Identity

March 1, 2005 | Media and Technology, Public Programs

A unique afterschool class in making comic strips and comic books, taught by a professional comic artist, encourages both literacy development and identity development in adolescent participants.

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Sarita Khurana

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Publication Name: Afterschool Matters

Volume: 4

Page Number: 1

Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article

Discipline: Art, music, and theater | Education and learning science | Literacy

Audience: Middle School Children (11-13) | Youth/Teen (up to 17)

Environment Type: Media and Technology | Comics, Books, and Newspapers | Public Programs | Afterschool Programs

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