A history of education as expressed in the NEA Journal cartoons. (RA)

Gives suggestions on style and materials for beginning editorial cartoonists. (HTH)

Discusses significant aspects of cartooning and provides suggestions helpful in developing cartooning as a strong element in a student newspaper. Includes reproductions of students' cartoons. (GT)

An award-winning high school cartoonist offers tips on improving the cartoons in school newspapers. Several of his cartoons and comic strips are included. (GT)

Thirty-six five- to six-year-old girls viewed one of three television network cartoons, either high or low stereptyped or neutral. They were then tested for sex-role stereotyping on a 24-item measure, each item showing a male and a female and asking a question about them. (JMB)

A few materials such as yarn and scraps of paper and cloth can provide the media for recording limitless ideas from the imaginations of students. With a little encouragement and a few suggestions of actions, emotions, exaggerations and activities students will produce a vast array of amusing characters. (Author)

The effect of resolution of incongruity on children's appreciation of cartoon humor was examined. (SB)

Cartoons illustrating scientific concepts were used in the London Underground and informal learning sites to raise adult awareness of science and promote lifelong learning. They are also being used in formal learning situations such as adult-literacy classes. (SK)

Describes how cartoons function as bait to lure the reader to read the newspaper's prose. Argues that a cartoonist must be well-informed, intelligent, and analytical. Discusses cultivating and training student cartoon artists, improving cartooning skills, and the making of a good cartoonist. (SR)

Offers tips from a high school (later college) journalism cartoonist. Discusses being a student cartoonist, and argues that, first and foremost, a cartoonist must become a good journalist. Includes a short list of resources regarding cartooning. (SR)

The Pinis are creating a vast and intricate saga to stories involving different groups of elves, trolls, and humans. In the fall of 2004, the conversation between Fiction Reviews Editor Julie Scordato and the Pinis about ElfQuest and their perspective on the student artist is presented.

The author disagrees with Homer Simpson who claims that "...cartoons don't have any deep meaning. They're just stupid drawings that give you a cheap laugh." He argues that The Simpsons have a deep meaning in the same way as the works of Jonathan Swift and George Orwell. The message in The Simpsons, Swift, and Orwell is that those in charge do not…

In this article, the author offers his perspective that underlies the plot lines and character developments in various super-hero serials produced by Marvel Comic Books. Stan Lee, the creator of this giant comic books company, the original writers and artists, and their successors at Marvel Comics have given readers a vision of human reality that…

This article presents several punctuation activities that help students practice dialogue-writing skills. Teachers can help their students become intrepid reporters by providing them with story ideas or by inviting them to develop their own "scoops." In addition, comic strips can also be used for dialogue-writing practice.

Recent research has documented the persistence of unequal gender relations and homophobia in young people's lives. Feminist post-structural theories of gender and socio-cultural theories of learning suggest educators need to understand students' constructions of gender relations, masculine/feminine desires, and sexuality if they hope to challenge…