NEW WAY TO LEARN; PUPILS MASTER BASICS OF COMIC BOOK ART.Byline: Sandy Yang yang (yang) [Chinese] in Chinese philosophy, the active, positive, masculine principle that is complementary to yin; see yin, under principle. Staff Writer The professional comic book comic book Bound collection of comic strips, usually in chronological sequence, typically telling a single story or a series of different stories. The first true comic books were marketed in 1933 as giveaway advertising premiums. artists giving lessons to Hale Middle School sixth-graders Thursday didn't scrimp scrimp v. scrimped, scrimp·ing, scrimps v.intr. To economize severely. v.tr. 1. To be excessively sparing with or of. 2. To cut or make too small or scanty. on the basics. ``You want the ears between the eyes and the nose,'' M.C. Comics art director Michael Apice told about 50 students sitting on the floor. ``If you make the ear higher than the eyes, remember that the other ear has to be that high too.'' The lessons are part of a five-week project that has students making comic books, putting on a play and figuring out mathematically how pyramids and tombs were constructed - all incorporating English, reading, math and social studies. The theme is ancient Egypt  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. .
Thursday's sessions prepared the sixth-graders to make comic books on their own, capturing in ink, color and word bubbles the history of ancient Egypt Archaeological evidence indicates that a distinct culture was developing in the Nile valley from before 5000 BC. What is now called the Pharaonic Period is dated from around 3100 BC, when Egypt became a unified state, until its survival as an independent state ceased in 332 BC, with its . ``It was fun and exciting,'' said James Key, 12, after the demonstration. ``It was a new way to learn.'' The comic book sessions were brought to the school by educational publishing company Modern Curriculum Press. By getting major talent from the comic book world to work with fourth- to sixth-graders, ``we're using the best of what comics have to offer,'' said Ruth Mullineaux, Modern Curriculum Press Product Manager. ``We get kids who don't like to read to pick up a comic book and develop literacy habits.'' Other elementary and middle schools throughout the country are also using the unlikely new learning tool to promote literacy and love of learning, Mullineaux said. For many of the Hale students, the comic book artists were like celebrities. Outside the classroom, reading teacher Steve Polvy's class mobbed former Marvel The original code name for Microsoft Network. Comics editor in chief and comic book legend Marv Wolfman, who had talked about the elements of a story. By working on comic books and plays and meeting professionals in the business, the project teaches something more valuable than Egyptian history, Polvy said. ``We're bringing real world ideas,'' Polvy said. ``By the students working together in production companies, they're learning teamwork, ethics ethics, in philosophy, the study and evaluation of human conduct in the light of moral principles. Moral principles may be viewed either as the standard of conduct that individuals have constructed for themselves or as the body of obligations and duties that a , how to form a company and creativity.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (1) Students at Hale Middle School in Woodland Hills practice drawing faces as part of a five-week comic book series learning project. (2) M.C. Comics art director Michael Apice demonstrates guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. for proper proportion of the human face to sixth-graders Thursday. Gus Ruelas/Staff Photographer |
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