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Author Bitz, Michael (Michael Eric)

Title Manga high : literacy, identity, and coming of age in an urban high school / Michael Bitz.

Publication Info. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Education Press, [2009]
©2009

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  371.33 B624M    Check Shelf
Description xii, 196 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Foreword / by Françoise Mouly -- Introduction : the story behind the stories -- pt. I. The story. "Manga is my life" : foundations of the comic book club -- "Superman is so silly" : student connections to manga -- "I'm writing for my life" : literacy and learning -- "My name is Sayuri" : identity and culture -- "They changed. They really changed!" : inspiring educators -- pt. II. The students. Stardaisha -- C-Wiz -- Erick -- Samantha -- Tenzin -- Reggie -- Treasure -- Kischer -- Keith -- Conclusion : beyond the comics -- Appendixes. Anatomy of a comic book club -- Methodology -- Club members' favorite manga.
Summary Shares the story of the after-school comic book club at Martin Luther King Jr. High School in New York City, a group that has decided to concentrate on drawing manga, analyzing the processes and products of the club, and featuring profiles of selected students with examples of their work.
Subject Comic books, strips, etc., in education -- United States -- Case studies.
Comic books and teenagers -- United States -- Case studies.
Martin Luther King Jr. High School (New York, N.Y.) -- Case studies.
Children with social disabilities -- Education (Secondary) -- United States -- Case studies.
Minority high school students -- United States -- Social conditions -- Case studies.
ISBN 9781934742181 paperback
193474218X paperback
9781934742198 library
1934742198 library
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