Beyond Strunk & White: Using Comics to Teach Students to Write Analytically

Authors

Lisa Smith, Pepperdine University

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

7-20-2017

Keywords

Hawkeye, comics, first-year composition, Matt Fraction

Abstract

This paper presents my approach to teaching analytical writing in a first-year composition class using Matt Fraction and David Aja's Hawkeye: My Life as a Weapon, providing practical, constructive advice on how to use comics to improve students' analytical writing skills. Assignment sheet included at end.

Recommended Citation

Lisa Smith. "Beyond Strunk & White: Using Comics to Teach Students to Write Analytically" Comic Arts Conference at Comic-Con International 2017 (2017) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/lisa_smith2/12/