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In the Shadow of No Towers

Publication Information
Author:  Spiegelman, Art Illustrator:  Spiegelman, Art
Title:  In the Shadow of No Towers Date:  2004
Publisher:  Random House City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-375-42307-9 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    graphic novel

HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies| language arts - reading

Summary:
Part personal reaction to 9/11 and part history of newspaper comics, this book is a bit like a graphic novel. It is raw in tone and difficult to follow at spots.

Teaching Ideas:
Teachers will want to review the text carefully with students in mind. [The second part of the book seems somewhat disjointed from the first. Teachers and students may want to explore this.] The book offers an interesting review and some samples of very early comics in newspapers. The book could be used in a small but growing text set on 9/11 as well as one on graphic novels.

Teaching Strategies:
bullet Creating a Classroom Magazine
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/create_class_zine.pdf
bullet Unsent Letters
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/unsent_letters.pdf

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Art and Photography > art > cartoons
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > death
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > fear
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > grief
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > loss
bullet Hardships > disasters
bullet Literature and Language > figurative language > imagery
bullet History > topic > terriorism > 9/11


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