Job Posting: Want to Write Educational Comics?

Thanks to Beth D. for sharing this posting from H-Net.org. Looks like the educational comics field continues to expand!


EZ COMICS - AP History Teacher- Content Writer for Second World War covered in AP US History and AP World History

Location: Rhode Island, United States
Institution Type: Other Position Type: Temporary
Submitted: Friday, February 13th, 2009
Main Category: U.S. History
Secondary Categories:
World History

INTRODUCTION :EZ Comics ( www.ezcomics.com) , is a Rhode Island based learning and education company with the focus on making fun and creative comics for students with History as the subject. The firm has three comic books so far based on different events and important figures and personalities from the US History.

SCOPE :EZ Comics invites applications for AP US and AP World History teacher /researcher in the field of US History to produce a specification document that includes any or all objective and subjective based questions for the topic 'Second World War' that is covered in the both the above mentioned exams.We seek candidates whose research and teaching interests may focus on�but are not limited to�the following areas as per the curriculum outline in the AP US History and AP World History Exam. From AP US History:21. The Second World Wara.The rise of fascism and militarism in Japan, Italy, and Germanyb. Prelude to war: policy of neutralityc.The attack on Pearl Harbor and United States declaration of ward. Fighting a multifront ware.Diplomacy, war aims, and wartime conferencesf. The United States as a global power in the Atomic AgeFrom AP World History:E. 1914 CE to present4. Compare the effects of the World War II on areas outside of Europe.

PURPOSE :This specification document will be used to used to create content for the comic book based on 'Second World War' , keeping in mind the objective of the AP curriculum, that can specifically address the exam questions in the document and in return help students prepare for the AP Exams.

DELIVERABLES:

Deliverable No. 1

INPUT
Candidates should be able to find all the relevant resources pertaining to the Second World War with its scope to the AP US History and AP World History Exam in order to produce the document. The resources will include text books, exam books , sample exams and other such material available.

For example :
a. Cracking the AP World History Exam, 2009 Edition, Princeton Review Chapter 10 :Recent Stuff- Around 1914 to the Present , Pg 243-252
b. Cracking the AP US History Exam, 2009 Edition,Princeton ReviewChapter 13: The Early Twentieth Century, Pg 159-165

Deliverable No. 2

OUTPUT
The document will include all the types of questions tested on the exam such as MCQs, DBQs, Free Response questions that cover the Second World War on both the AP US History and AP World History.The document should include as many questions as it may require to fully cover the wider scope of the exam topic mentioned and that will help a student take the AP Exam. At the minimum the document should includeMCQS : 1000DBQS: 200Free Response Questions: 200

Some examples of questions tested in the AP exam on the Second World War are......

[I don't want to step on H-Net's toes by coping the entire post. Follow the link in the blog post title for complete info]

......Contact Info: Mehul MaldeEmail: mehulmalde@gmail.com
Website: http://www.ezcomics.com