Vaquera Films
Wonder Women - The Untold Story of American Superheroines: Middle School Curriculum Guide
Women in power are the focus of a three-module unit that employs comic books to bring home the importance of equality and proficient media literacy skills. In module one, scholars examine gender roles in media—boosting media literacy and...
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Comic Book Characters
Explore gender stereotypes by analyzing how male and female characters are depicted in comic books. Using the provided Comic Book Analysis sheet, students record the attributes of male and female comic book characters. Then the whole...
Vaquera Films
Wonder Women - The Untold Story of American Superheroines: High School Curriculum Guide
A 41-page curriculum guide tells the story of the untold stories of American Superheroines! Divided into three modules, the guide is designed to be used before, during, and after viewing the 2012 documentary Wonder Women! The Untold...
American Library Association
Creating 21st Century Superheroes
Create 21st century learners by utilizing technology and library databases. Scholars explore the concept of comic books as literature and create a superhero who could uniquely solve a 21st century global issue. Databases such as SIRS are...
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Creating a Classic Comic Book
Students read a given play. They choose the key scenes from the play and write a narration to carry the plot line between those scenes. They create a comic book that depicts these key scenes, complete with pictures and text balloons.
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Comic Book Project
Students write a comic. In this writing lesson, students discuss comic books and why they continue to be so popular. Students create a comic book using an imaginary character. Students must present a problem and solution in their comic.
Curated OER
The Adventures of Buddy McNutty
In this the adventures of Buddy McNutty instructional activity, students read the comic book style pages about how peanuts grow, where are they grown, and their nutritional content, and then answer 5 multiple choice questions.
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The Secret Origin of Good Readers [Pdf]
This downloadable .pdf explains the research on graphic novels (comic books) as well as offering practical suggestions for classroom lessons and other resources. This is a large file, so it may take a few moments for this to load.
National Library of France
National Library of France: Comics Before Comics
A must for fans of comic books. Online exhibit examines the ancestors of comic books.
Columbia University
Columbia University: Libraries Exhibitions: Comics in the Curriculum
Comics and graphic novels have always been a popular trend among young people. Discover important literary themes and archetypes often used in this format.
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Inside Penciling Comics: Two Point Perspective
On this website you can learn how two point perspectives are used to create pictures in comic books.
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The Comic Book Project
This art-based literacy program works to increase student proficiency through writing, designing, and publishing an original comic book. You can particpate by paying a small fee per student.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Using Comic Books to Teach Onomatopoeia
This lesson plan uses comic books to teach elements of onomatopoeia. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Jewish Immigration, Popular Culture, the Comic Book
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using primary source documents students look at Jewish immigration to the United states, popular culture of the time and the birth of the comic book.
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Digital Comic Museum: Comics
[Free Registration/Login Required] Looking for the Phantom Lady or Sherlock Holmes comic? This site is dedicated to making Golden Age Comic books available online. Users can make a free account to have access to copyright free comic...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Make Your Own Captain Underpants Comic
Create a Captain Underpants comic by choosing characters, dialogue, objects, and backgrounds on a series of four slides. Then view the comic and email it to a friend. Requires Adobe Flash.