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• Using Comics in the Classroom | "comic books are a gateway drug to literacy" – Art Spiegelman

  As we discuss the stresses and fears of the late 1930s, the War of the Worlds broadcast provides a great vehicle to discuss how media can impact society. I first ask the students to discuss the import...

• Making History Relevant | Using Comics in the Classroom

  And finally the tables are starting to turn Talkin’ ’bout a revolution Talkin’ ’bout a revolution, oh, no Talkin’ ’bout a revolution, oh, no Talkin’ ’bout a revolution, oh, no Songwriters: Chapman...

• War of the Worlds and Media Literacy | Using Comics in the Classroom

  Posted on As we discuss the stresses and fears of the late 1930s, the War of the Worlds broadcast provides a great vehicle to discuss how media can impact society. I first ask the students to discuss...

• Avatar and Star Wars in Social Studies | Using Comics in the Classroom

  By Tim Smyth   In my social studies class, we often discuss how pop culture mirrors events in society and that comics, tv shows, music, art, literature, and movies can thus be considered as societal a...

• A Human Humanities Course | Using Comics in the Classroom

    When I first began as a teacher, the advice I was given was to not let the students see me smile until Christmas and to not divulge any personal information.  Now in my fifteenth year of teaching, I...

• Representation In Comics | Using Comics in the Classroom

  I was also interviewed for the local newspaper on this topic – even making the top fold on the front page! The text of the interview is here – http://www.montgomerynews.com/amblergazette/news/comics-i...