Comics in the classroom?!?!??

Kevin and I analyzed an article called:
           Teaching History with Comic Books:
           A Case Study of Violence, War, and the Graphic Novel

This article mostly discusses about the comic: Unknown Soldier and its usability in history classes.

Two types of comics:

• superhero story-telling
• story-lines discussing war (WWII) and social problems (Segregation/Race relations).

Japanese comics (all ages):

American kid comics:

American mature comics:

Unknown Soldier = WWII  &  Uganda

  
Pros:

• Graphic novels teach students allow a different perspective on a topic.
• Visuals excite students about the topic and make them more involved in discussions.

Cons:

• Students need to already know about the topic in order to be able to analyze the comic's contents.
• Teachers need to go more in-depth to fill in on some topics glanced over by comics.

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