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Curated OER

Comic Book Characters

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Explore gender stereotypes by analyzing how male and female characters are depicted in comic books. Using the provided Comic Book Analysis sheet, young scholars record the attributes of male and female comic book characters. Then the...
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Curated OER

Make a Social Skills Superhero Comic Book

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Get creative as you teach a lesson on positive peer and social interactions. Discuss good social interactions through a scenario, brainstorm a positive response to the scenario, then creat a comic book superhero that exemplifies the...
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Curated OER

Comic Renditions

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the intersection between popular and high art by recreating comic strips in various artistic styles and then famous works of art as comics. Through this exploration, students come to conclusions about what art is and...
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Buzz! Whiz! Bang! Using Comic Books to Teach Onomatopoeia

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students find onomatopoeic words, develop a vocabulary list from them, and discuss why writers, especially comic writers, use onomatopoeia. Students use an online tool to create their own comic strips using onomatopoeia.