tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085111738542750467.post4374812072607410881..comments2023-12-19T12:59:37.037-06:00Comments on The Graphic Classroom: THE BEST COMICS FOR YOUR CLASSROOM: A LIST FOR ALL GRADE LEVELSUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085111738542750467.post-40771076038718586272009-08-08T06:59:32.721-06:002009-08-08T06:59:32.721-06:00Anonymous:
First Second puts out a lot of great b...Anonymous:<br /><br />First Second puts out a lot of great books. We only list books we have personally reviewed. We just haven't reviewed all of First Second books. The fact is, there are just too many great publishers putting out great stuff for the classroom for us to review everything. But we will keep at it. <br /><br />Keep in mind we are always looking for new writers to help us influence this comic literature movement.Mr. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14732777143938748715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085111738542750467.post-41617043772506330972009-08-07T21:22:03.168-06:002009-08-07T21:22:03.168-06:00I am researching graphic novels for my 7th and 8th...I am researching graphic novels for my 7th and 8th grade classes. I am looking at "Cairo" with some f-word censoring for a world geography unit. I am also looking at "American Born Chinese" for an American history unit. There seems to be quite a few from First Second publishers that can be used in the classroom that I didn't see on your list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085111738542750467.post-52265171760949939912009-02-10T14:18:00.000-06:002009-02-10T14:18:00.000-06:00I taught V for Vendetta after teaching Animal Farm...I taught <I>V for Vendetta</I> after teaching <I>Animal Farm</I> to my high school freshmen, and would highly recommend its addition.<BR/><BR/>FWIW, I wrote of how comics were my own path to lifelong reading (and an eventual lit. degree) in <A HREF="http://education.change.org/blog/view/reading_despite_teaching_or_how_the_hulk_led_me_to_hamlet" REL="nofollow"> "Reading Despite Teaching: How the Hulk Led Me to Hamlet"</A>. Why no Marvel and DC here? They ruled my childhood, led me to sci-fi/fantasy in high school, and finally, literature in college.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085111738542750467.post-20042026957482910712008-12-05T18:39:00.000-06:002008-12-05T18:39:00.000-06:00a couple of great graphic novels worth checking ou...a couple of great graphic novels worth checking out:<BR/>louis riel by chester brown...an outstanding history lesson wonderfully rendered in black and white<BR/>northwest passage by scott chantler, another great, well drawn history lesson with a compelling story<BR/><BR/>the arrival by shaun tan...never seen a story so well told without the use of a single word...transcendent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085111738542750467.post-83770372495609292692008-06-11T15:49:00.000-06:002008-06-11T15:49:00.000-06:00Thanks for the suggestions, Nate. Persepolis is on...Thanks for the suggestions, Nate. Persepolis is on the list, but Epileptic and Deogratias are new to me. I'll check them out. <BR/><BR/>Chrisadminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09810547322546039254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085111738542750467.post-1630179325832023242008-06-11T15:35:00.000-06:002008-06-11T15:35:00.000-06:00More HS graphic novels needed! Maybe Deogratias b...More HS graphic novels needed! Maybe Deogratias by J.P. Stassen. It's pretty graphic (ach!) but it is a well done look at Rwanda. The others to look at would be the Persepolis books and maybe Epileptic by David B.Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17898116190278560475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085111738542750467.post-55446960072003961172008-05-21T11:38:00.000-06:002008-05-21T11:38:00.000-06:00I think that both Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew titles...I think that both Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew titles are great for the classroom as well. Easy to get into, and it's nice for the girls to have a strong female-driven book like Nancy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com