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CBLDF’s recent groundbreaking survey offered concrete evidence that teachers and students are embracing comics as valuable tools in the classroom. Across ages and demographics, the study showed who are using comics, what comics they’re using, what obstacles comics face in classrooms, and a path forward for how educators and the industry can work together to advance the format in the education environment. Based on that, here’s the top 11 comics being used by teachers in the classroom, with free resources available for you to utilize these comics, and links to get special signed or personalized copies for classroom or private library. CBLDF has provided most of the resources included, but any outside ones credit the publisher or site that developed them. 

Top Comics in Classrooms

1. Maus

Art Spiegelman

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Resources

• Case Study: Maus

• Discussion Guide

• Teacher’s Guide for Maus from the Vancouver Holocaust Centre

 

2. MARCH

John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell

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Resources

• Using Graphic Novels in Education: March: Book One

• Using Graphic Novels in Education: March: Book Three

 

3. Persepolis

Marjane Satrapi

Resources

• Discussion Guide

• Adding Persepolis to Library or Classroom

• Classroom Guide

 

4. American Born Chinese

Gene Luen Yang

Resources

• Teaching Tolerance, A CBLDF Webinar with Gene Luen Yang

  Using Graphic Novels in Education: American Born Chinese

• Pop Culture Classroom Teacher’s Guide

5. Amulet

Kazu Kibuishi

Resources

• Using Graphic Novels in Education: Amulet

• Scholastic’s Lesson Plan Ideas for Amulet

 

6. Bone

Jeff Smith

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Resources

• Adding Bone to Your Library or Classroom Collection

• Scholastic’s Teaching Guides for Bone

 

7. Understanding Comics

Scott McCloud

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Resources

• Panel Power

• The Center for Cartoon Studies Teacher Resources

• Raising a Reader!

 

8. Ms. Marvel

G. Willow Wilson

Resources

• Using Graphic Novels in Education: Ms. Marvel

• She Changed Comics: G. Willow Wilson

• Pop Culture Classroom’s Teaching Guide Ms. Marvel

 

9. Smile

Raina Telgemeier

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Resources

• Using Graphic Novels in Education: Smile

• How Smile Changed the Comics Industry

• CBLDF Podcast with Raina Telgemeier

 

(Tied) 10. Dogman

Dav Pilkey

Resources

• Scholastic’s Teaching Guides for Dog Man

• Reading is Fundamental – Printables & Activities

 

(Tied) 10. Watchmen

Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons

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Resources

• Discussion Guide

• Case Study: Watchmen

• NYCC: Watchmen Unit

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