Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Teaching Graphic Novels in the Classroom
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  • About This Site & Author
  • Rationale
    • Tennessee Curriculum Standards
    • Statement of Rationale
    • Assessment of Need
    • Reviews
  • About the Author: Frank Miller
  • Before Reading...
    • What is a Graphic Novel?
    • History of the Batman
    • Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Character List
    • Prior to Reading and Preview Activities
  • Graphic Novel Summary
    • Book 1 "The Dark Knight Returns"
    • Book 2 "The Dark Knight Triumphant"
    • Book 3 "Hunt the Dark Knight"
    • Book 4 "The Dark Knight Falls"
  • Historical Context
  • Cultural Connections
  • Literary Explorations
  • Themes
  • Additional Resources
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      • Works Cited and Consulted
      • Additional Resources
      • Downloads
    • For Students

Additional Resources


Drawing Words and Writing Pictures
http://dw-wp.com/ 
     This website/teaching blog is a helpful resources in priming students about what graphic novels are and is full of  activities.  Below are downloads of the comic strip that can be used as a handout to introduce graphic novels.  
 http://dw-wp.com/resources/what-is-a-graphic-novel/  
whatisagraphicnovepage1.pdf
File Size: 1269 kb
File Type: pdf
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LearnNC.org - Using Comics in the Classroom
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/631 
     North Carolina's Education website points out the benefits of using comics and graphic novels across the curriculum.  


ReadWriteThink.org Sites
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/comic/vocabulary.html?title=ComicVocabulary 
     This online tool offers illustrated definitions of various vocabulary terms associated with the comic book genre.  Below is a downloadable handout, from the same site, on parts and people that make a comic.  This can be also be used to prime students before reading.

comicbookprimer.pdf
File Size: 31 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/essaymap/ 
     This is a great tool to help students to organize their thoughts to write essays.


http://www.teachingdegree.org/2009/07/05/comics-in-the-classroom-100-tips-tools-and-resources-for-teachers/
     Comics in the Classroom: 100 Tips, Tools, and Resources for Teachers is a compilation of many websites that offer resources, tools, suggestions and rational for using graphic novels and comics in the classroom. 


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