Designing a Program - Toronto Uses Graphic Novels

By: Jennifer Haines

Here are some examples of graphic novels being used at schools located in Toronto, Canada:

Jarvis Collegiate:
Grade 10 English: Maus and Ring of the Nibelung

The Linden School:
Grade 5 English: Courtney Crumrin and the Coven of Mystics
Grade 8 English: Castle Waiting
Grade 8 History: Louis Riel
Grade 10 English: Fables 1001 Nights of Snowfall
Grade 12 English: Persepolis and Fun Home
Grade 12 Biology: creating a medical manual on a superhero

North Toronto:
Grade 10 English:
Same Difference and Other Stories
Scott Pilgrim Vol.1
Death Note Vol.1
Persepolis
Y the Last Man Vol.1

Grade 10 History:
Examining romance, war, and horror comics from the 50s as a window onto the culture of the 1950s.

You can download a sample unit plan for using comics to teach WWII history here.

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Laura This entry was posted in General, Teaching Tools, Teaching With Comics. Bookmark the permalink.

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