Teacher guides from Tim Smyth
https://www.mackidsschoolandlibrary.com/teachers-guide-speak-the-graphic-novel/ - Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak graphic novel adaptation
https://www.scholastic.com/content/dam/scholastic/educators/discussion-guides/hey-kiddo-sunshine-guide.pdf - Jarrett Krosoczka’s Hey, Kiddo and Sunshine.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/classroom/lesson-plans/2024/09/lesson-plan-teaching-9-11-through-comics - PBS lesson on 9/11 and Amazing Spider-Man #3
https://www.abramsbooks.com/pdfs/resources/We_Are_Not_Strangers_Guide_B.pdf - We Are Not Strangers - Japanese-American Internment Camps
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eIqnPLVpBat4s5yNWsfVmUkqQV_QoefNNhVLogZbTO4/edit?usp=sharing - La Voz de M.A.Y.O.by Henry Barajas
War of the Worlds, Totalitarianism, and Media Literacy https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-S2rVr3V3HNjhsuhOEghSp-V7MhcBPA52E8tlJI83x8/edit?usp=sharing
US State Department lesson - creating a national superhero - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kjndr4WOhiZScLnzSbfTCoBSakS1Ztd-qQhetMG7qMM/edit?usp=sharing
https://www.mackidsschoolandlibrary.com/teachers-guide-speak-the-graphic-novel/ - educator guide for the graphic novel adaptation of Speak
https://www.historycomics.net/free-comics-1 - Tim Smyth’s website - all comics are fee and available online. Manty different topics and grade levels represented.
https://historycomics.edublogs.org/2014/11/06/fairytales-as-artifacts/ - Modern Fairytale lesson
https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00086056/00001/1j - ABCs for Baby Patriots - British picture book on imperialism
https://historycomics.edublogs.org/2016/04/24/history-superheroes/ - making historical figures into superhero lesson and templates
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/classroom/2022/09/lesson-plan-teaching-9-11-through-comics/ - Spider-Man 9/11 lesson by Tim Smyth
https://jarrettlerner.com/activities/ - Jarrett Lerner website - creating and finishing comics
https://t.co/Yl1l8blca9 - Smithsonian link - teaching Japanese-American incarceration camps. Complete mini comics and lesson ideas. Also information having students create their own comics, for any lesson, form one piece of paper.
https://americanenglish.state.gov/resources/teaching-comics-and-graphic-novels?fbclid=IwAR1s-jd0P3gVqMufQTiiWVqPMuSnCyu4k-lfhp6GJjvhUu17wyB3muU3h0k#child-2639 - US State Department resources for an online comics creation course. HUGE list of resources and comics examples from around the world - students creating national superheroes and solving problems. Excellent examples to show different ways to make comics - hand drawing, pictures, PowerPoint, Pixton, and more.
https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/spring-2015/martin-luther-king-and-the-montgomery-story - MLK, Jr. and the Montgomery Story comic - also has resources for educators.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/fullpage/madaya-mom-42363064 - Madaya Mom from Marvel Comics and ABC News - based on texts from a mother in Madaya, Sryia during the conflict.
https://thecomicrepublic.com/ - free comics from Nigeria
Graphic Novel/Comics reviews and lists -
https://www.ala.org/rt/gncrt/awards/best-graphic-novels-reading-lists - American Library Association best comics reading list
https://www.ala.org/yalsa/great-graphic-novels - HUGE listing of graphic novels for teens from the American Library Association
https://mangainlibraries.com/ - huge resource for Manga
https://www.graphiclibrary.org/ - great comics resource for comics in schools
https://imaginationsoup.net/the-best-graphic-novels-for-kids/ - large listing of graphic novels and some educator tips as well.
https://childhood101.com/comic-books-graphic-novels/ - list organized by age level for younger readers
https://noflyingnotights.com/ - lists and reviews - many by students.
“graphic novels books for kids” - good search thread for Amazon
SOME ARTICLES FROM TIM SMYTH -
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/column-bringing-comics-classroom-made-love-teaching
