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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source: Truth, Justice, and the Superhero Comic Book

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the emergence of superhero comic books.
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Other

Make Beliefs Comix: Create Your Own Comic

For Students 3rd - 5th
Create a three frame comic strip by choosing backgrounds, characters, and objects. Add original dialogue or thoughts, review the comic, and then print or email it to share.
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University of Kentucky

Chem Comics: Krypton

For Students 9th - 10th
All sorts of comics (especially Superman) where krypton comes into play. Nice graphics for a presentation or report.
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University of Kentucky

Chem Comics: Californium

For Students 9th - 10th
A comic page from 1964 that features californium as one of several elements for which no practical uses were then known.
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University of Kentucky

Uk: Rhodium Comics

For Students 9th - 10th
Comic featuring rhodium Possible visual for a presentations
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Library of Congress

Loc: Cartoon America

For Students 9th - 10th
includes political illustrations, gag cartoons, Online collection that includes comic strips, illustrations, animation, and caricature.
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Other

Psu: American Comic Books

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive overview of the history of comic books in America.
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Other

Grammar Man Efl/esl Comics for Students and Teachers

For Students 9th - 10th
Creative blend of cartooning and ESL. Students can read the adventures of Grammarman -- where they help Grammarman right evil grammar wrongs -- or do a WebQuest on how to create their own cartoons and submit them to the student gallery....
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Comic Picture Book

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Cities and Peoples of the Old and New World by William Ellis Scull, a book of poetry for children.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: The Comic Book Show and Tell

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan deals with writing and revision in the genre of comics. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
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The Wharton Group

Discover France: Moliere French Dramatist

For Students 9th - 10th
Moliere, born in 1622, was a French comic dramatist, comic actor, stage director, and troupe manager.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: The Secret in the Cellar

For Students 9th - 10th
The Secret in the Cellar is an interactive web comic based on the real finding of a body from the 17th century in the Chesapeake Bay area. Using historical and archaeological clues, students are guided to discover the truth about how...
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Other

Gilbert and Sullivan Archive: Sir Arthur Sullivan

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Arthur Sullivan, from the famous comic opera/operetta duo, Gilbert and Sullivan. The site contains a picture of Sullivan as well as a list of works. (Published Dec. 1888)
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TES Global

Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Genre: Comedy

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Use these resources to explore the comic traditions of Shakespeare and discover how the different plays reflect these conventions and compare with each other. The resources include videos, images,...
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Other

Gilbert and Sullivan Archive: Other Music by Arthur Sullivan

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of works by Sir Arthur Sullivan that were not the comic operas composed with William S. Gilbert.
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Other

Gilbert and Sullivan Archive: The Life of w.s. Gilbert

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed biography of William S. Gilbert. Along with Arthur Sullivan, he created comic operas. Site contains a picture and links to related sites.
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British Library

British Library: 20th Century Works: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

For Students 9th - 10th
"Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" is a book of comic verse by the American modernist poet T.S. Eliot. Read an overview of these poems and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and teacher resources.
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British Library

British Library: 20th Century Teaching Resources: Angela Carter's Wise Children

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In these activities, students will focus on a wealth of drafting material and writer's notebooks to reveal how Angela Carter created her final comic novel, "Wise Children". They will closely examine fascinating source documents and...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Meet Mary O'reilly

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet Mary O'Reilly, science illustrator and comic strip writer!
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University of Kentucky

The Comic Book Periodic Table of Elements: Scandium

For Students 9th - 10th
This site may focus on fun, rather than facts, but it will become a favorite of any Chemistry student. Here you will find scanned images of panels and/or pages of comic books, with references to the element you seek.
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University of Kentucky

The Comic Book Periodic Table of Elements: Sodium

For Students 9th - 10th
This site may focus on fun, rather than facts, but it will become a favorite of any Chemistry student. Here you will find scanned images of panels and/or pages of comic books, with references to the element you seek.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Sensational Journalism and the Yellow Kid

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart covers the use of sensational journalism and the first comic strip cartoon known as the Yellow Kid. It is focused on the time around the Spanish American War.
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University of Kentucky

Chem Comics: Seleneium

For Students 9th - 10th
Comics featuring selenium. Good graphics for a presentation.
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University of Kentucky

Chem Comics: Silicon

For Students 9th - 10th
Comics featuring silicon.

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