Graphic Histories Presentation
Lesson Plan
Teaching World History with Comics
Overview
The lesson plan provides an introduction for instructors on how to incorporate comics and other graphic elements in the World History classroom. A PowerPoint presentation explores the theory of using comics as histories and offers tools and strategies for the critical reading of graphic histories. Two supplemental worksheets suggest specific questions related to comics and a list of modern world history graphic novels.
Resources
The downloadable resources included in this OER include a sample lesson plan using comics/graphic histories, examples of comics to use with the lesson plan, and a presentation on how to use comics as histories.
About This Resource
The sample lesson plan included here was submitted by a participant in a one-day workshop entitled, "Hot Topics in World History" for world history teachers hosted by the Alliance for Learning in World History. This was a draft document that may subsequently have been revised in light of feedback and discussion during the event.
This resource was contributed by Dr. Trevor R. Getz, Department of History, San Francisco State University.