Synopsis Being the oldest child of two and having witnessed the death of her father at a young age, Emily Hayes is accustomed to taking on the responsibilities that go along with taking care of…
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Five Great Graphic Novels for Science
COMICS IN THE CLASSROOM Comics aren’t just for entertainment and casual reading. As you’ve seen in previous articles on this site, they can also be great teaching tools. I’m sure we all remember the cartoons…
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How Can I Start Teaching Comics to Kids?
Growing up, I envied the kids who were allowed to read comics and graphic novels. “How cool is that super-secret reading skill?”, I thought to myself. Since neither my teachers nor my parents valued comics,…
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Black Panther: Using Its Cultural Impact To Engage Your Students
Not only is Black Panther’s colossal cultural impact an effective way to stir up conversations about Afrofuturism, it also contains several great lessons that can be applied in classrooms for students of all ages. Here…
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Name Our Character, For Prizes!
Pop Culture Classroom is publishing a new comic book featuring our superhero kids’ team, The Greatest Team Ever. We need your help naming one of the team members, so we’re having a contest! The winner…
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Are There STEM Comics for Middle School?
As educators begin to embrace comic books, graphic novels and other aspects of pop-culture as teaching tools, we often get the question about whether any of these materials are useful for teaching STEM. The answer…
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Japanese Incarceration During WWII
With talk these days about keeping out immigrants and possibly rounding up people for their religious beliefs, did you know that it’s happened before, to Japanese Americans? On Dec. 7, 1941, Japan attacked the American…
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Educators: Submit Your Panel Ideas To Denver Pop Culture Con!
Through February 28, 2018, Pop Culture Classroom is accepting submissions for Educational Sessions at the upcoming 2018 Denver Pop Culture Con. We want to encourage you to submit potential panel ideas regarding the use of…
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Free Student Admission to Denver Pop Culture Con!
One of our favorite events, Experience the Comix, is back again for Denver Pop Culture Con 2018. Every year, Denver Pop Culture Con partners with Illegal Pete’s, a Colorado-based restaurant chain, to help give students…
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Minoru Yasui, a Denver Hero Who Fought for Civil Rights and Justice
You may not know the name Minoru Yasui, but he was a hero for Japanese Americans during World War II and paved the way after the war to make Denver a more welcoming place for…
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Six Ways to Use Graphic Novels in Your Classroom
So you’re an educator, and you’re wondering how to harness your students’ interest in comic books and graphic novels, to use an educational tool in your classroom? Well, the good news is, you’re not the…
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Are there STEM Comics for Elementary?
As educators begin to embrace comic books, graphic novels and other aspects of pop-culture as teaching tools, we often get the question about whether any of these materials are useful for teaching STEM. The answer…
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Review of Explorer: The Mystery Boxes
Review of Explorer: The Mystery Boxes Edited by Kazu Kibuishi Inside stories by: Kazu Kibuishi; Raina Telgemeier; Dave Roman; Jason caffoe; Rad sechrist; Stuart Livingston; Johane Matte; Emily Carrol Synopsis Explorer: The Mystery Boxes is…
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Enter The ADL Essay Contest!
Are you a 7th – 12th grade student in Colorado, New Mexico or Wyoming? Would you like to win some money for your writing? Of course you would! The Mountain States Regional Office of the…