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Comic Books!

Comic Books!. By: Mrs. Harker. Comic Book Readers “The Smart Kids”. Why are “comic book nerds” so smart? Could you use that in schools?. Visual retention. 65%. 10%. Pictoral Superiority effect.

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Comic Books!

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  1. Comic Books! By: Mrs. Harker

  2. Comic Book Readers “The Smart Kids”

  3. Why are “comic book nerds” so smart? Could you use that in schools?

  4. Visual retention 65% 10%

  5. Pictoral Superiority effect “lf l add a picture, recall soars to 65%...we are hard-wired to find visualization more compelling than a spreadsheet (HultLabs n.p.)”

  6. More “Fun” • Extended Plot Line • Purely Dialogue and Action

  7. Reluctant Readers!

  8. Debate over comic book use • Corrupts young minds and is a waste of time • “…Can foster pupils’ interest in science and …help remember what they have learned” (Comics in… n.p.).

  9. MARYland comic book initiative

  10. Works Cited • Bernasconi, Brent. “San Diego Comic Con- Wolverine." Photograph. San Diego Blog. blog.sandiego.org. n.d. Web. Nov. 2013. • “Comics in Education." Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 22 July 2004. Web. 10 Aug. 2004. http://en.wikipedia.org • Comic Book Project. “Comic Books Written, Designed, and Published by Youths." The Comic Book Project. www.comicbookproject.com. n.d. Web. 2 Nov. 2013. • DAK. “POW." Photograph. GeekMom. www.wired.com. 8 Mar. 2013. Web. 2 Nov. 2013. • Williams, Rachel. Untitled. Photograph. The Guardian. www.theguardian.com/education. 30 Dec. 2009. Web. 2 Nov. 2013. • Gabriel, Paulo. “The Avengers Kickass Wallpapers." Photograph. Abduzeedo. www.abduzeedo.com. 6 Apr. 2012. Web. 2 Nov. 2013. • Hult Labs. “Can Reading Comics Make Us Smarter?" Hult News. www.hult.edu. 7 Mar. 2013. Web. 2 Nov. 2013. • Jennings, Frank. “5 Ways to Win an Argument." Photograph. Pick the Brain. www.pickthebrain.com. 27 Jan. 011. Web. 2 Nov. 2013. • kstormy. “The Comic Nerd." Photograph. 8th Circuit. www.8th-circuit.com. 10 Aug. 2010. Web. 2 Nov. 2013. • MSDE. “Comic Book Project." Maryland State Department of Education. www.marylandpublicschools.org. 2003. djdjdjdWeb. 2 Nov. 2013. • Preller, James. Untitled. Photograph. James Preller. www.jamespreller.com. 7 Sep. 2011. Web. 2 Nov. 2013. • Seeking Bazinga. “Comic Book Guy." Photograph. Seeking Bazinga. www.seekingbazinga.com. n.d. Web. 2 Nov. 013. Works cited

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