Comic Books In High Schools

The citizens of the United States are firm believers on children becoming the future leaders of the nation. With this ideality in our society, a well-established education is a key factor to help the children. Comic books will lead them onto the path of success. Incidentally, comic books are often perceived only as a form of entertainment, rarely is it seem as an educational book. As we advance as a nation, more and more educators start to divulge into graphic novels and begin to see the educational values within them. Remotely, most people are unaware of the vital use of comic books. During the Great Depression, it was a staple in every American’s livelihood. At the time, many Americans were out of jobs due to the faltering economy; especially …show more content…
Typically, social studies books are often dreary to read about due to the inexplicable details that are almost always forgotten about. High school students tend to just read through the text and not process the information. Therefore, their academic grades may suffer. Luckily, because of the eye-catching illustrations of comic books, high school students can easily deter the context of the passages of a social studies topic. Interestingly enough, a biology professor learned more about the history of how samurai swords are crafted from reading “a comic series about a rabbit samurai warrior named Usagi Yojimbo that included a detailed sequence of the process” (Galley 3). If high school students were to read a graphic-novel version of a social studies topic, the topic may become more “easier than usual to read [it] after having read the graphic novel” (Kan 3). High school students may even become more engaged in reading a social studies setting because of the previous knowledge learned from reading comic books. Consequently, comics can ignite the flame within all students to make them more interested in reading topics in a Social Studies