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 10% 65%

5. “lf l add a picture, recall soars to 65%...we are hard- wired to find visualization more compelling than a spreadsheet (Hult Labs n.p.) ” PICTORAL SUPERIORITY EFFECT

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

7. RELUCTANT READERS!

8. DEBATE OVER COMIC BOOK USE “…Can foster pupils’ interest in science and …help remember what they have learned” (Comics in… n.p.). Corrupts young minds and is a waste of time

9. MARYLAND COMIC BOOK INITIATIVE

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