The use of graphic novels in educational settings is also on the rise as more educators turn to the popular genre to convey critical lessons in language, literature, and even history and social studies.
According to Publishers Weekly, a recent survey by test-prep publisher Kaplan revealed that a third of ESL teachers use comics to help teach English.
It adds, “[T]he call for unorthodox learning materials in the new Common Core standards could result in even more attention for the growing field of nonfiction comics.”
