Notes
1. M. Branson, "The Importance of Promoting Civic Education," 2.
2. J. J. Tokumoto, "The Importance of Civics Education Programs in K—12 Schools," 9.
3. M. Branson, "The Importance of Promoting Civic Education," 2.
4. http://new.civiced.org/
5. S. Welch, J. Gruhl, S. Rigdon, and S.Thomas, "Understanding American Government," 3.
6. Encyclopædia Britannica Online, "Government" and "Political System."
7. Encyclopædia Britannica Online, "Social Contract."
8. J. J. Rousseau,Social Contract & Discourses, introduction.
9. T. Hobbes and M. J. Oakeshott,Leviathan; or, The Matter, Forme and Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiasticall and Civil, 86.
10. Encyclopædia Britannica Online, "Thomas Hobbes,"
11. J. Locke and P. Laslett, Two Treatises of Government, 191.
12. Encyclopædia Britannica Online, "John Locke."
13. Encyclopædia Britannica Online, "Jean-Jacques Rousseau."
14. J. J. Rousseau,Social Contract & Discourses, XV, 8.
15. M. Bakis, The Graphic Novel Classroom, 2-4.
16. K. S. Hansen, In Defense of Graphic Novels, 59.
17. D. Wolk, Reading comics: how graphic novels work and what they mean, 11.
18. N. Hulan. "What the Students Will Say While the Teacher is Away: An Investigation into Student-Led and Teacher-Led Discussion within Guided Reading Groups," 47.
19. E. Aronson, The Jigsaw Classroom.
20. M. McLaughlin and B. Overturf, The common core: teaching students in grades 6-12 to meet the reading standards, 53.
21. W. Eisner, Comics & Sequential Art, 46.
22. S. McCloud, Making Comics: storytelling secrets of comics, manga and graphic novels, 128-157.
23. K. McKnight, The Teacher's Big Book of Graphic Organizers: 100 reproducible organizers that help kids with reading, writing, and the content areas, 62.
24. W. Moebius, "Introduction to Picturebook Codes."
25. This activity was inspired by a post on a thread for teachers about the graphic novel. http://voices.yahoo.com/guide-using-nelsons-girl-owned-city-in-30715.html?cat=4
26. Center for Civic Education, "We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution: Middle School Grades."
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