Comics

Sharing Stories through Comics and Cartoons

EVO 2012 Digital Storytelling Course - Sharing stories through comics and cartoons

Comics and cartoons compress stories into a just a few frames. How might this be a strength in classes with young learners?
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**Integrating comics into lessons **

How teachers can use comics:
a class discussion on current news of the day/week.
 * create comics to use as signs and posters around the school
 * have students introduce themselves with the help of comics and make a collage to put on the class wall;
 * ask students to put comic strips in order to practice sequencing
 * reate a comic with a controversial opinion to generate a discussion[[image:http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/images/edu/landing/landing_class_en.png width="446" height="194" align="right"]]
 * choose topical comics and cartoons to use as a base for introducing
 * make powerful statements
 * make blog/wiki announcements in an unusual way
 * present slang, phrasal verbs, idioms with the help of comics
 * present grammar
 * deliver new content
 * use comics to give directions/ instructions
 * use comics to add interest to worksheets, handouts, presentations
 * activities for using comic strips, using cartoons and comic strips


 * What students can do with the help of comics: **
 * write short book reviews as comic strips instead of traditional way
 * create promotional posters
 * post blog comments in an unusual way
 * jazz up dialogues
 * continue the story…
 * choose the ending to a story
 * guess the caption
 * illustrate slang, phrasal verbs, idioms with the help of comics
 * illustrate grammar
 * vocabulary review
 * expressing opinion
 * make an instruction manual
 * use their favourite games scenes: make a screen capture and create a comic strip
 * research assignment
 * interview
 * convert a traditional story into a comic
 * write a story
 * current affairs item: students can use comics to investigate and respond to social and political issues
 * reflecting on a task: it could be presented as an interview or a discussion; characters can discuss the unit of work they just did
 * reflecting on an excursion, summer holidays etc.
 * sequencing: students place the comic frames into the correct order
 * filling in empty speech bubbles
 * revision: ask the students to create a comic using the new content they have learned
 * using new words: students can practice new words by applying them in the correct context in a comic: provide (5) words which must be used in a comic
 * use song lyrics as inspiration for a comic
 * adapt a poem
 * go back in time, explore events from history and adapt them into comic form
 * (adapting any content which has been read)
 * create a comic on internet safety rules
 * use comic creation sites for designing a presentation, a title page, invitation, magazine etc.

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Comic Creation Tools created with Garfield || ||   ||
 * Creaza || Create comics, make movies, edit audio, and more! Embed in a blog or wiki. ||  ||
 * [|Bubblr] || create your comic strip with Flickr pictures and add bubbles to tell your story! ||  ||
 * [|Comicmaster] || Cool graphic novel creator. ||  ||
 * [|Stripgenerator] || You don't have to register in order to create a comic. ||  ||
 * [|Bitstrips] || Not free, but offers a 30-day free trial and includes more educational support (e.g., activities) than most other comic generators ||  ||
 * [|Make Beliefs Comix] || Two, three and four panel comics that you can create in multiple languages. ||  ||
 * [|Comic Strip Generator] || You can upload photos or use web images in addition to their library of ready-to-use images ||  ||
 * [|Garfield] || you can create comic strips or (in Comics Lab Extreme) comic books ||  ||
 * Examples of comics
 * [|ToonDoo] || the site allows students to share their comics, comment on other comics, and even save and edit a copy of a comic ||  ||
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Comic Creator Tools Function Review

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More about comics
Digital Storytelling course participants ||
 * Examples of comics || Comics created by EVO 2012
 * Comics for learning purposes ||  ||