Fun with Comics and Cartoons

Fun Ways of Exploiting Comics and Cartoons in the Classroom

Print out and enlarge individual comic strips and then display them on classroom walls

Create comics to use as signs and posters around the school

Students introduce themselves via comics and create a collage to put on the class wall,[object Object]

Ask students to put comic strips in order to practice sequencing

Create a comic expressing a controversial opinion to generate a discussion

Choose topical comics and cartoons to use as a base for introducing a class discussion on current news of the day/week,[object Object]

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Create promotional posters! http://superherosquad.marvel.com

Post blog comments in an unusual way! http://superherosquad.marvel.com

Comic strip designed and created by Lidiana, 8 years old, as a creative writing activity http://superherosquad.marvel.com

Jazz up dialogues! Thanks to Annalisa Deia for her comic http://superherosquad.marvel.com

Guess the caption http://www.dailymail.co.uk/coffeebreak/cartoons/mac.html

That reminds me. Charles rang but this new line was so faint I’ve no idea what he wanted.” http://www.dailymail.co.uk/coffeebreak/cartoons/mac.html

Common Slang Expressions Link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/coffeebreak/cartoons/mac.html

Grammar Practice www.writecomics.com

Comic created by: Primary Group B Lake School of English July 2011

Phrasal Verbs www.writecomics.com

Vocabulary review www.makebeliefscomix.com

Expressing Opinions http://stripgenerator.com

I think cartoons are brilliant!!

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