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Comics in the ClassroomSoňa Pazderová, ILC IH Brno

aims:•to practice reading, speaking and writing skills•to encourage students to work with authentic material

Comics in the classroom

criteria for choosing material: •a clear storyline•suitable language•students` interests

Comics in the classroom

Comics in the classroom

Comics in the classroom

Comics in the classroom

Go home! Go home!You give me hugs when I need them.Go home I say! Stop following me.And you never tell me to go on a diet.You`re always there for me.I can`t imagine a day without you.He`s not following you... he lives in that direction.

Comics in the classroom

Comics in the classroom

Procedure:•give each student a comic strip•give them questionnaires to ask about their partner`s picture•let them compare the comics•summarize their ideas about the topic and about what`s happening there•ask the students to complete the dialogues•ask students to match the real lines and the pictures•compare the dialogues with the original

Comics in the classroom

Comics in the classroom

Comics in the classroom

Comics in the classroom

Comics in the classroom

Comics in the classroom

Comics in the classroom

Procedure:•give each student the first frame of a comic strip•brainstorm ideas about the character and the plot, and write them on the board•let your students create a comic strip•compare the students` ideas•show them the original and let them describe the differences

Comics in the Classroom

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