2525 Creative Ways to use Creative Ways to use Comic Life in the Comic Life in the Classroom.Classroom.

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#1 Create a ‘how to…..’#1 Create a ‘how to…..’

http://www.howtoons.com/This is a great site which gives examples of how comics are used to provide instructions

Pupils can learn new skills by creating a ‘how to’.. This could be used for activities such as, science, craft and other practical activity.

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#2 Write a travel guide or a travel #2 Write a travel guide or a travel poempoem

What about writing a travel poem? Here’s a useful, site to get started with: http://www.ehow.com/how_4442770_write-trip-poem.html

Why not paste your poem in to Wordle to create a word cloud.

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#3 Carry out a project on a topic#3 Carry out a project on a topic

Pupils can combine images with text in a comic strip using information from a project task.

Here’s a site with some templates to use:

http://comic-life.wikispaces.com/Templates

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#4 Explain how…. #4 Explain how….

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Create a comic to show how to use a flip camera with windows movie maker.

This is one I created recently.

#5 Convert a story#5 Convert a story

Engage pupils’ interests in stories by asking them to convert a novel,poem or play into a comic form. They could keep to the setting of the story or add a modern twist to it.

Pupils could chose classic tales or contemporary novels

Here’s an example: Stick Figure hamlet

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http://www.stickfigurehamlet.com/act1/scene2/page01.html

#6 Interview#6 Interview

Pupils could create a comic based on an interview between two people..

The teacher can provide the questions which one of the characters will ask and the pupils have to research the answers for the other character.

Pupils could also create their own questions on a subject and ask another pupil to find the answers.

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#7 Write a story#7 Write a story

Creating comics is a great method to help pupils learn how to develop a story.

It allows them to create a sequence, explore storylines and understand the use of characters, settings and dialogue.

Pupils might choose a theme to work from.

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Comic Life is ideal for creating a storyboard for a film the children have completed or for a story. Here’s an example of using a storyboard to show how the children planned filming an animation.

#8 Create a Storyboard, e,g to #8 Create a Storyboard, e,g to show an animationshow an animation

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Pupils could use Comic Life to create a comic to raise awareness of Cyberbullying. Here’s a great site with lots of information to get started with.

http://www.yhgfl.net/eSafety/Young-People

#9 Create an Internet Safety #9 Create an Internet Safety guidebook, e,g cyberbullyingguidebook, e,g cyberbullying

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Teachers could use Comic Life to make:

- Revision notes

- A question/ test sheet

- An instruction sheet, e.g how to use a Wiki

Comic Life could also be used to engage reluctant learners

Check out these sites for some more ideas:

http://www.slideshare.net/suziea/comic-life-in-the-classroom

http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/science/contents1life.htm

#10 Create teaching notes to #10 Create teaching notes to support learningsupport learning

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#11 Write a biography of a person#11 Write a biography of a person

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Comic Life is a very versatile programme. Try it to write a biography of a person. Here’s a fantastic site with examples of mind maps. Adapt these by turning them into a comic. Great creativity and fun.

http://mappio.com/mindmap/miwisdom/william-shakespeare-short-biography-mind-map

Pupils could:

• create a conversation between two people using a different language

talk about the cultural aspects of their country or of another country

Comics in another language are great for developing reading skills.

Try this site out: http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/

Why not try to link your comic to VOKI.

#12 Create a comic in another #12 Create a comic in another languagelanguage

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#13 Write about an historical #13 Write about an historical eventevent

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Here’s a great website to get you started: http://ngkids.co.uk/cool_stories/1227/mini_histories_comic___the_romans_

Here are two sites for developing comics to show what’s happening in the news:

http://news.yahoo.com/comics/frazz#id=/comics/101220/cx_frazz_umedia/20102012 and http://comics.com/

#14 Write about something #14 Write about something happening in the news nowhappening in the news now

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#15#15 Show the life cycle of a Show the life cycle of a butterfly or the water cyclebutterfly or the water cycle

Check out this brilliant site. Check out this brilliant site. Lots of ideas here that you Lots of ideas here that you could use to produce comicscould use to produce comicshttp://www.teachingideas.co.uk/science/contents1life.htm

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Check out: Check out:

• this article by Sussex this article by Sussex University:’The First World War University:’The First World War and British Comics’, to get and British Comics’, to get started.started. www.sussex.ac.uk/history/documents/ems

• Eden camp for ideas: Eden camp for ideas: http://www.edencamp.co.uk/

#16 Tell a story about how someone #16 Tell a story about how someone has experienced something, e,g World has experienced something, e,g World War 1 or 2War 1 or 2

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http://comic life.wikispaces.com/Templates

Here’s my attempt >>>

#17 About me#17 About me

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You could use this template:

#18 A day in the life of ……..#18 A day in the life of ……..

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You could use this template: http://comic-life.wikispaces.com/TemplatesHere’s my attempt >>

Some great ideas here:http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/i/inventions.asp and here:

http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/n/new_inventions.asp

Why not ask pupils to ‘invent a new gadget’ to make our daily lives easier.

#19 Give information about an #19 Give information about an inventioninvention

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At the end of a lesson why not ask the pupils to complete a WALT and WILF template. This is a fun, creative and effective way to re-inforce learning.

#20 Explain ‘what I’ve learnt #20 Explain ‘what I’ve learnt today’today’

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#21 Create a comic book for a #21 Create a comic book for a school projectschool project

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Here’s a site with lots of information and tips:http://bit.ly/eyfrlU

#22 Go back in time#22 Go back in time

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This is a great site to get started with. Lots of resources to turn into comics, e.g castleshttp://www.activehistory.co.uk/ What about this?: http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/b/battle_of_hastings.aspThis is another useful site:http://www.bayeuxtapestry.org.uk/interactive/BayeuxCreate.htm

Here’s a great site to start you thinking: http://www.angryalien.com/

Develop some of these short animations into a comic book. Why not extend learning by making a 3D Pop Up book from Comic Life by using Zooburst

#23 Choose an animation or film #23 Choose an animation or film and create a comic bookand create a comic book

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A few sites to provide ideas:

http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/s/song_lyrics.asp

http://www.cartoonistgroup.com/bysubject/subject.php?sid=1432

#24 Create a comic using the #24 Create a comic using the lyrics of a well known songlyrics of a well known song

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#25 Create a ‘superhero comic book’#25 Create a ‘superhero comic book’

Why not create your own superhero from this site:http://marvel.com/games/cyos

Here’s my attempt. Children could produce several and create a story around them. Then create in Comic Life. Ideal for a ‘Myths and Legends’ theme.