Comics in the Classroom

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Comics in the Classroom

• Arlene Munson
• Library Media Specialist
• Glen Cove High School
• NASBOCES Presentation
• December 10 , 2009

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COMICS IN THE CLASSROOM

• Visual literacy
• Helpful in developing writing/reading skills with
  ESL and ELL students
• Incorporates NYS ELA and AASL standards
• Sequencing Skills (for writing and comprehension)
• Beginning (introduction),
• Middle (the body),
• End (conclusion)
• As an alternative outline form
• Fleshed out into an essay

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• Each student can create a character
• Teacher has the ability to
• see the entire class at a glance
• Create multiple classes
• List students by class and save their passwords

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COMICS IN THE CLASSROOM

• How Bitstrips have been used in classrooms
• Create the first panel of a comic strip and have
  students complete
• the storyline,
• create a new ending to a familiar tale
• solve math word problems
• interpret concepts

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Comics in the Classroom
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COMICS IN THE CLASSROOM

• Comic strips can be
• adapted to any discipline and for any grade level
• From the most elementary to the most
  sophisticated
• used to spark creativity
• used as an assessment tools

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• Math Solving Word Problems Word Problems

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• Economics Class
• Students were asked to create a comic strip to
  illustrate some aspect of todays economic
  crisis.

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• GO to
• http//www.bitstrips.com/ ( a free site/ each
  user must register) Warning No filter
• http//www.bitstripsforschools.com/ (a
  subscription site/ 87. annually) Filtered for
  school useno expletives allowed, etc.
• http//www.bitstripsforschools.com/classroom/9023/
  comics/new/