A Year 7 overview of the Battle of Stamford Bridge.Ĭomic strips can be hand drawn and written like the examples above but there are also a wide range of apps available with impressive comic strip templates ready to use.
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The infographic poster above can be downloaded for free from the Learning Scientists website here.Ī Year 11 History example studying Italian Unification. You can watch an excellent video explanation of dual coding by the learning scientists here. I do believe that with guidance, clearly explained success criteria and a modelled example the comic strip can work very well in the classroom. Dual coding ( combining written information with visuals to support) has become a widely recognised as an effective strategy to support learning and comic strips are a great example of this.
When using technology to create comic strips pupils can again place the focus on the layout, design and other features rather than the actual content. The issues with the comic strip are that pupils can spend too much time on the illustrations and colouring rather than focusing on the captions and information, although many pupils can effectively communicate their understanding and knowledge through illustrations too. However, the comic strip task can also be an activity that is a time waster and not support learning – wasting precious lesson time and simply keeping learners busy which of course is not good.
They can provide an overview of events, tell a story and so on. This is a fun way to have 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students practice 1st and 3rd person point of view.The comic strip has often been a popular go-to resource and activity for teachers. Have students create two different comic strips - one from first person point of view and one from third person point of view. Or, have students challenge the author's point of view in a different comic strip.Ĥ. (There's even an option to include Abraham Lincoln in your comic strip!) If you have read a nonfiction book about Abraham Lincoln, where the author believes that Abraham Lincoln was one of America's greatest Presidents, students could create a comic strip showing the author's point of view. Have students create a comic strip that explains the author's point of view (or challenges the author's point of view). After reading a fiction story, upper elementary students can create a comic strip about the viewpoints presented in the story.įor example, after reading the book Amazing Grace, students could create a comic strip that shows the point of view of Grace, her grandmother, and the students in her class.ģ. Have students create a comic strip that explains different characters' point of view. (Check out these point of view writing prompts for ideas on debate topics.) Or, students could discuss both points of view in one comic strip, with each box presenting a different viewpoint.Ģ. Some students can create a comic strip supporting one side of an argument, while other students can support the opposing point of view. Have students "debate" a topic by creating a comic strip. After introducing your students to point of view (maybe with one of these fiction books that will help you teach POV, or using one of these POV mini lessons), use one of the ideas below for a student project!ġ.
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