Comic Life has so many applications to English class! I hope that I can get it on all of the computer lab computers, so I can take my students in there. They are going to love it. I would like for my students to use Comic Life to...
* retell works of literature--there is no better way to make sure students understand what happened than to make them retell the story in their own words
* create a story that takes place after one of the stories we read finishes to show what they think happens to the characters next--this involves higher order thinking skills since the students have to create their own story
* create a children's version of a text--by creating a children's story, the students have to ponder the material and decide how to make it "kid friendly"
* explain their essay through pictures and small amounts of text (this would be especially great for practicing for the writing graduation test)--this forces the students to break down their paragraphs and find the main idea of each paragraph.
* write a biography--document some part of their life in pictures and short captions
* document an interview--instead of the traditional interview, students will take pictures of the person and write short quotes from him/her
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Great ideas for comic life in your classroom. I hope I can come up with some for my math classroom.
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