WORKSHOP: Comics in the history classes
Isabel GarcĂa-Velasco History teacher at IES Sapere Aude (Madrid-Spain). Member of the Spanish Association of History and Geography Teachers (AEPHG). You can find me at @teachermsisabel
WORKSHOP HANDOUTS
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You can find all the materials that we’ll use in my website: teachermsisabel.com
http://teachermsisabel.com/workshops/comics-in-the-history-classes/
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Why using comics? Comics and active methodologies. Comics, a useful tool for CLIL classes. Comics through History. Types f comics. Parts of a comic. One step ahead: creating our own comic with Comic life.
WHY USE COMICS? Comic is a versatile tool full of advantages that can be used with a didactic purpose. It is also extremely efficient for teaching some subjects such as Social Sciences.
MOTIVATION The popularity of comic book characters is huge today. Young people are easily fascinated by comic books. Teachers must seize this opportunity to engage them!
Josh Elder’s 3 E’s od comics:
ENGAGEMENT active engagement with written language and images.
EFFICIENCY large amounts of information in a short time.
EFFECTIVENESS
students learn the material faster and better.
We think in pictures A picture is worth a thousand words.
COMICS AND ACTIVE METHODOLOGIES The student as the center of learning.
Our brain is a plastic organ that needs to be excited to learn.
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Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn. Benjamin Franklin
ACTIVE VS TRADITIONAL METHODOLOGIES ACTIVE Teacher and student as the center of learning. Concepts, procedures and attitudes. Learning by doing. Numerous resources, ICT. Learning oriented.
TRADITIONAL Teacher as the center of learning. Conceptual learning. Verbal transmission. Resources: book, whiteboard. Results-oriented.
LEARNING MUST BE EXPERIENCED William Glasser theory
80% of what we experience 70% of what we discuss 95% of what we teach others
10% of what we read 20% of what we hear 30% of what we see
COMICS, A USEFUL TOOL IN CLIL CLASSES Learning languages using active methodologies means doing it in a much more natural way.
Comics provide authentic language learning opportunities for all students. + reduced text of many comics make them manageable. + The use of pictures juxtaposed with simple texts make them profitable for beginning level readers. + Use an universal language such as onomatopoeias.
COMICS THROUGH HISTORY Comics are not a new medium, are the continuation of a tradition of visual creation.
CAVE PAINTINGS Lascaux in France. c. 17.000-15.000 B.C.
MEDIEVAL TAPESTRIES Bayeux tapestry. 1066 A.D.
MEDIEVAL MINIATURES Cantigas de Santa María. 13th century.
CONTEMPORARY ART Takka Takka, 1962 by Roy Lichtenstein.
TYPES OF COMICS Cartoon, comic strip, graphic novel, how can we identify each one?
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CARTOON, COMIC AN GRAPHIC NOVEL Cartoon
Comic
Comic strip
Is a single panel image usually used to convey an idea.
is a story told using sequential panel images.
A comic strip is usually only 3 to 5 scenes long.
Comic book
Graphic novel
A comic book is a specialized book of cartoon stories. Comic books are serialized stories; most are relatively short.
Short novels done in the medium of comics Are much longer and tend to be much more complex.
CARTOON
COMIC STRIP
COMIC BOOK & GRAPHIC NOVEL
PARTS OF A COMIC Comic is a narrative gender with its own structure and terminology.
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Panel: frame or box i, usually surrounded by an outline,that contains a pictures and a segment of action. Gutter: is the space between panels. Tier: a row of panels. Caption: a box separated from the rest of the panel or page, usually to give voice to a narrator. Speech bubble: a speech indicator, containing the characters' dialogue. Splash: a full page illustration.
ONE STEP AHEAD: CREATING OUR OWN COMICS WITH COMIC LIFE There are many ways to create comics in class, can be handmade or using different apps: Pixton, Comic book creator or Comic life.
HOW TO USE COMIC LIFE This is one of the easiest tools to design comics.
1. DOWNLOAD THE PROGRAM AND OPEN IT.
2. CHOOSE THE TEMPLATE.
3. CHANGE THE TITLE: DOUBLE CLICK ON TITLE.
4. PICK PICTURES FROM YOUR GALLERY.
5. ADD SPEECH BUBBLES AND CAPTIONS.
6. ADD LETTERING.
7. ADD NEW PAGES AND CHOOSE THE TEMPLATE.
8. SAVE IT TO CONTINUE WORKING.
9. WHEN YOU FINISH, EXPORT IT AS A PDF OR JPG
Thanks!
Any questions? You can find me at: + @teachermsisabel.com + www.teachermsisabel.com