Comments on: 6 Frame Comic Summaries

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:34:07 +0000

Clix- no examples in the zip file (at least as best I remember). It’s just template files. The page had some summaries if I recall correctly.

By: Clix

Clix — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:05:07 +0000

Tom – sorry I’m coming to this so late but this is the season I’ve got more time to do my planning! ;D Does the zip file include examples?

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:37:53 +0000

Jo- That’s a great idea and perfect way to use this. I really appreciate you letting me know.

By: jo

jo — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:58:18 +0000

I am a student teacher and much of my time is spent trawling the internet for fresh ideas.I teach key skills and student motivation is often low.I used the comic book template in conjunction with an excerpt from a science fiction quick read book and asked the students to create ” what happens next?” in comic book form. It was the best session I’ve had with them.They were engaged and reviewing their work promoted discussion on equal opportunities,stereotyping and racism.Thank you – great site

By: The Shining in 6 Frames at bavatuesdays

The Shining in 6 Frames at bavatuesdays — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:25:10 +0000

[...] off of Tom Woodward’s recent exercise he posted, I experimented with using six film frames to capture the essence of the film’s narrative. It [...]

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:49:26 +0000

Interesting. I hadn’t seen that one but given the proliferation of ning sites it’s not surprising.

By: Dana Huff

Dana Huff — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:17:30 +0000

This reminds me of a quiz form I downloaded from the Making Curriculum Pop Ning. It's called the "Cartoon Did You Read Quiz," and the students draw a six-paneled cartoon that depicts one (or more than one) scene from the reading. On the reverse, students share a quote from the reading that they found interesting, problematic, or important and explain why they selected that quote. I have given the quiz. Students loved it (I was told it was the "funnest quiz" ever), and they do really well. Plus I can tell they did their reading. And what's more, they had to think about the material (process) a lot more than on a standard five-question quiz.

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:30:23 +0000

Jenny – I’ve got 3 boys 6 and under so maybe that’s where my technique comes from . . .

Jimmy Groom – I just harvest the bounty of the Internet.

By: Jim Groom

Jim Groom — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:59:59 +0000

Brilliant, I am using this.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:33:04 +0000

“It’s low work on the teacher, high processing on the students.”

My father always said that good activities for your children wear them out without taxing you at all. As a result my sister and I did a lot of running around, climbing, and such while he directed. His strategy never hit us until adulthood.

I think you’ve hit on the parallel idea for teachers. Good ideas are low work for us and really push the students. Brilliant.