simplest‚ a comic book is a series of words and pictures that are presented in a sequential manner to form a narrative that may or may not be humorous (McCloud 1993). Originating in the United States in the late 1800s‚ the comic book contains everyday language‚ slang‚ and idiom‚ as well as color and a sophisticated interplay between text and image—all serving a therapeutic‚ explanatory‚ and commercial purpose in American culture. Traditionally occupying the fringes of pop culture‚ the comic book is actually
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Memories through comic strips Time: 1 hour 30 minutes. 4th-5th In this lesson the students will discuss memories in front of the class that they enjoy remembering; along with their speech they will present their interpretation of the memory through art. It will also help with their public speaking skills. Objectives: * I want the students to learn how to give a short presentation in front of the classroom. Materials and Technologies (Teacher and student): Teacher notes for lessons
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Clearly Comics Questions Answer the following questions in full sentences. 1. What‚ can you infer (guess)‚ is the season? How do you know? If I would have to guess‚ I would say that the season is summer because of the fact that one of them is wearing shorts and a tank top‚ and the other one is wearing a t shirt. Also they are both outside playing basketball‚ it seems. 2. How does the boy in the baseball hat react to what the other boy has said about his family? How can you
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Effects of Reading Comic Books on the Young Reader OUTLINE TITLE: EFFECTS OF READING COMIC BOOKS ON YOUNG READERS INTRODUCTION I. HISTORICAL OVERVIEW A. Rise of the Comic Strip B. The Comic Book Superheroes C. The Philippine Comic Book Industry II. COMIC BOOK CHARACTERISTICS A. Unique Characteristics B. Parts of the Comic Book C. Comic Book Genres III. EFFECTS OF COMIC BOOKS A. Negative Effects of Reading Comic Books B. Positive Effects of Reading Comic Books CONCLUSION
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Using Comics with ESL/EFL Students Justine Derrick derrick_justine (at) yahoo.com Salisbury‚ Maryland‚ USA Introduction Comic strips‚ comic books‚ and graphic novels can be used in ESL and EFL classrooms to encourage students to read. They can also form the basis of several classroom activities that will engage students and generate discussion. Second Language Acquisition‚ Reading‚ and Comics In all theories of second language acquisition‚ input plays a role (though the role varies
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In “Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art” Scott McCloud demonstrate to us what comics means to him. He mentions that comic have a long history and is more difficult than is often imagined. In chapter three‚ for example‚ by comparing and contrasting the different forms of eastern and western comics‚ he says that comic is also an art worth further studying. The thing that was really impressing to me was his effort of figuring out a definition of comic. As McCloud states‚ “The world of comics is a huge and
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Johnson Meme Analysis: Rage Comics Many people may always say a picture is worth a thousand words; well the information held within the rage comics represents much more and exemplifies the perfect example of this saying. The Rage comic meme is about a series of comics that can be made by anyone using the common rages faces‚ which are also memes. These comics are web-based and usually describe real life scenarios from the rage comic creator. The first amateur Rage Comic originated in 2007 on an image
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development presents a marked difference from the way American comics have been perceived. (although this perception has changed since the mid-1980s.) The komiks were intended for adults‚ but they were still considered as a low form of literature. Francisco Conching‚ Mars Ravelos‚ Alfredo Alcala and Nestor Redondo have yet to be recognized as “artists” by the mainstream critics. Interestingly enough‚ the komiks influenced by manga(Japanese Comics) and anime (Japanese Anime)‚ are mostly being read by young
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A comic book or comicbook‚[1] also called comic paper or comic magazine (often shortened to simply comic or comics) is a magazine made up of "comics" —narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes‚ often accompanied by dialog (usually in word balloons‚ emblematic of the comic book art form) as well as including brief descriptive prose. The first comic book appeared in the United States in 1933‚ reprinting the earlier newspaper comic strips‚ which established many
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competitors in this are comics‚ the American comic battling the Japanese comic (manga). There is a big difference in art styles between Manga‚ which is more exaggerated and American comics‚ which tend to be more "realistic". There are also quite a few serious differences between the two types of comics. Some of the differences‚ just to mention a few of them are the cost‚ creation‚ diverse audience and genres‚ presentation and even size. Many continue reading the American comics because it is traditional
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