How to Use Comic Life in the Classroom

How to Use Comic Life in the Classroom discussed the benfits of using comics to engage students in instruction. The author explains that there is a growing need in education to use every available tool to help students in their learning. Comics can benefit students of all ages and abilities. The article describes the different skills that can be improved by using comics in the classroom stating "comics can help students analyze, synthesize, and absorb content," (2007). According the How to Use Comic Life in the Classroom, the written components of a comic can help early readers connect words with pictures. Comics can also be used in ESOL classes, and for vocabulary introduction in any class to help students with language aquisition (2007). Comics can be used as "stepping-stone(s)" to help students with more complex work. It also provides students with an entertaining way to gain information that cannot be acheived in reading an essay. Comic Life helps provide students with the motivation they need to complete comprehesive projects.

Thacker, C. (2007). How to use comic life in the classroom. Retrieved from http://www.macinstruct.com/node/69