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Over the last decade, comic books have become a popular literary form, and comic book characters have become the focus of the biggest films in the world. For some people, comic books are pages full of superheroes and villains fighting for the fate of the world. Yet comic books are more than superheroes. They are a rich art form that can tell personal stories of everyday people as well. Comic books blend images and words to tell stories, making them a fantastic resource for students to learn vocabulary in context. In this month’s Teacher’s Corner, we will explore ways in which comic books can be used effectively in the classroom.  \nWhat is a comic book?  \nSimply, comic books are stories told through pictures, often combined with words. Comic books have a long history, with examples of comics being found as early as the 1400s (McCloud, 2009) . They have a range of topics and stories that entertain, educate, and inspire. Research has shown that comics feature complex vocabulary and can assist students in developing their reading skills while preparing them to read more difficult books (Hayes & Ahrens, 1988) .  \nHow are comic books organized?  \nEach image in a comic book is called a panel. Panels are typically in a square frame and are organized in a sequence, or specific order. In English language comic books, readers read panels from the top left to the bottom right, just as any other book. In many comics, each panel is filled with speech balloons that show the speech of the comic book characters. Text appearing in squares or rectangles are narration, information the reader may need to follow the story. Other text may appear in cloud-shaped balloons. A cloud shape means the words inside  \nthe balloon are the thoughts of the character in the panel. Finally, text not inside a square or balloon are words indicating sounds such as “beep” for a computer noise, or “thud” for the sound of a person falling down.  \nFigure 1: A speech balloon shows a character’s speech  \n[Images from Pixabay.com](Images from Pixabay.com)  \nFigure 2: A thought balloon  \nFigure 3: A sound in a comic  \nshows a character’s thoughts book  \nFigure 4: An example of the structure of a comic book. The Trace Effects comics can be found here.  \nFigure 5: A student-made comic from Why English? Comics for the Classroom.  \nWays to Use Comics in the Classroom  \nJigsaw Activity  \nIn a jigsaw activity, students are usually assigned to put sentences in the correct order. With comics, teachers can cut the comic book pages apart to make each panel separate then shuffle the panels and give students the panels to put into the correct order. This activity helps students with their vocabulary and also helps students discover and understand how comics are organized.  \nFor some examples of jigsaw and comic book activities, check out:  \nEnglish Teaching FORUM Jigsaw Vocabulary Multibriefs: Comic Strips and Language Learners  \nCloze Activities  \nIn cloze activities, words are deleted from a paragraph, and students then fill in the blanks. Comics are perfect for cloze activities since teachers can delete words in the comic and students can use both the sentences and drawings to determine the correct words. Because of their rich visual art, comics are a fantastic resource to help students understand vocabulary and grammar in context.  \nFor an example of a comic book cloze activity, check out:  \nWhy English? Comics for the Classroom-Do You Speak English?  \nPrediction Activity  \nComics tell a specific story through a series of panels. This design makes them well-suited for engaging students in prediction activities. Provide students a comic book one page at a time, and after they read each page have them write down their predictions about what will happen on the next page. In a speaking class, students can share their pre","cbCairGhcKntyzQz","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairGhcKntyzQz","pdf",934031,"English","# What is a comic book?\n## How are comic books organized?\n# Ways to Use Comics in the Classroom\n## Jigsaw Activity\n## Cloze Activities\n## Prediction Activity\n## Student-Created Comic Books\n# Conclusion\n# References\n# Next Steps","[{\"question\":\"What are comic books and why can they help students learn?\",\"answer\":\"Comic books are stories told through pictures, often combined with words. 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