topic: using popular culture (comics) learning focuses: 1. features of comics – direction, speech...
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Topic: Using Popular Culture (comics)
Learning focuses: 1. Features of comics – direction, speech bubbles, captions, sound effects, illustrations and thinking bubbles 2. Let students create their own comics
Previous knowledge:•Students have watched the cartoon before and known the characters in Doraemon very well•Students have learnt present tense, past tense and future tense
Topic: Using Popular Culture (comics)
Suitability of the lesson:The target students of this lesson are P.4 students from a primary school with average English proficiency
Learning objectives:By the end of the lesson, students should be able to- recognize the format and language features of comics.- use appropriate formats, conventions and language features when writing comics.- use the simple present tense, simple past tense or future tense appropriately to express feelings, thoughts, conditions or actions in their comics.
A special transport tool
time machine
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nowpast
Past tense
I _________ to kindergarten six years ago.
went
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now
future
Future tense
I _________ to university ten years later.will go
Present tense
Doraemon _________ a time machine right now.
has
now
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Doraemon Nobita
best friends
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(After marriage)-husband and wife
(Before marriage)-girl friend and boy friend
Nobita’s dad Nobita’s mum
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Shizuka
?
Nobita
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About Comics
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Features of Comics:
Comics tell stories using pictures.
This bubble tells us what
someone thinks.
Oh no!
Dad, I’m hungry.
Dad, I’m thirsty.
Dad, I’m bored. Let’s read.
These bubbles tell us what the characters say.
This bubble tells us the sound
effect.
DA-DA-DUM!
These are captions. They tell us about the pictures.
Dad gives Sam some food.
Dad, I’m hungry.
Dad, I’m thirsty.
Oh no!
It is 11:00 p.m. Sam cannot sleep.
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Speech and thinking bubbles are often written in the informal language with contractions.E.g. Wow! / OK! Oh, no! / Come back! I’ll / I’m / don’t / she’s / you’re/ didn’t / won’t / can’t …
Can you find out all these features in the comic (Doraemon) given?
pictures speech bubbles
thinking bubbles
sound effect images
captions
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The ways to read comics
Can you find out all these features in the comic (Doraemon) given?
pictures speech bubbles
thinking bubbles
sound effect images
captions
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• Why is Nobita so sad?
• Doraemon can’t help this time.
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• What will he do?
• What will he say to Shizuka?
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Task: Create a new comic with comic features
I was too naughty before. I want to change now. I will be a good boy… …
What’s wrong with
you, Nobita?
You can add…
pictures speech bubbles
thinking bubbles
sound effect images
captions
Writing Task
Editing Time:
Any mistakes in your speech bubbles?
What form did you use for speaking in the comic?
Do you need thinking bubbles for private talk?
Any sound effects needed?
Any captions needed?
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Movie Time – The Ending
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Questioning time
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The End
Bye bye!Thank you!