The presentation has been written and prepared by Asmaa Shehata Hassan , EFL Master student , in the Faculty of Education , Ain Shams University . Under the supervision of Prof. Zeinab El _Naggar a professor in the curriculum and instruction in the same faculty. How to use cartoons and comics to maximize learning .

1. Prepared by Asmaa Shehata
Hassan
golden.fish23@yahoo.com
Prof . Zeinab El Naggar
EFL Master
Faculty of Education
Ain Shams University

2. A cartoon is a graphical media that can either be in the form of
a single picture or a series of pictures as in the form of a comic
strip.
cartoons can be used in a variety of ways, such as:
1.To demonstrate high-frequency vocabulary in context.
2. To illustrate idioms and expressions.
3. To teach verbs and other parts of speech as examples
of connected speech.
4. To simulate dialogues to inject humor into class
sessions.
5. To provide a basis for oral discourse and writing
activities.
6. To illustrate culture and values.

3. * The best way to introduce comics to students is to
erase the speech in the speech bubbles .
* Ask the students to write their own comments inside
the bubbles .
* Display their comments on the board and vote for the
best comment.
* Then you can reveal the original one in order to
compare the ideas.
* You can find a lot of famous comics in printed books,
magazines, newspapers , and also online.
* Here are some of the most famous comic strips , “
Garfield and the Peanuts “.
Such an activity can improve creative writing and
imaginative thinking.