Onomatopoeia
What is Onomatopoeia? Onomatopoeia is a word or a group of words that imitates the sound it is describing.
How do you imitate a sound? Some examples of onomatopoeia include; Click, clang, buzz, boing, boom, or bang Onomatopoeia can also be animal noises such as oink, quack, or meow.
When will I be able to use this? Onomatopoeia is used more than you might think Anytime that an author needs to describe a sound, this writing tool is used. COMICS
ACTIVITY TIME! Everyone needs to open up the following site; http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/ Things you need to make sure to include: At least one form of onomatopoeia in each frame At least 3 frames
Tips Be creative Make sure to have a beginning, a middle and an end Make sure that your short strip “flows”, meaning that it makes sense from one frame to the next.