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

Suitability of the lesson: 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

I _________ to kindergarten six years ago. Past tense past now I _________ to kindergarten six years ago. went

I _________ to university ten years later. Future tense future now I _________ to university ten years later. will go

Present tense now Doraemon _________ a time machine right now. has

best friends Doraemon Nobita

(After marriage)-husband and wife Nobita’s dad Nobita’s mum (Before marriage)-girl friend and boy friend

? Shizuka Nobita

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Comics tell stories using pictures. Features of Comics: Comics tell stories using pictures.

This bubble tells us what someone thinks. Oh no!

Dad, I’m bored. Let’s read. These bubbles tell us what the characters say. Dad, I’m thirsty. Dad, I’m hungry. Dad, I’m bored. Let’s read.

This bubble tells us the sound effect. DA-DA-DUM!

It is 11:00 p.m. Sam cannot sleep. These are captions. They tell us about the pictures. It is 11:00 p.m. Sam cannot sleep. Dad gives Sam some food. Dad, I’m hungry. Dad, I’m thirsty. Oh no!

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? speech bubbles pictures thinking bubbles captions sound effect images

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Can you find out all these features in the comic (Doraemon) given? speech bubbles pictures thinking bubbles sound effect images captions

Doraemon can’t help this time. Why is Nobita so sad?

What will he do? What will he say to Shizuka?

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… speech bubbles thinking bubbles captions pictures thinking bubbles captions sound effect images

Writing Task

Editing Time: Any mistakes in your speech bubbles? What form did you use for speaking in the comic? Any mistakes in your speech bubbles? Any sound effects needed? Do you need thinking bubbles for private talk? Any captions needed?

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Questioning time

Thank you! Bye bye! The End